AMFLUSH(8)AMFLUSH(8)NAMEamflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to
tape
SYNOPSISamflush [ -f ] config
DESCRIPTION
Amflush writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to
tape, and updates the Amanda info database and tape list
accordingly. Backups may stay in a holding disk when
something is wrong with the tape at the time amdump is
run. When this happens, the problem must be corrected and
amflush run by hand.
Amflush will look in the holding disks specified by the
amanda.conf file in /usr/freeware/etc/amanda/config for
any non-empty Amanda work directories. It then prompts
you to select a directory or to process all of the direc
tories. The work directories in the holding disks are
named by the date at the time amdump was run, e.g.
19910215.
Amflush normally detaches itself from the tty and runs as
a background process. With the -f option, amflush stays
in the foreground. This is useful if amflush is run as
part of another script that, for example, advances the
tape after the flush is completed.
See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
EXAMPLE
Amflush will search for holding areas associated with the
PUCC configuration. After you select which holding area
to flush, amflush writes the data to tape, updates the
databases and sends a mail report similar to amdump(8).
% amflush DailySet1
Scanning /amanda-hold...
20001113: found Amanda directory.
20001114: found Amanda directory.
Multiple Amanda directories, please pick one by letter:
A. 20001113
B. 20001114
Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
today: 20001117
to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
Are you sure you want to do this? yes
Running in background, you can log off now.
You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
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AMFLUSH(8)AMFLUSH(8)AUTHOR
James da Silva <jds@cs.umd.edu>
University of Maryland, College Park
SEE ALSOamanda(8), amdump(8)
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