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 --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)