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22 amflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
25 \fBamflush\fR [-b] [-f] [-s] [-D \fIdatestamp\fR...] \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR...]...]
31 backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the
33 info database and tapelist accordingly. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time
35 is run. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
43 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation.
50 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process. With the
54 stays in the foreground. This is useful if
56 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed.
59 Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
64 specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
68 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
70 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
75 will look in the holding disks specified by the
77 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fBconfig\fR
80 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
87 man page for more details about
92 will search for holding areas associated with the
94 configuration. After you select which holding area to flush,
96 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to
101 Scanning /amanda-hold...
102 20001113: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
103 20001114: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
105 Multiple \fBAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter:
108 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
110 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
112 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
113 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
114 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
115 Running in background, you can log off now.
116 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
124 Stefan G. Weichinger,
125 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
126 \fBAmanda\fR-documentation: XML-conversion