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.\"     Title: amcheckdump
.\"    Author: Ian Turner <ian@zmanda.com>
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.\"      Date: 06/02/2011
.\"    Manual: System Administration Commands
.\"    Source: Amanda 3.3.0
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMCHECKDUMP" "8" "06/02/2011" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.0" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
amcheckdump \- check the results of an Amanda dump
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBamcheckdump\fR\ 'u
\fBamcheckdump\fR [\-\-timestamp|\-t\ \fItimestamp\fR] [\-\-verbose] [\fB\-o\fR\ \fIconfigoption\fR...] \fIconfig\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmcheckdump\fR
verifies Amanda dump images by reading them from storage volume(s) and verifying that the images can be parsed by the appropriate application (if available)\&. For example, a GNUTAR image is passed to GNU Tar for parsing, and any errors (e\&.g\&., corrupt or missing data) are noted\&.
.PP
The application runs on the most recent dump or, if
\fI\-\-timestamp\fR
is specified, on the most recent dump with that timestamp\&. Note that the verification is local to the Amanda server; if the dump application is not available, or is configured differently on the server than on the client, then the verification will most likely fail\&.
.PP
If a changer is available, it is used to load the required tapes\&. Otherwise, the application interactively requests the tapes\&.
.PP
See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
\fBamanda\fR(8)
for information on the
\-o
option\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
.nf
# check the most recent dump
amcheckdump MYCONFIG

# check a specific dump from back in \'78
amcheckdump MYCONFIG \-\-timestamp 19780615
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamcheck\fR(8)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBIan Turner\fR <\&ian@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE