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11 <refentry id='amflush.8'>
14 <refentrytitle>amflush</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
21 <refname>amflush</refname>
22 <refpurpose>flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape</refpurpose>
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31 <command>amflush</command>
32 <arg choice='opt'>-b</arg>
33 <arg choice='opt'>-f</arg>
34 <arg choice='opt'>-s</arg>
35 <arg choice='opt'>-D <replaceable>datestamp</replaceable></arg>
36 &configoverride.synopsis;
37 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
38 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'>
39 <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>host</replaceable></arg>
40 <arg choice='opt' rep='repeat'><replaceable>disk</replaceable></arg>
46 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
47 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
48 writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape,
49 and updates the Amanda info database and &tapelist; accordingly.
50 It is similar to amdump, but does not perform any backup operations on
52 Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape
53 at the time <command>amdump</command> is run.
54 When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
55 <command>amflush</command> run by hand.</para>
57 <para>The command optionally takes a set of DLE specifications
59 name="amanda-match" vol="7"/>) to narrow the DLEs for which dumps will be flushed.
60 All dumps in holding are flushed if no expressions are given.</para>
64 <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
65 <variablelist remap='TP'>
67 <term><option>-b</option></term>
70 <command>amflush</command>
71 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
72 The flush is started without confirmation.</para>
76 <term><option>-f</option></term>
79 <command>amflush</command>
81 <emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
82 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process.
86 <command>amflush</command>
87 stays in the foreground.
89 <command>amflush</command>
90 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape
91 after the flush is completed.</para>
95 <term><option>-s</option></term>
97 <para>Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
103 <term><option>-D datestamp</option></term>
105 <para>specify a datestamp expression you want to flush; see
106 <manref name="amanda-match" vol="7"/>
107 for details on the format of this expression.
108 <option>-D 20001225-7</option>
109 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.</para>
114 <term><replaceable>host</replaceable> [<replaceable>disk</replaceable>]*</term>
116 <para>Specify the host and disk on which the command will work -- see
117 the description of DLE specifications in <manref name="amanda-match" vol="7"/>. </para>
122 &configoverride.varlistentry;
126 <para>You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that
127 match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no
128 expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of
129 <manref name="amanda" vol="8"/>
130 for a description.</para>
132 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
133 will look in the holding disks specified by the
134 <emphasis remap='I'>amanda.conf</emphasis>
135 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/<emphasis remap='I'>config</emphasis>
136 for any non-empty Amanda work directories.
137 It then prompts you to select a directory
138 or to process all of the directories.
139 The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time
140 <emphasis remap='B'>amdump</emphasis>
142 <literal>19910215</literal>.</para>
145 <manref name="amanda" vol="8"/>
146 man page for more details about Amanda.</para>
149 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
150 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amflush</emphasis>
151 will search for holding areas associated with the
152 <emphasis remap='I'>daily</emphasis>
154 After you select which holding area to flush,
155 <command>amflush</command>
156 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends
157 a mail report similar to
158 <manref name="amdump" vol="8"/>.</para>
162 Scanning /amanda-hold...
163 20001113: found Amanda directory.
164 20001114: found Amanda directory.
166 Multiple Amanda directories, please pick one by letter:
169 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
171 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
173 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
174 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
175 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
176 Running in background, you can log off now.
177 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
180 <para>The following example causes amflush to flush everything to tape, then
181 ejects tape, using 'at' to run the task in the background.</para>
184 % echo 'amflush -b -f MyConfig && mt offline' | at now
188 <refsect1><title>EXIT CODE</title>
189 The exit code of <command>amflush</command> is the ORed value of:
194 8 = Don't know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
195 16 = tape error or no more tape
200 <manref name="amdump" vol="8"/>
201 <manref name="amanda-match" vol="7"/>