X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fxml-source%2Famdump.8.xml;fp=man%2Fxml-source%2Famdump.8.xml;h=72840c50c532b2640b81866cb633b0f58e417b10;hb=1194fb66aa28d9929c3f2bef3cc6c1c3f40a60a4;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hpb=2df780bff19c457b0debb7adc29972a0bc2a5dc2;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/man/xml-source/amdump.8.xml b/man/xml-source/amdump.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..72840c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/xml-source/amdump.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ + + + + %global_entities; +]> + + + + + +amdump +8 + + +amdump +back up all disks in an &A; configuration + + + + + amdump + config + hostdisk + + + + + +DESCRIPTION +Amdump +switches to the appropriate &A; configuration directory, +e.g. /usr/local/etc/amanda/config, +then attempts to back up every disk specified by the +amanda.conf +file. +Amdump +is normally run by +cron. + +You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that +match an expression will be dumped. All disks are dumped if no +expressions are given. + +If the file /usr/local/etc/amanda/config/hold exists, +amdump +will wait until it is removed before starting the backups. +This allows scheduled backups to be delayed when circumstances warrant, for example, +if the tape device is being used for some other purpose. +While waiting, +amdump +checks for the hold file every minute. + +See the +amanda8 +man page for more details about &A;. + + +EXAMPLE +Here is a typical crontab entry. It runs +amdump +every weeknight at 1 a.m. as user +bin: + + +0 1 * * 1-5 bin /usr/local/sbin/amdump daily + + +Please see the +crontab5 +or +crontab1 +manual page for the correct crontab format for your system. + + +MESSAGES + + + amdump: waiting for hold file to be removed + +The "hold" file exists and &amdump; is waiting for it to be removed +before starting backups. + + + + amdump: amdump or amflush is already running, or you must run amcleanup + +Amdump detected another &amdump; or &amflush; running, +or the remains of a previous incomplete &amdump; or &amflush; run. +This run is terminated. +If the problem is caused by the remains of a previous run, +you must execute +amcleanup8 +and then rerun +amdump. + + + + + +AUTHOR +James da Silva, &email.jds; : Original text +&maintainer.sgw;: XML-conversion + + +SEE ALSO +amanda8, +amcheck8, +amcleanup8, +amrestore8, +amflush8, +cron8 + + +