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volsave(8)
NAME
  volsave - Saves a Logical Storage Manager (LSM) configuration

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/volsave [-d dir]

OPTIONS
  -d dir
      Directs the backup information to the directory specified by dir. This
      directory must not already exist.

DESCRIPTION
  You can save the LSM configuration records for a disk group by saving the
  output of the volprint(8) utility in a description file that the volmake(8)
  utility can use.  The volsave command provides an easy way to save this
  configuration information for all disk groups. In addition, volsave saves a
  list of the disks that are under LSM control and their attributes. The LSM
  configuration can be restored using the volrestore command.

  The volsave command creates an LSM description set that consists of a
  header file and other files containing information about the LSM
  configuration (allvol.DF, voldisk.list, and volboot). Refer to the FILES
  section for details on the contents of these files.

  By default, the description set is saved to a timestamped directory in
  /usr/var/lsm/db (for example, /usr/var/lsm/db/lsm.19970727131520.skylark).

  The -d option can be used with volsave to specify a particular directory
  for the saved configuration. In this case, the -d option must also be used
  with volrestore when restoring the configuration.

ERRORS
  You may receive the following error message when using the -d dir option
  with the volsave command:

    ·  Directory dir already exists

       This message indicates that the directory you specified is already in
       use. The LSM configuration can only be saved to a directory that does
       not yet exist. You can specify a new directory name, or enter the
       volsave command without the -d option and let volsave create a new,
       timestamped directory in /usr/var/lsm/db.

FILES
  /usr/var/lsm/db
      Default directory containing timestamped subdirectories with LSM
      description sets.

  allvol.DF
      A volmake description file for all volumes, plexes, and subdisks in a
      disk group. The volsave command creates a separate subdirectory and
      description file for each disk group on the system.

  voldisk.list
      A description of the disks. This file is the output of the voldisk list
      command.

  volboot
      The contents of the /etc/vol/volboot file.

  header
      A header file for the description set, containing a checksum, a magic
      number, the date of the file's creation, and the version of the volsave
      command.

SEE ALSO
  volmake(4), volrestore(8), volprint(8), volmake(8)

  Logical Storage Manager

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