1AMTAPE(8) System Administration Commands AMTAPE(8)
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6 amtape - Control Amanda changers
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9 amtape [-o configoption...] config subcommand [subcommand_options...]
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12 Amtape is the command-line interface to Amanda's tape changers (amanda-
13 changers(7)) and to the taperscan algorithm (amanda-taperscan(7)).
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15 Tape changers maintain a notion of the current slot for each
16 configuration. This may or may not correspond to an actual physical
17 state of the device, but is used by some taperscan algorithms to
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20 Amtape uses the default changer. To use a different changer, use the
21 config override option, e.g., -otpchanger=otherchanger.
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24 label label
25 Search for and load the Amanda tape with label [label], also
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28 slot slot
29 Load the volume in the given slot, also setting the current slot.
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35 inventory
36 Show the contents of all slots, based on the changer's cached
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40 show [slots]
41 Show the contents of all slots (or listed slots) by loading each
42 slot and reading its label. This can be very slow. The slots
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46 Reset the changer to a known state. This subcommand is intended to
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50 eject [drive]
51 Eject the tape currently in the drive. This only applies to some
52 changers. Specify a drive (by drive number) if more than one drive
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56 If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer, used it to clean the
57 specified drive. The [drive] is optional if the changer only has
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61 Run the taperscan algorithm (see amanda-taperscan(7)), displaying
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65 Update changer state. Consult amanda-changers(7) for
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69 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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72 amanda(8), amanda-changers(7), amanda-taperscan(7), amanda-devices(7)
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74 The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
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77 Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
78 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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80 James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
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82 Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
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