| VGCFGRESTORE(8) | System Manager's Manual | VGCFGRESTORE(8) | 
vgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area
vgcfgrestore [-d|--debug] [-f|--file
  filename] [-l[l]|--list] [-h|--help]
  [-M|--Metadatatype1|2] [-t|--test]
  [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName
vgcfgrestore allows you to restore the metadata of VolumeGroupName
  from a text backup file produced by vgcfgbackup. You can specify a
  backup file with --file. If no backup file is specified, the most
  recent one is used. Use --list for a list of the available backup and
  archive files of VolumeGroupName.
  - -l | --list — List files pertaining to
    VolumeGroupName
- List metadata backup and archive files pertaining to
      VolumeGroupName. May be used with the -f option. Does not
      restore VolumeGroupName.
- -f | --file filename — Name of LVM metadata backup file
- Specifies a metadata backup or archive file to be used for restoring
      VolumeGroupName. Often this file has been created with
    vgcfgbackup.
- See lvm for common options.
vgdisplay --partial --verbose will show you the UUIDs and sizes of any
  PVs that are no longer present. If a PV in the VG is lost and you wish to
  substitute another of the same size, use pvcreate --restorefile filename
  --uuid uuid (plus additional arguments as appropriate) to initialise it
  with the same UUID as the missing PV. Repeat for all other missing PVs in the
  VG. Then use vgcfgrestore --file filename to restore the volume group's
  metadata.