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 directory.
- -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".