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10 <refentry id='amcheckdump.8'>
12 <refentrytitle>amcheckdump</refentrytitle>
13 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
19 <refname>amcheckdump</refname>
20 <refpurpose>check the results of an Amanda dump</refpurpose>
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28 <command>amcheckdump</command>
29 <arg choice='opt'>--timestamp|-t <replaceable>timestamp</replaceable></arg>
30 <arg choice='opt'>--verbose</arg>
31 &configoverride.synopsis;
32 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
36 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
38 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amcheckdump</emphasis> verifies Amanda dump images by
39 reading them from storage volume(s) and verifying that the images can be parsed
40 by the appropriate application (if available). For example, a GNUTAR
41 image is passed to GNU Tar for parsing, and any errors
42 (e.g., corrupt or missing data) are noted.</para>
44 <para>The application runs on the most recent dump or, if <emphasis
45 remap='I'>--timestamp</emphasis> is specified, on the most recent dump with
46 that timestamp. Note that the verification is local to the Amanda server; if the
47 dump application is not available, or is configured differently on the server
48 than on the client, then the verification will most likely fail.</para>
50 <para>If a changer is available, it is used to load the required
51 tapes. Otherwise, the application interactively requests the tapes.</para>
53 <para>See the "<emphasis
54 remap='B'>CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE</emphasis>" section in
55 <manref name="amanda" vol="8"/>
56 for information on the <literal>-o</literal> option.</para>
59 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
60 <para><programlisting>
61 # check the most recent dump
64 # check a specific dump from back in '78
65 amcheckdump MYCONFIG --timestamp 19780615
66 </programlisting></para>
70 <manref name="amcheck" vol="8" />