NAME

thin_metadata_pack - pack thin provisioning binary metadata.

SYNOPSIS

thin_metadata_pack [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION

thin_metadata_pack and thin_metadata_unpack are used to compress

binary metadata.

Useful for support.

thin_metadata_pack compresses the metadata, omitting any metadata blocks that are unused.

This tool cannot be run on live metadata.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Print help and exit.

-V, --version

Print version information and exit.

-i, --input {device|file}

Input file or device with binary data.

-o, --output {device|file}

Output file or device for binary data.

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHOR

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>