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14 amflush \- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
17 \fBamflush\fR [\-b] [\-f] [\-s] [\-D\ \fIdatestamp\fR] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
23 backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the
25 info database and tapelist accordingly. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time
27 is run. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
36 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation.
45 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process. With the
49 stays in the foreground. This is useful if
51 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed.
56 Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
63 specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
67 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
70 \fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
72 Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
75 \fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
77 See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
81 You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
86 will look in the holding disks specified by the
88 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR
91 work directories. It then prompts you to select a directory or to process all of the directories. The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time
98 man page for more details about
103 will search for holding areas associated with the
105 configuration. After you select which holding area to flush,
107 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to
113 Scanning /amanda\-hold...
114 20001113: found \fIAmanda\fR directory.
115 20001114: found \fIAmanda\fR directory.
117 Multiple \fIAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter:
120 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
122 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
124 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
125 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
126 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
127 Running in background, you can log off now.
128 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
137 Stefan G. Weichinger,
138 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
139 \fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion