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10 <refentry id='amcheckdump.8'>
12 <refentrytitle>amcheckdump</refentrytitle>
13 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
16 <refname>amcheckdump</refname>
17 <refpurpose>check the results of an &A; dump</refpurpose>
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22 <command>amcheckdump</command>
23 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
24 <arg choice='opt'>--timestamp|-t <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable></arg>
25 <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><group><arg choice='plain'>-o </arg><replaceable>configoption</replaceable></group></arg>
29 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
31 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amcheckdump</emphasis> verifies &A; dump images by
32 reading them from storage volume(s) and verifying that the images can be parsed
33 by the appropriate application (if available). For example, a GNUTAR
34 image is passed to GNU Tar for parsing, and any errors
35 (e.g., corrupt or missing data) are noted.</para>
37 <para>The application runs on the most recent dump or, if <emphasis
38 remap='I'>--timestamp</emphasis> is specified, on the most recent dump with
39 that timestamp. Note that the verification is local to the &A; server; if the
40 dump application is not available, or is configured differently on the server
41 than on the client, then the verification will most likely fail.</para>
43 <para>If a changer is available, it is used to load the required
44 tapes. Otherwise, the application interactively requests the tapes.</para>
46 <para>See the "<emphasis
47 remap='B'>CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE</emphasis>" section in
48 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
49 for information on the <literal>-o</literal> option.</para>
51 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
52 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
53 <ulink url="http://wiki.zmanda.com"/>
57 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
58 <para><programlisting>
59 # check the most recent dump
62 # check a specific dump from back in '78
63 amcheckdump MYCONFIG --timestamp 19780615
64 </programlisting></para>
66 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
67 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
68 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>http://wiki.zmanda.com</refentrytitle></citerefentry>