1AMLABEL(8) System Administration Commands AMLABEL(8)
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6 amlabel - label an Amanda tape
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9 amlabel [--barcode barcode] [--meta meta-label] [--pool pool]
10 [--storage storage] [--assign] [-f] [--version]
11 [-o configoption...] config [label] [slot slot]
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14 This command applies a label to an Amanda volume, erasing the volume in
15 the process.
16 Amanda uses labels to identify volumes: amdump(8) and amflush(8) verify
18 the label before writing to make sure the proper volume is loaded, and
19 the recovery programs use the label to ensure they are reading the data
20 they expect.
21 If no [slot] and no [barcode] is given, then amlabel labels the tape in
23 the current slot of the default changer. If a slot is given, it labels
24 the volume in that slot. If a barcode is given, it labels the volume
25 with that barcode. Label may be any string that does not contain
26 whitespace and that matches the labelstr (see amanda.conf(5)).
27 If [label] is not given, an autolabel is generated, see autolabel in
29 amanda.conf(5).
30 If [--assign] is given, the label is interpretad as an expression and
32 the barcode, meta-label, pool, storage and config are assigned to all
33 labels matching the expression, the volumes are not labelled. The
34 labels must already be in the tapelist file.
35 This command also appends the new volume to the tapelist(5) file, so
37 that they will be used in the order they are labeled (depending on the
38 taperscan in use — see amanda-taperscan(7)).
39 As a precaution, amlabel will not write a label if the volume already
41 contains an active label or if the label specified is on an active
42 tape. The [-f] (force) flag bypasses these verifications.
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45 --barcode barcode
46 With [--assign], assign the barcode to the label. Without
47 [--assign], label the volume with that barcode.
48 --meta meta-label
50 Assign the meta label to the label after labeling the volume.
51 --pool pool
53 Assign the pool to the label after labeling the volume.
54 --storage storage
56 Assign the storage to the label, it can only be used with --assign,
57 you can't assign a storage to a new labelled volume.
58 --assign
60 Assign the barcode or meta-label to the label without labeling the
61 volume. The label must already be in the tapelist file.
62 -f
64 Force the label operation; see above
65 --version
67 Output version information
68 -o configoption
70 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).
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73 Write an Amanda label with the string "DMP000" on the current volume:
74 % amlabel daily DMP000
75 Label the tape in slot 3 of the changer with the label "DMP003":
77 % amlabel daily DMP003 slot 3
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80 Label 'label' doesn't match labelstr 'labelstr'
81 The given label does not match the configured labelstr. Even with
82 -f, this is an error.
83 Label 'label' already on a volume
85 The given label is already on another volume in the tapelist, and
86 Amanda will not write it to this volume unless forced.
87 Found label 'label', but it is not from configuration config.
89 The label amlabel found on the volume does not match this
90 configuration's labelstr, so it is probably part of a different
91 Amanda configuration. Amanda will not overwrite the label unless it
92 is forced.
93 Volume with label 'label' contains data from this configuration.
95 The label amlabel found on the volume still has valid data on it
96 and Amanda will not overwrite it unless forced. Note that this does
97 not distinguish between active and inactive volumes.
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100 amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), tapelist(5), amanda-taperscan(7), amdump(8),
101 amflush(8)
102 The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
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106 James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
107 Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
109 Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
111 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
112Amanda 3.5.1 12/01/2017 AMLABEL(8)