NAME
amdump - back up all disks in an Amanda configuration
SYNOPSIS
amdump config [host [disk...]...] [{-o configoption}...]
DESCRIPTION
Amdump switches to the appropriate Amanda configuration directory, e.g.
/usr/local/etc/amanda/config, then attempts to back up every disk
specified by the amanda.conf file. Amdump is normally run by cron.
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.
If the file /usr/local/etc/amanda/config/hold exists, 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.
See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.
OPTIONS
host [disk]*
Specify the host and disk on which the command will work.
-o configoption
See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
EXAMPLE
Here 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 daily
Please see the crontab(5) or crontab(1) manual page for the correct
crontab format for your system.
MESSAGES
amdump: 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 CODE
The 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 ALSO
amanda(8), amcheck(8), amcleanup(8), amrestore(8), amflush(8), cron(8)
The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
AUTHORS
James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>