AMLABEL(8) | System Administration Commands | AMLABEL(8) |
NAME¶
amlabel - label an Amanda tape
SYNOPSIS¶
amlabel [--barcode barcode] [--meta meta-label] [--assign] [-f] [--version] [-o configoption...] config [label] [slot slot]
DESCRIPTION¶
This command applies a label to an Amanda volume, erasing the volume in the process.
Amanda uses labels to identify volumes: amdump(8) and amflush(8) verify the label before writing to make sure the proper volume is loaded, and the recovery programs use the label to ensure they are reading the data they expect.
If no [slot] and no [barcode] is given, then amlabel labels the tape in the current slot of the default changer. If a slot is given, it labels the volume in that slot. If a barcode is given, it labels the volume with that barcode. Label may be any string that does not contain whitespace and that matches the labelstr (see amanda.conf(5)).
If [label] is not given, an autolabel is generated, see autolabel in amanda.conf(5).
If [--assign] is given, the barcode and meta-label are assigned to the label without labeling the volume. The label must already be in the tapelist file.
This command also appends the new volume to the tapelist(5) file, so that they will be used in the order they are labeled (depending on the taperscan in use — see amanda-taperscan(7)).
As a precaution, amlabel will not write a label if the volume already contains an active label or if the label specified is on an active tape. The [-f] (force) flag bypasses these verifications.
OPTIONS¶
--barcode barcode
--meta meta-label
--assign
-f
--version
-o configoption
EXAMPLE¶
Write an Amanda label with the string "DMP000" on the current volume:
% amlabel daily DMP000
Label the tape in slot 3 of the changer with the label "DMP003":
% amlabel daily DMP003 slot 3
MESSAGES¶
Label 'label' doesn't match labelstr 'labelstr'
Label 'label' already on a volume
Found label 'label', but it is not from configuration config.
Volume with label 'label' contains data from this configuration.
SEE ALSO¶
amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), tapelist(5), amanda-taperscan(7), amdump(8), amflush(8)
The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
AUTHORS¶
James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>
Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
01/10/2013 | Amanda 3.3.3 |