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