evms_metadata_backup

Langue: en

Version: 2004-12-13 (openSuse - 09/10/07)

Section: 8 (Commandes administrateur)

NAME

evms_metadata_backup - Backup the metadata used to create EVMS objects, containers, and volumes.

SYNOPSIS

evms_metadata_backup [options] [directory]


options:

  [-d debug_level, --debug-level debug_level]

    debug_level = [0-9] |

                      [critical | serious | error | warning | default |

                       details | entry_exit | debug | extra | everything]

  [-l log_file_name, --log-file log_file_name]

  [-n node_name, --node-name node_name]

  [-q, --quiet] quiet mode

  [-v, --verbose] verbose mode

  [-h | -? | --help] display this help



directory:

  Directory in which to save the metadata backup file

DESCRIPTION

Use the evms_metadata_backup utility to save a copy of all the metadata that are used to build the segments (partitions), regions, containers (groups), and volumes in the system. The metadata are saved in a file named "evms-metadata-yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss", where "yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss" is the time of the backup.

OPTIONS

The following options can be used with evms_metadata_backup:

-d, --debug-level debug_level
Specify the amount of information that should be written to the log file. A numerical value between 0 and 9 can be specified, where a larger number generates more logging information. The following text values are also allowed:

critical

serious

error

warning

default

details

entry_exit

debug

extra

everything

"Critical" generates the least information and "everything" generates the most information. The default debug level is "default" or "5."

-l, --log-file log_file_name
Specify the location of the log file. The default value is /var/log/evms-engine.log.
-n, --node-name node_name
Specify the node in the cluster on which the backup should be performed. The default value is the local node. If EVMS is not running in a cluster, this option is ignored.
-q, --quiet
Display only error messages.
-v, --verbose
Display verbose status information about the progress of the backup.
-h, -?, --help
Display a summary of the options available for evms_metadata_backup.

PARAMETERS

directory
Save the metadata backup file in this directory. The default directory is /var/evms/metadata-backups/. The directory can also be set with the "metadata_backup_dir" variable in the "engine" section of /etc/evms.conf.

SEE ALSO

evms_metadata_restore(8), evms(8), http://evms.sourceforge.net/

AUTHOR

Steve Dobbelstein