SYNOPSIS
thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
thin_repair reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the respective device-mapper target from one device or file , repairs it and writes it to another device or file. If written to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
- -i, --input {device|file}
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Input file or device with binary metadata.
- -o, --output {device|file}
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Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.
- -h, --help
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Print help and exit.
- -V, --version
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Output version information and exit.
EXAMPLE
Reads the binary thin provisioning metadata from file metadata , repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective device-mapper target:thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.