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22 amflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
25 \fBamflush\fR [-b] [-f] [-s] [-D \fIdatestamp\fR]*
26 \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*]*
27 [-o \fIconfigoption\fR]*
34 backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the
36 info database and tapelist accordingly. Backups may stay in a holding disk when something is wrong with the tape at the time
38 is run. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
46 in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation.
53 normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as a background process. With the
57 stays in the foreground. This is useful if
59 is run as part of another script that, for example, advances the tape after the flush is completed.
62 Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the
67 specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of
71 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
73 \fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
74 Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
76 \fB-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
77 See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERWRITE\fR" section in
80 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
85 will look in the holding disks specified by the
87 file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fBconfig\fR
90 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
97 man page for more details about
102 will search for holding areas associated with the
104 configuration. After you select which holding area to flush,
106 writes the data to tape, updates the databases and sends a mail report similar to
111 Scanning /amanda-hold...
112 20001113: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
113 20001114: found \fBAmanda\fR directory.
115 Multiple \fBAmanda\fR directories, please pick one by letter:
118 Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
120 Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
122 to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
123 Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
124 Are you sure you want to do this? yes
125 Running in background, you can log off now.
126 You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
134 Stefan G. Weichinger,
135 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
136 \fBAmanda\fR-documentation: XML-conversion