Use this to get a list of tape in the tape changer:
-bash-3.00$ amtape tapetwo show amtape: scanning all 16 slots in tape-changer rack: slot 13: date X label WeeklyTape-03 slot 14: date 20060504175020 label WeeklyTape-04 slot 15: date X label WeeklyTape-05 slot 21: not an amanda tape slot 1: date 20060502192252 label DailyTape-01 slot 2: date 20060503123930 label DailyTape-02 slot 3: date 20060504100557 label DailyTape-03 slot 4: date 20060504114648 label DailyTape-04 slot 5: date 20060505115611 label DailyTape-05 slot 6: date 20060505151220 label DailyTape-06 slot 7: date X label DailyTape-07 slot 8: date X label DailyTape-08 slot 9: date X label DailyTape-09 slot 10: date X label DailyTape-10 slot 11: date 20060504182738 label WeeklyTape-01 slot 12: date 20060505093415 label WeeklyTape-02 -bash-3.00$
Use this to load the tape in to the tape drive:
-bash-3.00$ amtape tapetwo slot 4 amtape: changed to slot 4 on /dev/nst0
Rewind the tape:
-bash-3.00$ ammt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
Use this to get the table of contents of the tape including hostname, file system, dumptype, date, and backup level:
-bash-3.00$ ammt -f /dev/nst0 rewind -bash-3.00$ ammt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1 -bash-3.00$ amdd if=/dev/nst0 bs=32k count=1 AMANDA: FILE 20060504100557 ppragin /home lev 0 comp .gz program /bin/tar To restore, position tape at start of file and run: dd if=<tape> bs=32k skip=1 | /bin/gzip -dc | /bin/tar -f - ...