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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:02:58 -0700
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Wow, thanks so much guys. I restored the config and then was able to run
fsck.ext3 on the device. It took a while to run and had to fix a bunch of
stuff, but it looks like my data is back. Very, very grateful.

Cheers!

- Chris

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 07:57, Ray Morris <support@bettercgi.com> wrote:

> vgcfgrestore -f /etc/lvm/archive/FILENAME VGNAME
>
> But see "man vgcfgrestore"
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> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:58:25 -0700
> Chris Streeter <chris@chrisstreeter.com> wrote:
>
> > > What you *should* have done is restore the metadata to the point
> > > before your errant command.  You can still do that (if it is still
> > > in the archive), but the several K of zeros written to the start of
> > > the LV you created will require recovery.
> >
> > So I still have all the files in the archive of the form
> > raid_vg_0000*.vg
> >
> > If have those files, how would I go about restoring the metadata to
> > the device? If I were to loose several K of data, I'm totally fine
> > with that.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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Wow, thanks so much guys. I restored the config and then was able to run fs=
ck.ext3 on the device. It took a while to run and had to fix a bunch of stu=
ff, but it looks like my data is back. Very, very grateful.<div><br></div>

<div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>- Chris<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote">On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 07:57, Ray Morris <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:support@bettercgi.com">support@bettercgi.com</a>&gt;</span> wro=
te:<br>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">vgcfgrestore -f /etc/lvm/archive/FILENAME V=
GNAME<br>
<br>
But see &quot;man vgcfgrestore&quot;<br>
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<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:58:25 -0700<br>
Chris Streeter &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:chris@chrisstreeter.com">chris@chrisst=
reeter.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; &gt; What you *should* have done is restore the metadata to the point<=
br>
&gt; &gt; before your errant command. =A0You can still do that (if it is st=
ill<br>
&gt; &gt; in the archive), but the several K of zeros written to the start =
of<br>
&gt; &gt; the LV you created will require recovery.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; So I still have all the files in the archive of the form<br>
&gt; raid_vg_0000*.vg<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; If have those files, how would I go about restoring the metadata to<br=
>
&gt; the device? If I were to loose several K of data, I&#39;m totally fine=
<br>
&gt; with that.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Thanks!<br>
&gt;<br>
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&gt; read the LVM HOW-TO at <a href=3D"http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/</a><br>
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