amlabel - label an Amanda tape

JamesdaSilva <jds@amanda.org>

       StefanG.Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>

       DustinJ.Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

Amanda 3.5.4                                       01/25/2025                                         AMLABEL(8)

       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 label is interpretad as an expression and the barcode, meta-label, pool,
       storage and config are assigned to all labels matching the expression, the volumes are not labelled. The
       labels 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.

       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

       Label 'label' doesn't match labelstr 'labelstr'
           The given label does not match the configured labelstr. Even with -f, this is an error.

       Label 'label' already on a volume
           The given label is already on another volume in the tapelist, and Amanda will not write it to this
           volume unless forced.

       Found label 'label', but it is not from configuration config.
           The label amlabel found on the volume does not match this configuration's labelstr, so it is probably
           part of a different Amanda configuration. Amanda will not overwrite the label unless it is forced.

       Volume with label 'label' contains data from this configuration.
           The label amlabel found on the volume still has valid data on it and Amanda will not overwrite it
           unless forced. Note that this does not distinguish between active and inactive volumes.

       amlabel - label an Amanda tape

--barcodebarcode
           With [--assign], assign the barcode to the label. Without [--assign], label the volume with that
           barcode.

       --metameta-label
           Assign the meta label to the label after labeling the volume.

       --poolpool
           Assign the pool to the label after labeling the volume.

       --storagestorage
           Assign the storage to the label, it can only be used with --assign, you can't assign a storage to a
           new labelled volume.

       --assign
           Assign the barcode or meta-label to the label without labeling the volume. The label must already be
           in the tapelist file.

       -f
           Force the label operation; see above

       --version
           Output version information

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

amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), tapelist(5), amanda-taperscan(7), amdump(8), amflush(8)

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

amlabel [--barcodebarcode] [--metameta-label] [--poolpool] [--storagestorage] [--assign] [-f]
               [--version] [-oconfigoption...] config [label] [slot slot]