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+Nagios plugin to check LVM thin pools for data and metadata usage.
+
+Call with sudo:
+
+  $ sudo ./check_lvm_thinpools 
+  OK - All thinpools OK
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+Nagios plugin to check LVM thin pools for data and metadata usage.
+
+Call with sudo:
+
+  $
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