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14 amdump \- back up all disks in an Amanda configuration
17 \fBamdump\fR \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
21 switches to the appropriate
23 configuration directory, e.g. /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR, then attempts to back up every disk specified by the
30 You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be dumped. All disks are dumped if no expressions are given.
32 If the file /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR/hold exists,
34 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,
36 checks for the hold file every minute.
40 man page for more details about
44 \fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
46 Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
49 \fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
51 See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERWRITE\fR" section in
56 Here is a typical crontab entry. It runs
58 every weeknight at 1 a.m. as user
63 0 1 * * 1\-5 bin /usr/local/sbin/amdump daily
71 manual page for the correct crontab format for your system.
74 amdump: waiting for hold file to be removed
76 The "hold" file exists and
78 is waiting for it to be removed before starting backups.
81 amdump: amdump or amflush is already running, or you must run amcleanup
83 Amdump detected another
87 running, or the remains of a previous incomplete
91 run. This run is terminated. If the problem is caused by the remains of a previous run, you must execute
102 Stefan G. Weichinger,
103 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
104 \fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion