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NAME

*era_check *- validate era metadata on device or file.

SYNOPSIS

  era_check [options] {device|file}

DESCRIPTION

era_check checks era metadata created by the device-mapper era target on a device or file.

This tool cannot be run on live metadata.

OPTIONS

-h, –help
Print help and exit.
-V, –version
Print version information and exit.
-q, –quiet
Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
–super-block-only
Only check the superblock is present.

EXAMPLE

Analyse thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata:

      $ era_check /dev/vg/metadata

The device may not be actively used by the target when running.

DIAGNOSTICS

era_check returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

SEE ALSO

era_dump(8), era_restore(8), era_invalidate(8)

AUTHOR

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>

Author: dt

Created: 2022-02-20 Sun 09:51