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31 amdump \- back up all disks in an Amanda configuration
33 .HP \w'\fBamdump\fR\ 'u
34 \fBamdump\fR [\fB\-\-no\-taper\fR] [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...]
38 is the main interface to the Amanda backup process\&. It loads the specified configuration and attempts to back up every disk specified by the
44 The command optionally takes a set of DLE specifications (see
45 \fBamanda-match\fR(7)) to narrow the DLEs that will be dumped\&. All disks are dumped if no expressions are given\&.
49 exists in the configuration directory,
51 will wait until it is removed before starting the backups\&. This allows scheduled backups to be delayed when circumstances warrant, for example, if the tape device is being used for some other purpose\&. While waiting,
53 checks for the hold file every minute\&.
55 In some cases it is desirable to dump all Amanda clients to holding disk without writing anything to storage media\&. The
57 option instructs Amanda to not start the taper, and thus enter degraded mode immediately\&.
61 man page for more details about Amanda\&.
64 \fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
66 Specify the host and disk on which the command will work \-\- see the description of DLE specifications in
67 \fBamanda-match\fR(7)\&.
70 \fB\-o \fR\fB\fIconfigoption\fR\fR
72 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in
77 Here is a typical crontab entry\&. It runs
79 every weeknight at 1 a\&.m\&. as user
82 0 1 * * 1\-5 bin /usr/local/sbin/amdump daily
89 manual page for the correct crontab format for your system\&.
92 amdump: waiting for hold file to be removed
94 The "hold" file exists and
96 is waiting for it to be removed before starting backups\&.
99 amdump: amdump or amflush is already running, or you must run amcleanup
101 Amdump detected another
105 running, or the remains of a previous incomplete
109 run\&. This run is terminated\&. If the problem is caused by the remains of a previous run, you must execute
116 The exit code of \fBamdump\fR is the ORed value of:
120 2 = a dle give strange message
122 8 = Don\*(Aqt know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
123 16 = tape error or no more tape
133 \fBamanda-match\fR(7)
136 : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
139 \fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
141 \fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>