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.\"     Title: amdump
.\"    Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
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.\"      Date: 04/10/2009
.\"    Manual: System Administration Commands
.\"    Source: Amanda 2.6.1p1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMDUMP" "8" "04/10/2009" "Amanda 2\&.6\&.1p1" "System Administration Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
amdump \- back up all disks in an \fIAmanda\fR configuration
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBamdump\fR\ 'u
\fBamdump\fR \fIconfig\fR [\fIhost\fR\ [\fIdisk\fR...]...] [\-o\ \fIconfigoption\fR]...
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBAmdump\fR
switches to the appropriate
\fIAmanda\fR
configuration directory, e\&.g\&. /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR, then attempts to back up every disk specified by the
\fIamanda\&.conf\fR
file\&.
\fBAmdump\fR
is normally run by
\fBcron\fR\&.
.PP
You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be dumped\&. All disks are dumped if no expressions are given\&.
.PP
If the file /usr/local/etc/amanda/\fIconfig\fR/hold exists,
\fBamdump\fR
will wait until it is removed before starting the backups\&. This allows scheduled backups to be delayed when circumstances warrant, for example, if the tape device is being used for some other purpose\&. While waiting,
\fBamdump\fR
checks for the hold file every minute\&.
.PP
See the
\fBamanda\fR(8)
man page for more details about
\fIAmanda\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fIhost\fR [\fIdisk\fR]*
.RS 4
Specify the host and disk on which the command will work\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o\fR \fIconfigoption\fR
.RS 4
See the "\fBCONFIGURATION OVERRIDE\fR" section in
\fBamanda\fR(8)\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
Here is a typical crontab entry\&. It runs
\fBamdump\fR
every weeknight at 1 a\&.m\&. as user
\fBbin\fR:
.nf
0 1 * * 1\-5 bin /usr/local/sbin/amdump daily
.fi
.PP
Please see the
\fBcrontab\fR(5)
or
\fBcrontab\fR(1)
manual page for the correct crontab format for your system\&.
.SH "MESSAGES"
.PP
amdump: waiting for hold file to be removed
.RS 4
The "hold" file exists and
\fBamdump\fR
is waiting for it to be removed before starting backups\&.
.RE
.PP
amdump: amdump or amflush is already running, or you must run amcleanup
.RS 4
Amdump detected another
\fBamdump\fR
or
\fBamflush\fR
running, or the remains of a previous incomplete
\fBamdump\fR
or
\fBamflush\fR
run\&. This run is terminated\&. If the problem is caused by the remains of a previous run, you must execute
\fBamcleanup\fR(8)
and then rerun
\fBamdump\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "EXIT CODE"

The exit code of \fBamdump\fR is the ORed value of:
.nf
 0  = success
 1  = error
 2  = a dle give strange message
 4  = a dle failed
 8  = Don\'t know the status of a dle (RESULT_MISSING in the report)
 16 = tape error or no more tape
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamcheck\fR(8),
\fBamcleanup\fR(8),
\fBamrestore\fR(8),
\fBamflush\fR(8),
\fBcron\fR(8),
: http://wiki.zmanda.com
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJames da Silva\fR <\&jds@amanda\&.org\&>
.PP
\fBStefan G\&. Weichinger\fR <\&sgw@amanda\&.org\&>