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NAME

6       amtape - Control Amanda changers
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SYNOPSIS

9       amtape config subcommand [subcommand_options...] [{-o configoption}...]
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DESCRIPTION

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
18       minimize searching through the slots.
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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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SUBCOMMANDS

24       label label
25           Search for and load the Amanda tape with label [label], also
26           setting the current slot.
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28       slot slot
29           Load the volume in the given slot, also setting the current slot.
30           The slot names current, next, first, and last have special meaning.
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33           Shorthand for slot current.
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36           Show the contents of all slots, based on the changer´s cached
37           metadata. This is a quick operation as it does not load or unload
38           any volumes, but is not supported by all changers.
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40       show
41           Show the contents of all slots by loading each slot and reading its
42           label. This can be very slow.
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44       reset
45           Reset the changer to a known state. This subcommand is intended to
46           clear any unknown and potentially incorrect state the changer may
47           have stored.
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49       eject [drive]
50           Eject the tape currently in the drive. This only applies to some
51           changers. Specify a drive (by drive number) if more than one drive
52           is available.
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54       clean [drive]
55           If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer, used it to clean the
56           specified drive. The [drive] is optional if the changer only has
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59       taper
60           Run the taperscan algorithm (see amanda-taperscan(7)), displaying
61           information about the progress of the scan.
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63       update [what]
64           Update changer state. Consult amanda-changers(7) for
65           changer-specific details on the format of what.
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67       -o configoption
68           See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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SEE ALSO

71       amanda(8), amanda-changers(7), amanda-taperscan(7), amanda-devices(7)
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73       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
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AUTHORS

76       Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
77           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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79       James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
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81       Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
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85Amanda 3.1.3                      10/04/2010                         AMTAPE(8)
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