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11 <refentry id='amrmtape.8'>
12
13 <refmeta>
14 <refentrytitle>amrmtape</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
16 &rmi.source;
17 &rmi.version;
18 &rmi.manual.8;
19 </refmeta>
20 <refnamediv>
21 <refname>amrmtape</refname>
22 <refpurpose>remove a tape from the &A; database</refpurpose>
23 </refnamediv>
24 <refentryinfo>
25 &author.atf3r;
26 &author.sgw.xml;
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29 <refsynopsisdiv>
30 <cmdsynopsis>
31   <command>amrmtape</command>    
32     <arg choice='opt'>-n </arg>
33     <arg choice='opt'>-v </arg>
34     <arg choice='opt'>-q </arg>
35     <arg choice='opt'>-d </arg>
36     <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>config</replaceable></arg>
37     <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>label</replaceable></arg>
38 </cmdsynopsis>
39 </refsynopsisdiv>
40
41
42 <refsect1><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
43 <para><emphasis remap='B'>Amrmtape</emphasis>
44 invalidates the contents of an existing backup tape
45 in the configuration database.
46 This is meant as a recovery mechanism when a
47 good backup is damaged either by faulty hardware or user error,
48 e.g. the tape is eaten by the drive or is overwritten.</para>
49
50 <para>See the
51 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
52 man page for more details about &A;.</para>
53 </refsect1>
54
55 <refsect1><title>OPTIONS</title>
56 <variablelist remap='TP'>
57   <varlistentry>
58   <term><option>-n</option></term>
59   <listitem>
60 <para>Generate new &tapelist; and database files with
61 <emphasis remap='I'>label</emphasis>
62 removed, but leave them in
63 <filename>/tmp</filename>
64 and do not update the original copies.</para>
65   </listitem>
66   </varlistentry>
67   <varlistentry>
68   <term><option>-v</option></term>
69   <listitem>
70 <para>List backups of hosts and disks that are being discarded.  Enabled by default.</para>
71   </listitem>
72   </varlistentry>
73   <varlistentry>
74   <term><option>-q</option></term>
75   <listitem>
76 <para>Opposite of
77 <option>-v</option>.</para>
78   </listitem>
79   </varlistentry>
80   <varlistentry>
81   <term><option>-d</option></term>
82   <listitem>
83 <para>Run in debugging mode so all executed commands are shown.</para>
84   </listitem>
85   </varlistentry>
86 </variablelist>
87 </refsect1>
88
89 <refsect1><title>EXAMPLE</title>
90 <para>Remove tape labeled
91 <emphasis remap='I'>DAILY034</emphasis>
92 from the
93 <emphasis remap='I'>DailySet1</emphasis>
94 configuration.</para>
95
96 <programlisting>
97 # amrmtape DailySet1 DAILY034
98 </programlisting>
99 </refsect1>
100
101 <refsect1><title>SEE ALSO</title>
102 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>amadmin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
103 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>amanda</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
104 <ulink url="http://wiki.zmanda.com"/>
105 </para>
106 </refsect1>
107 </refentry>
108