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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 <group><arg choice='plain'>-D</arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>datestamp</replaceable></arg></group>*
29 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
30 <group><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>host</replaceable></arg><arg choice='opt'><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg>*</group>*
31 <group><arg choice='plain'>-o</arg><arg choice='plain'><replaceable>configoption</replaceable></arg></group>*
36 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
37 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
38 writes &A; backups from the holding disks to tape,
39 and updates the &A; info database and tapelist accordingly.
40 Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape
42 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
44 When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
45 <command>amflush</command>
49 <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
50 <variablelist remap='TP'>
52 <term><option>-b</option></term>
55 <command>amflush</command>
56 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
57 The flush is started without confirmation.</para>
61 <term><option>-f</option></term>
64 <command>amflush</command>
66 <emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
67 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process.
71 <command>amflush</command>
72 stays in the foreground.
74 <command>amflush</command>
75 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape
76 after the flush is completed.</para>
80 <term><option>-s</option></term>
82 <para>Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
88 <term><option>-D datestamp</option></term>
90 <para>specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the
91 "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
92 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
94 <option>-D 20001225-7</option>
96 dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.</para>
101 <term><replaceable>host</replaceable> [<replaceable>disk</replaceable>]*</term>
103 <para>Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.</para>
108 <term><emphasis remap='B'>-o</emphasis> <replaceable>configoption</replaceable></term>
110 <para>See the "<emphasis remap='B'>CONFIGURATION OVERWRITE</emphasis>" section in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
116 <para>You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that
117 match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no
118 expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
119 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
120 for a description.</para>
122 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
123 will look in the holding disks specified by the
124 <emphasis remap='I'>amanda.conf</emphasis>
125 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/<emphasis remap='I'>config</emphasis>
126 for any non-empty &A; work directories.
127 It then prompts you to select a directory
128 or to process all of the directories.
129 The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time
130 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
132 <literal>19910215</literal>.</para>
135 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
136 man page for more details about &A;.</para>
139 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
140 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
141 will search for holding areas associated with the
142 <emphasis remap='I'>daily</emphasis>
144 After you select which holding area to flush,
145 <command>amflush</command>
146 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends
147 a mail report similar to
148 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
152 Scanning /amanda-hold...
153 20001113: found &A; directory.
154 20001114: found &A; directory.
156 Multiple &A; directories, please pick one by letter:
159 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
161 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
163 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
164 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
165 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
166 Running in background, you can log off now.
167 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
171 <refsect1><title>AUTHOR</title>
172 <para>James da Silva, &email.jds; : Original text</para>
173 <para>&maintainer.sgw;: XML-conversion</para>
176 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
177 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
178 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amdump</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>