1AMDEVCHECK(8)           System Administration Commands           AMDEVCHECK(8)
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NAME

6       amdevcheck - Validate an Amanda device and volume.
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SYNOPSIS

9       amdevcheck config [device name] [-o configoption]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Amdevcheck provides a way to check that a particular Amanda device is
13       accessible, whether or not it contains a volume, and whether or not
14       that volume is labeled. Some devices can´t distinguish between all of
15       these cases; a missing volume and an unlabeled volume might generate
16       the same error code, for example. In those cases, this tool reports all
17       possible causes of the error.
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19       See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda. See amanda-
20       devices(7) for more information on devices.
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OPTIONS

23       config
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25           Amanda configuration to use. Note that amdevcheck ignores any tape
26           changer configuration.
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28        device
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30           Amanda device to use. This option overrides any tapedev
31           configuration specified in the configuration file.
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33       -o clientconfigoption
34           See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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OUTPUT

37       Amdevcheck returns one or more of the following lines. If multiple
38       lines appear, then at least one, but not necessarily all of the
39       messages apply.  This situation can occur when working with hardware or
40       operating systems which cannot distinguish, for example, between a
41       malfunctioning drive and a functional but unloaded drive.
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43       SUCCESS
44           A tape is ready.
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46       DEVICE_ERROR
47           A device error has occurred.
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49       DEVICE_BUSY
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52       VOLUME_MISSING
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55       VOLUME_UNLABELED
56           The tape in the drive is unlabeled.
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58       VOLUME_ERROR
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61       MESSAGE text
62           Where text provides a human-readable description of the problem.
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SEE ALSO

65       amanda(8), ammt(8), : http://wiki.zmanda.com
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AUTHOR

68       Ian Turner <ian@zmanda.com>
69           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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73Amanda 2.6.1p2                    11/05/2009                     AMDEVCHECK(8)