AMDUMP - Online Linux Manual PageSection : 8
Updated : 12/01/2017
Source : Amanda 3​.5​.1
Note : System Administration Commands

NAMEamdump − back up all disks in an Amanda configuration

SYNOPSISamdump [−−no−taper] [−−no−dump] [−−no−flush] [−−no−vault] [−−exact−match] [−o configoption...] config [host [disk...]...]

DESCRIPTIONAmdump is the main interface to the Amanda backup process​. It loads the specified configuration and attempts to back up every disk specified by the disklist(5)​. Amdump is normally run by cron​. The command optionally takes a set of DLE specifications (see amanda-match(7)) to narrow the DLEs that will be dumped​. All disks are dumped if no expressions are given​. If a file named hold exists in the configuration directory, amdump 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, amdump checks for the hold file every minute​. In some cases it is desirable to dump all Amanda clients to holding disk without writing anything to storage media​. The −−no−taper option instructs Amanda to not start the taper, and thus enter degraded mode immediately​. See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda​.

OPTIONS−−no−taper Disable writting to tape, including flush and vault​. −−no−dump Disable dump operations​. −−no−flush Disable flush, like setting autoflush to NO for all storages​. Dump done in this run will be flushed​. −−no−vault Disable all vault​. −−exact−match The host and disk are parsed as exact values​. −o configoption See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8)​. host [disk]* Specify the host and disk on which the command will work −− see the description of DLE specifications in amanda-match(7)​.

EXAMPLEHere is a typical crontab entry​. It runs amdump every weeknight at 1 a​.m​. as user bin: 0 1 * * 1−5 bin /usr/local/sbin/amdump dailyPlease see the crontab(5) or crontab(1) manual page for the correct crontab format for your system​.

MESSAGESamdump: waiting for hold file to be removed The "hold" file exists and amdump is waiting for it to be removed before starting backups​. amdump: amdump or amflush is already running, or you must run amcleanup Amdump detected another amdump or amflush running, or the remains of a previous incomplete amdump or amflush run​. This run is terminated​. If the problem is caused by the remains of a previous run, you must execute amcleanup(8) and then rerun amdump​.

EXIT CODEThe exit code of amdump is the ORed value of: 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

SEE ALSOamanda(8), amcheck(8), amcleanup(8), amrestore(8), amflush(8), cron(8), amanda-match(7) The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHORSJames da Silva <​jds@amanda​.org​> Stefan G​. Weichinger <​sgw@amanda​.org​>
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