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AMFETCHDUMP(8)		System Administration Commands		AMFETCHDUMP(8)

NAME
       amfetchdump - extract backup images from	multiple Amanda	tapes.

SYNOPSIS
       amfetchdump [-c | -C | -l] [-p |	-n] [-a] [-O directory]	[-d device]
		   [-h | --header-file filename	| --header-fd fd]
		   [--decompress | --no-decompress | --server-decompress |
		   --client-decompress]
		   [--extract --directory directory [--data-path amanda|directtcp] [--application-property NAME=VALUE]*]
		   [--decrypt |	--no-decrypt | --server-decrypt	|
		   --client-decrypt] [--exact_match] [-o configoption...]
		   config hostname
		   [disk [ date	[ level	[ hostname [...] ] ] ]]

DESCRIPTION
       Amfetchdump pulls one or	more matching dumps from tape or from the
       holding disk, handling the reassembly of	multi-tape split dump files as
       well as any tape	autochanger operations.	The dump are by	default
       decompressed and	decrypted.

       It will automatically use the Amanda catalog to locate available	dumps
       on tape,	in the same way	that the find feature of amadmin(8) lists
       available dumps.

       The hostname, diskname, datestamp, and level dump specifications	are
       further described in amanda-match(7). Note that at minimum a hostname
       must be specified.

       Unless -p is used, backup images	are extracted to files in the current
       directory named:

       If a changer error occurs, or the -d option is given, then amfetchdump
       prompts for each	required volume.

       hostname.diskname.datestamp.dumplevel

OPTIONS
       -p
	   Pipe	exactly	one complete dump file to stdout, instead of writing
	   the file to disk. This will restore only the	first matching
	   dumpfile (where "first" is determined by the	dump log search
	   facility).

       -h
	   Output the amanda header as a 32K block to same output as the
	   image.

       --header-fd fd
	   Output the amanda header to the numbered file descriptor.

       --header-file filename
	   Output the amanda header to the filename.

       -d device_or_changer
	   Restore from	this device or changer instead of the default,
	   prompting for each volume.

       -O directory
	   Output restored files to this directory, instead of to the current
	   working directory.

       -c
	   Compress output, fastest method available.

       -C
	   Compress output, smallest file size method available.

       --decompress
	   Always do the decompression,	this is	the default.

       --no-decompress
	   Never do the	decompression.

       --server-decompress
	   Do the decompression	only if	the compression	was done on the
	   server.

       --client-decompress
	   Do the decompression	only if	the compression	was done on the
	   client.

       --decrypt
	   Always do the decryption, this is the default.

       --no-decrypt
	   Never do the	decryption.

       --server-decrypt
	   Do the decryption only if the encryption was	done on	the server.

       --client-decrypt
	   Do the decryption only if the encryption was	done on	the client.

       --exact-match
	   The host and	disk are parsed	as exact values

       --extract
	   Extract the backup on the server in the directory directory.

       --directory directory
	   Where to extract the	backup with the	--extract option.

	   Warning: All	files in that directory	can be removed.

       --data-path amanda|directtcp
	   The data path to use	with --extract,	the default is to use the
	   fatest data path.

       --application-property NAME=VALUE
	   Application property	to send	to the application with	--extract.

       -l
	   Leave dumps in the compressed/uncompressed and
	   encrypted/unencrypted state in which	they were found	on tape. It is
	   a synonym for --no-decompression and	--no-decryption

       -a
	   Assume that all tapes are already available,	via tape changer or
	   otherwise, instead of prompting the operator	to ensure that all
	   tapes are loaded.

       -n
	   Do not reassemble split dump	files at all, just restore each	piece
	   as an individual file.

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

EXAMPLES
       All the examples	here assume your configuration is called SetA.

       Here's a	simple case, restoring all known dumps of the host vanya to
       the current working directory.
       $ amfetchdump SetA vanya

       A more likely scenario involves restoring a particular dump from	a
       particular date.	We'll pipe this	one to GNU-tar as well,	to
       automatically extract the dump.
       $ amfetchdump -p	SetA vanya /home 20051020 | gtar -xvpf -

CAVEATS
       Amfetchdump is dependent	on accessing your server's config, tape
       changer,	and (normally) dump logs. As such, it's	not necessarily	the
       most useful tool	when those have	all been wiped out and you desperately
       need to pull things from	your tape. Pains have been taken to make it as
       capable as possible, but	for seriously minimialist restores, look to
       amrestore(8) or dd(8) instead.

SEE ALSO
       amanda(8), amanda-match(7), amadmin(8), amrestore(8)

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

AUTHORS
       John Stange <building@nap.edu>
	   National Academies Press

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

Amanda 3.3.9			  02/09/2016			AMFETCHDUMP(8)

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