1AMANDA-COMMAND-FIL(5)    File formats and conventions    AMANDA-COMMAND-FIL(5)
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NAME

6       amanda-command-file - Keep status of outgoing dle commands
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DESCRIPTION

9       The command-file file keep information of outgoing dumps commands,
10       dumps to flush from holding disk to storage, dumps to copy (vault) from
11       one storage to another, dumps with outgoing restore request.
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13       The file is in text. The first line is the version of the file, the
14       second line is an id that increment on each new insertion in the file.
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16       Each following line start with an id followed by one the keywords:
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18       FLUSH
19           Entry that list a holding file and a storage where it must be
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22       COPY
23           Entry that list a dump from a storage and a storage where to copy
24           it (vault).
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26       RESTORE
27           Entry that list a dump from a storage that have a restore request.
28           An entry is automatically removed 24 hours after it is created.
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30       Amanda never overwrite a volume if one its dump have a command in the
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FLUSH LINE

34       id FLUSH config holding-file hostname diskname dump-timestamp dump-level storage WORKING:pid STATUS.fi
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36       id
37           The id of the command.
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39       FLUSH
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42       config
43           The config to which that command apply.
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45       holding-file
46           The holding-file to flush.
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48       hostname
49           The hostname of the dump.
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51       diskname
52           The diskname of the dump.
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54       dump-timestamp
55           The timestamp of the dump.
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57       dump-level
58           The level of the dump.
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60       storage
61           The storage where to flush the dump.
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63       WORKING:pid
64           The pid of the process doing the flush, or 0.
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66       STATUS
67           TODO or DONE.
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COPY LINE

70       id COPY config src-storage src-pool src-label src-fileno src-labels-str start-time hostname diskname dump-timestamp dump-level dest-storage WORKING:pid STATUS.fi
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72       id
73           The id of the command.
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75       COPY
76           The COPY keyword.
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78       config
79           The config to which that command apply.
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81       src-srorage
82           The storage where to find the dump.
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84       src-pool
85           The pool where to find the dump.
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87       src-label
88           The label of the first part of the dump
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91           The fileno of the first part of the dump
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93       src-labels-str
94           The list of all source labels required
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96       start-time
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99       hostname
100           The hostname of the dump.
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102       diskname
103           The diskname of the dump.
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105       dump-timestamp
106           The timestamp of the dump.
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108       dump-level
109           The level of the dump.
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111       dest-storage
112           The storage where to copy the dump.
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115           The pid of the process doing the copy, or 0.
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117       STATUS
118           TODO or DONE.
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RESTORE LINE

121       To restore from a storage:
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123       id RESTORE config src-storage src-pool src-label    src-fileno expire hostname diskname dump-timestamp dump-level WORKING:pid STATUS.fi
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125       or to restore from a holding file:
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