NAME
amrmtape - remove a tape from the Amanda databaseSYNOPSIS
amrmtape
[--changer changer-name] [--cleanup] [--dryrun] [-n] [--erase]
[--external-copy] [--keep-label] [--list-retention] [--list-no-retention]
[--remove-no-retention] [--quiet] [-q] [--verbose] [-v] config
[label]*
DESCRIPTION
Amrmtape invalidates the contents of an existing backup tape in the configuration database. This is meant as a recovery mechanism when a good backup is damaged either by faulty hardware or user error, e.g. the tape is eaten by the drive or is overwritten. See the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.OPTIONS
--changer changer-nameSpecify which changer to use when erasing
label
--cleanup
Remove logs and indexes associated with
label. Otherwise, they'll remain until the next run of amdump.
--dryrun, -n
Generate new tapelist(5) and database
files with label removed, but leave them in /tmp and do not update the
original copies.
--erase
Attempt to erase the data contained on the
volume with the given label. This requires that Amanda be able to find that
volume using the tape changer. Erasure is not supported by all Amanda devices,
and the erasure is not "secure" in the sense that the data can most
likely be recovered by someone with the right tools.
--external-copy
The volume is erased but the label is
kept in the tapelist and the log file. This function must be used if you
manually made a copy of the volume that you can manually restore.
You should also mark the label as noreuse.
--keep-label
Do not remove label from the tapelist.
The volume become like a new labelled tape and can be reused by any storage
using the same tape-pool.
--list-retention
List all labels that are required for the
policy of each storage.
--list-no-retention
List all labels that are not required for the
policy of each storage. They are the volumes that can be reused.
--remove-no-retention
Remove all labels that are not required for
the policy of each storage. Useful with --keep-label and/or
--erase.
--verbose, -v
List backups of hosts and disks that are being
discarded. Enabled by default.
--quiet, -q
Opposite of -v.
EXAMPLE
Remove tape labeled DAILY034 and DAILY035 from the DailySet1 configuration.# amrmtape DailySet1 DAILY034 DAILY035
SEE ALSO
amanda(8), amadmin(8) The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/AUTHORS
Adrian T. Filipi-Martin <[email protected]> Stefan G. Weichinger <[email protected]>| 12/01/2017 | Amanda 3.5.1 |