Convert XML format metadata to binary.
Usage: thin_restore [OPTIONS] --input <FILE> --output <FILE>
Options:
--data-block-size <SECTORS> Override the data block size if needed
-h, --help Print help
-i, --input <FILE> Specify the input xml
--nr-data-blocks <NUM> Override the number of data blocks if needed
-o, --output <FILE> Specify the output device
-q, --quiet Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
--transaction-id <NUM> Override the transaction id if needed
-V, --version Print version
Options (8)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
--data-block-size SECTORS | Override the data block size given in the input xml. | help + man |
-h, --help | Print help and exit. | help + man |
-i, --input FILE | Input file containing XML metadata. | help + man |
--nr-data-blocks NUM | Override the nr data blocks given in the input xml. | help + man |
-o, --output FILE | Output file or device for restored binary metadata. | help + man |
-q, --quiet | Suppress output messages, return only exit code. | help + man |
--transaction-id NUM | Override the transaction id given in the input xml. | help + man |
-V, --version | Print version information and exit. | help + man |
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested
thin_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
Restores the XML formatted thin provisioning metadata on file metadata to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective device-mapper target:
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