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| ==Name==
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| '''amflush''' — flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
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| ==Synopsis==
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| '''amflush''' [-b ] [-f ] [-s ] [ -D datestamp]* config [ host | disk* ]* [-o configoption]*
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| ==DESCRIPTION==
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| Amflush writes Amanda backups from the holding disks to tape, and updates the Amanda info database and tapelist 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.
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| ==OPTIONS==
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| ; -b : Run amflush in batch mode. All datestamps are selected unless specified. The flush is started without confirmation.
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| ; -f : Run amflush in foreground. 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.
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| ; -s : Write log to stdout/stderr instead of the amflush log file. Requires the -f option.
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| ; -D ''datestamp'' : specify a datestamp expression you want to flush, see the "DATESTAMP EXPRESSION" section of amanda(8) for a description. -D 20001225-7 will flush all dumps from 25 december 2000 to 27 december 2000.
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| ; host [disk]* : Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
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| ; -o ''configoption'' : See the CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE section in [[amanda]](8).
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| You can specify many host/disk expressions, only disks that match an expression will be flushed. All disks are flushed if no expressions are given. see the "HOST & DISK EXPRESSION" section of amanda(8) for a description.
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| Amflush will look in the holding disks specified by the amanda.conf file in /usr/local/etc/amanda/config for any non-empty AMANDA work directories. It then prompts you to select a directory or to process all of the directories. The work directories in the holding disks are named by the date at the time amdump was run, e.g. 19910215.
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| See the [[amanda]](8) man page for more details about Amanda. | |
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| ==EXAMPLE==
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| Amflush will search for holding areas associated with the daily 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).
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| % amflush daily
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| Scanning /amanda-hold...
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| 20001113: found AMANDA directory.
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| 20001114: found AMANDA directory.
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| Multiple AMANDA directories, please pick one by letter:
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| A. 20001113
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| B. 20001114
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| Select directories to flush [A..B]: [ALL] all
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| Flushing dumps in 20001113, 20001114,
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| today: 20001117
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| to tape drive /dev/rmt/0mn.
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| Expecting tape DMP014 or a new tape. (The last dumps were to tape DMP013)
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| Are you sure you want to do this? yes
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| Running in background, you can log off now.
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| You'll get mail when amflush is finished.
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| ==AUTHOR==
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| ==SEE ALSO==
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| [[amanda]](8), [[amdump]](8)
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