Manpages - thin_check.8

*thin_check *- validates thin provisioning metadata on a device or file

  thin_check [options] {device|file}

thin_check checks thin provisioning metadata created by the device-mapper thin provisioning target on a device or file.

The tool cannot be run on live metadata unless the –metadata-snapshot option is used.

-q, –quiet

Suppress output messages, return only exit code.

-h, –help

Print help and exit.

-V, –version

Output version information and exit.

–super-block-only

Only check the superblock.

–skip-mappings

Skip checking of the block mappings which make up the bulk of the metadata.

–ignore-non-fatal-errors

Will only return a non-zero exit code if it finds a fatal error.

      An example of a nonfatal error is an incorrect data block reference count
      causing a block to be considered allocated when it in fact isn't.  Ignoring
      errors for a long time is not advised, you really should be using
      thin_repair to fix them.

–clear-needs-check-flag

Clears the ’needs_check’ flag in the superblock.

      The kernel may set a flag to force the pool to be checked before it's next
      activated.  Set this switch to clear the flag if the check is successful.
      If the metadata check failed, the flag is not cleared and a thin_repair run
      is needed to fix any issues. After thin_repair succeeded, you may run
      thin_check again.

–metadata-snapshot, -m

Check the metadata snapshot.

      This will check the devices tree and mappings in a metadata snapshot.
      The snap does not contain space maps, so these will not be checked.  This
      may be used on live metadata.

–auto-repair

Automatically repair any trivial issues found with the metadata.

      Currently only fixes metadata leaks.

–override-mapping-root <block>

Specify a mapping root to use.

      Don't use this.  This overrides what's specified in the superblock.  Only
      use this if you really understand the metadata format and are trying to
      recover damaged metadata.

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

      $ thin_check /dev/vg/metadata

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

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

thin_dump(8), thin_repair(8), thin_restore(8), thin_rmap(8), thin_metadata_size(8)

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>, Heinz Mauelshagen <heinzm@redhat.com>