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 create
25 Call the changer create method, it create the vtape root dirtectory
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28 label label
29 Search for and load the Amanda tape with label [label], also
30 setting the current slot.
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32 slot slot [drive drive]
33 Load the volume in the given slot, also setting the current slot.
34 The slot names current, next, first, and last have special meaning.
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37 Shorthand for slotcurrent.
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39 inventory
40 Show the contents of all slots, based on the changer's cached
41 metadata. This is a quick operation as it does not load or unload
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44 show [slots]
45 Show the contents of all slots (or listed slots) by loading each
46 slot and reading its label. This can be very slow. The slots
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49 reset
50 Reset the changer to a known state. This subcommand is intended to
51 clear any unknown and potentially incorrect state the changer may
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54 eject [drive]
55 Eject the tape currently in the drive. This only applies to some
56 changers. Specify a drive (by drive number) if more than one drive
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59 clean [drive]
60 If a cleaning tape is defined for the changer, used it to clean the
61 specified drive. The [drive] is optional if the changer only has
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65 sync the catalog with a device that support it,
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68 Run the taperscan algorithm (see amanda-taperscan(7)), displaying
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71 update [what]
72 Update changer state. Consult amanda-changers(7) for
73 changer-specific details on the format of what.
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76 Verify the changer is correctly configured. Can be useful for
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80 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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83 amanda(8), amanda-changers(7), amanda-taperscan(7), amanda-devices(7)
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85 The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
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88 Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
89 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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91 James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
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93 Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
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97Amanda 3.5.1 12/01/2017 AMTAPE(8)