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AMDEVCHECK(8)		 System Administration Commands 	   AMDEVCHECK(8)

NAME
     amdevcheck - Validate an Amanda device and volume.

SYNOPSIS
     amdevcheck  [--label]  [-properties list]	[-o configoption...] config [de-
		vice-name]

DESCRIPTION
     Amdevcheck provides a way to check that a particular Amanda device  is  ac-
     cessible, whether or not it contains a volume, and whether or not that vol-
     ume  is labeled. Some devices can't distinguish between all of these cases;
     a missing volume and an unlabeled volume  might  generate	the  same  error
     code, for example. In those cases, this tool reports all possible causes of
     the error. Optionally this tools lists the properties for the device.

     See  the  amanda(8)  man page for more details about Amanda. See amanda-de-
     vices(7) for more information on devices.

OPTIONS
     config
	 Amanda configuration to use. Note  that  amdevcheck  ignores  any  tape
	 changer configuration.

     device
	 Amanda  device  to use. This option overrides any tapedev configuration
	 specified in the configuration file.

     --label
	 Get the device's label. If this option is given, the usual check output
	 is omitted, and the label of the loaded volume is  printed  to  stdout.
	 Returns with error if the label is not found.

     --properties [list]
	 List device properties. If this option is given, the usual check output
	 is omitted, and property values are printed to stdout, one per line, as
	 a  property  name, followed by '=', followed by the property value. Re-
	 turns with error if properties are not available.

	 If list is given, it is treated as a comma-separated list of properties
	 to display. If it is omitted, all supported properties are displayed.

     -o configoption
	 See the "CONFIGURATION OVERRIDE" section in amanda(8).

OUTPUT
     amdevcheck exit with code 0 if the device is working of if it  get  an  ex-
     pected  error,  look at the MESSAGE line for the error. It exit with code 1
     if it get an unexpected error.

     Amdevcheck returns one or more of the following lines.  If  multiple  lines
     appear,  then  at least one, but not necessarily all of the messages apply.
     This situation can occur when working with hardware  or  operating  systems
     which cannot distinguish, for example, between a malfunctioning drive and a
     functional but unloaded drive.

     SUCCESS
	 A tape is ready.

     DEVICE_ERROR
	 A device error has occurred.

     DEVICE_BUSY
	 The device is busy.

     VOLUME_MISSING
	 No tape is loaded in the drive.

     VOLUME_UNLABELED
	 The tape in the drive is unlabeled.

     VOLUME_ERROR
	 A volume error has occurred.

     MESSAGE text
	 Where text provides a human-readable description of the problem.

SEE ALSO
     amanda(8), amanda-devices(7)

     The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHOR
     Ian Turner <ian@zmanda.com>
	 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

Amanda 3.5.1			   12/01/2017			   AMDEVCHECK(8)

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