ERA_CHECK(8)

NAME
era_check - validate era metadata on device or file

SYNOPSIS
era_check [options] {device|file}

DESCRIPTION
era_check checks era metadata created by the device-mapper era target on a device or file. This tool cannot be run on live metadata.

OPTIONS

-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 is present. era_check will return a non-zero exit code if it finds a fatal error. If any errors are discovered use era_repair to correct.

EXAMPLE
Analyse thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata:

era_check /dev/vg/metadata The device may not be actively used by the target when running.

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

SEE ALSO
era_dump(8) era_repair(8) era_restore(8) era_invalidate(8)

AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>