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LVMDUMP(8)							    LVMDUMP(8)

NAME
       lvmdump - create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes

SYNOPSIS
       lvmdump [options] [-d directory]

DESCRIPTION
       lvmdump	is  a  tool  to	 dump  various information concerning LVM2. By
       default, it creates a tarball suitable  for  submission	along  with  a
       problem report.

       The content of the tarball is as follows:
       - dmsetup info
       - table of currently running processes
       - recent entries from /var/log/messages (containing system messages)
       - complete lvm configuration and cache
       - list of device nodes present under /dev
       - if enabled with -m, metadata dump will be also included
       -  if  enabled  with -a, debug output of vgscan, pvscan and list of all
       available volume groups, physical volumes and logical volumes  will  be
       included
       - if enabled with -c, cluster status info

OPTIONS
       -h — print help message

       -a — advanced collection
	      WARNING:	if  lvm	 is already hung, then this script may hang as
	      well if -a is used

       -m — gather LVM metadata from the PVs
	      This option generates a 1:1 dump of the metadata area  from  all
	      PVs  visible to the system, which can cause the dump to increase
	      in size considerably. However, the metadata dump may represent a
	      valuable diagnostic resource.

       -d directory — dump into a directory instead of tarball
	      By  default,  lvmdump  will  produce a single compressed tarball
	      containing all the information. Using this  option,  it  can  be
	      instructed  to  only produce the raw dump tree, rooted in direc‐
	      tory.

       -c — if clvmd is running, gather cluster data as well

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       LVM_BINARY
	      The LVM2 binary to use.  Defaults to "lvm".  Sometimes you might
	      need to set this to "/sbin/lvm.static", for example.

       DMSETUP_BINARY
	      The dmsetup binary to use.  Defaults to "dmsetup".

Red Hat, Inc.							    LVMDUMP(8)
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