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-Name
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-amflush \14 flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
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-Synopsis
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-amflush [-b] [-f] [-s] [-D datestamp] config [ host [disk...] ...] [ -
-o configoption]...
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-DESCRIPTION
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-Amflush writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the
-Amanda info database and tapelist accordingly. Backups may stay in a holding
-disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time amdump is run. When this
-happens, the problem must be corrected and amflush run by hand.
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-OPTIONS
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- -b
- Run amflush in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified.
- The flush is started without confirmation.
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- -f
- Run amflush in foreground. Amflush normally detaches itself from the tty
- and runs as a background process. With the -f option, amflush stays in
- the foreground. This is useful if amflush is run as part of another
- script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed.
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- -s
- Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
- -f option.
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- -D datestamp
- specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP
- EXPRESSION" section of amanda(8) for a description. -D 20001225-7 will
- flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
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- host [disk]*
- Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
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- -o configoption
- See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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-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 amanda(8) for a description.
-Amflush will look in the holding disks specified by the amanda.conf file in /
-usr/local/etc/amanda/config for any non-empty Amanda 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 amdump
-was run, e.g. 19910215.
-See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
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-EXAMPLE
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-Amflush will search for holding areas associated with the daily configuration.
-After you select which holding area to flush, amflush writes the data to tape,
-updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to amdump(8).
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- % amflush daily
- Scanning /amanda-hold...
- 20001113: found Amanda directory.
- 20001114: found Amanda directory.
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- Multiple Amanda directories, please pick one by letter:
- A. 20001113
- B. 20001114
- Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
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- Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
- today: 20001117
- to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
- Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
- Are you sure you want to do this? yes
- Running in background, you can log off now.
- You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
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-AUTHOR
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-James da Silva, <jds@amanda.org> : Original text
-Stefan G. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the Amanda-documentation:
-XML-conversion
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-SEE ALSO
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-amanda(8), amdump(8)
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