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11 <refentry id='amflush.8'>
14 <refentrytitle>amflush</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
18 <refname>amflush</refname>
19 <refpurpose>flush &A; backup files from holding disk to tape</refpurpose>
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24 <command>amflush</command>
25 <arg choice='opt'>-b</arg>
26 <arg choice='opt'>-f</arg>
27 <arg choice='opt'>-s</arg>
28 <arg choice='opt'>-D <replaceable>datestamp</replaceable></arg>
29 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
30 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'>
31 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>host</replaceable></arg>
32 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg>
34 <arg choice='plain' rep='repeat'><group><arg choice='plain'>-o </arg><replaceable>configoption</replaceable></group></arg>
39 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
40 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
41 writes &A; backups from the holding disks to tape,
42 and updates the &A; info database and tapelist accordingly.
43 Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape
45 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
47 When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
48 <command>amflush</command>
52 <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
53 <variablelist remap='TP'>
55 <term><option>-b</option></term>
58 <command>amflush</command>
59 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
60 The flush is started without confirmation.</para>
64 <term><option>-f</option></term>
67 <command>amflush</command>
69 <emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
70 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process.
74 <command>amflush</command>
75 stays in the foreground.
77 <command>amflush</command>
78 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape
79 after the flush is completed.</para>
83 <term><option>-s</option></term>
85 <para>Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
91 <term><option>-D datestamp</option></term>
93 <para>specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the
94 "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
95 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
97 <option>-D 20001225-7</option>
99 dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.</para>
104 <term><replaceable>host</replaceable> [<replaceable>disk</replaceable>]*</term>
106 <para>Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.</para>
111 <term><emphasis remap='B'>-o</emphasis> <replaceable>configoption</replaceable></term>
113 <para>See the "<emphasis remap='B'>CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE</emphasis>" section in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
119 <para>You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that
120 match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no
121 expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
122 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
123 for a description.</para>
125 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
126 will look in the holding disks specified by the
127 <emphasis remap='I'>amanda.conf</emphasis>
128 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/<emphasis remap='I'>config</emphasis>
129 for any non-empty &A; work directories.
130 It then prompts you to select a directory
131 or to process all of the directories.
132 The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time
133 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
135 <literal>19910215</literal>.</para>
138 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
139 man page for more details about &A;.</para>
142 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
143 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
144 will search for holding areas associated with the
145 <emphasis remap='I'>daily</emphasis>
147 After you select which holding area to flush,
148 <command>amflush</command>
149 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends
150 a mail report similar to
151 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
155 Scanning /amanda-hold...
156 20001113: found &A; directory.
157 20001114: found &A; directory.
159 Multiple &A; directories, please pick one by letter:
162 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
164 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
166 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
167 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
168 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
169 Running in background, you can log off now.
170 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
174 <refsect1><title>EXIT CODE</title>
175 The exit code of <command>amflush</command> is the ORed value of:
180 8 = Don't know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
181 16 = tape error or no more tape
185 <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
186 <para>James da Silva, &email.jds; : Original text</para>
187 <para>&maintainer.sgw;: XML-conversion</para>
190 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
192 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
193 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
194 <ulink url="http://wiki.zmanda.com"/>