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Working With AMANDA

Working With AMANDA. John R. Jackson Purdue University Computing Center jrj@purdue.edu. Overview. Not a backup program itself Manages other standard backup programs System dump GNU tar smbtar Optimized schedule Dump cycle Tape cycle Estimated image sizes. Overview (continued). tape.

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Working With AMANDA

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  1. Working With AMANDA John R. Jackson Purdue University Computing Center jrj@purdue.edu

  2. Overview • Not a backup program itself • Manages other standard backup programs • System dump • GNU tar • smbtar • Optimized schedule • Dump cycle • Tape cycle • Estimated image sizes

  3. Overview(continued) tape driver planner driver taper driver dumper client holdingdisk sendsize sendbackup

  4. Getting Help • Release notes and documentation • “The book chapter” • http://www.backupcentral.com/amanda.html • Home page/FAQ • www.amanda.org • Mailing lists • amanda-users@amanda.org • amanda-hackers@amanda.org

  5. Before You Begin • Optional software • GNU tar, readline, awk • SAMBA • Perl • gnuplot • Amanda user/group • Access through a firewall • Installation location • Tape server capacity • I/O and network • CPU • Holding disk

  6. Installation • Don’t use pre-built binaries (e.g. RPM) • ftp.amanda.org • cvs.amanda.sourceforge.net • Standard GNU build sequence: • make distclean • ## apply patches • ./configure … • make • make install ## as root • patch-system

  7. What’s A Configuration? • Logical grouping of clients • Alternate set of options • Client/config rule

  8. Typical Directory Structure • --with-configdir ($prefix/etc/amanda) • Owned by the AMANDA user/group • amanda.conf • logfile • infofile • indexdir • disklist • tapelist • Changer config file(s) • amdump.<nn>

  9. amanda.conf(general parameters) • org • mailto • dumpcycle • tapecycle/runspercycle/runtapes • tapedev (no rewind!!!) • tpchanger • labelstr • netusage

  10. amanda.conf(holdingdisk) • directory • chunksize • use

  11. amanda.conf(dumptype) • program • compress • none • client fast • client best • server fast • server best • dumpcycle • record • index

  12. amanda.conf(tapetype) • FAQ at www.amanda.org • cd tape-src ; make tapetype • length • filemark

  13. Tape Changers • AMANDA uses an external program • Test the external program first, then amtape • chg-manual • chg-multi • chg-scsi

  14. Label the Tapes • All AMANDA tapes must be pre-labeled • amlabel [-f] <config> <label> [slot <slot>] • Run as the AMANDA user

  15. Setting Up a Client • disklist • hostname (FQDN) • “disk” • dumptype • inetd.conf on the client (HUP) • amcheck –cl <config> • /tmp/amanda/*.debug

  16. Operation • amcheck • amdump • amstatus • amverify

  17. Restoring • amrestore • Retrieve images from tape or holding disk • Tape “catalogue” • amrecover • Command line (ftp-like) interface to index files • Emergency dd if=$TAPE bs=32k count=1 dd if=$TAPE bs=32k skip=1 [ | gunzip ] | restore

  18. Maintenance • Read the E-mail report from each run • Failures vs. “strange” results • Timeouts • amcleanup • amflush • amadmin • Adding/removing clients and disks • Adding/removing tapes

  19. Future • Security framework • Strategy API • Filter API • Dumper API • Taper rewrite

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