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--- backup:amanda:client_installation_debian6 [2012/06/25 09:23] – created aorth
+++ backup:amanda:client_installation_debian6 [2013/07/10 09:19] (current) – aorth
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 Download page: http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php
-===== Install =====
+====== Install ======
-==== Download ====
+===== Download =====
 Download Amanda client package for Debian 6: http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php
 <code>wget http://www.zmanda.com/downloads/community/Amanda/3.3.1/Debian-6.0/amanda-backup-client_3.3.1-1Debian60_amd64.deb</code>
-==== Install pre-requisites ====
+===== Install pre-requisites =====
 The Amanda package depends on various other packages, install them before trying to install Amanda:
-<code>sudo apt-get install install libcurl3 xinetd libssh2-1</code>
+<code>sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libcurl3 xinetd libssh2-1 libglib2.0-0</code>
-==== Install Amanda ====
+===== Install Amanda =====
 <code>sudo dpkg -i amanda-backup-client_3.3.1-1Debian60_amd64.deb</code>
-===== Configure =====
+====== Configure ======
-==== Client ====
+===== Client =====
-=== SSH keys for backup ===
+==== SSH keys for backup ====
 The Amanda server will connect to the client as the user ''amandabackup'' using SSH.  To make this process as seamless as possible, we need to configure password-less authentication using SSH keys.  See the [[http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Set_up_transport_encryption_with_SSH|Amanda wiki on SSH auth]] for more details.
-In a nutshell, you need to put the server's amdump SSH public key into the client's ''authorized_keys'' file.  Grab it from HPC at //~amandabackup/.ssh/id_rsa_amdump.pub// and then paste it into the client's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
+In a nutshell, you need to put the server's amdump SSH public key into the client's ''authorized_keys'' file.  Grab it from the backup server at //~amandabackup/.ssh/id_rsa_amdump.pub// and then paste it into the client's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
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 For more security, prepend the key entry in //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// with:
-<code>from="192.168.5.3",no-port-forwarding,no-X11-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,command="/usr/libexec/amanda/amandad -auth=ssh amdump" </code>
+<code>from="192.168.5.25",no-port-forwarding,no-X11-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,command="/usr/libexec/amanda/amandad -auth=ssh amdump" </code>
-This limits the use of this key to HPC's IP, as well as the amdump command.
+This limits the use of this key to the backup server's IP, as well as the amdump command.
-==== Server ====
+==== amanda-client.conf ====
+Configure the client's ///etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf// to specify the appropriate server, config, tape, etc:
+<file>conf "daily"               # your config name
-=== Disk lists ===
+index_server "192.168.5.25"      # your amindexd server
+tape_server  "192.168.5.25"      # your amidxtaped server
+tapedev      "amrecover_changer"        # your tape device
+                        # if not set, Use configure or ask server.
+                        # if set to empty string "", ask server
+                        # amrecover will use the changer if set to the value
+                        # of 'amrecover_changer' in the server amanda.conf.
+#   auth        - authentication scheme to use between server and client.
+#                 Valid values are "bsd", "bsdudp", "bsdtcp", "krb5", "local",
+#                 "rsh" and "ssh".
+#                 Default: [auth "bsdtcp"]
+auth "ssh"
+ssh_keys ""                        # your ssh keys file if you use ssh auth</file>
+This is used when restoring data on the client (with ''amrecover'').  ''amrecover'' runs as root, and as such you need to add the client's
+==== Prepare amrecover ====
+The first time you run amrecover it will try to SSH to the server.  You need to do this manually to accept the server's fingerprint:
+<code>root@odk:~# ssh 192.168.5.25
+The authenticity of host '192.168.5.25 (192.168.5.3)' can't be established.
+RSA key fingerprint is dc:80:d2:a1:da:16:b8:b5:1e:47:15:16:29:4c:be:89.
+Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
+Warning: Permanently added '192.168.5.25' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
+root@192.168.5.25's password:
+root@odk:~# ^C</code>
+To connect and type "yes" is enough.  Don't bother logging in.
+===== Server =====
+==== Disk lists ====
 Add the new client's disks to be backed up to the server's disk list, ///etc/amanda/taurustest/disklist//:
 <code># tparvadb, web server
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 .168.5.8     /home   ssh-user-tar</code>
-Make sure to use the "ssh" backup types (defined in ///etc/amanda/taurustest/amanda.conf//), as the default ''root-tar'' and ''user-tar'' are for local disks only.
+Make sure to use the "ssh" backup types (defined in ///etc/amanda/daily/amanda.conf//), as the default ''root-tar'' and ''user-tar'' are for local disks only.
-=== SSH keys for recovery ===
+==== SSH keys for recovery ====
-In a nutshell, you need to put the client's amrecover SSH public key into the server's ''authorized_keys'' file.  Grab it from the client at //~amandabackup/.ssh/id_rsa_amrecover.pub// and then paste it into the server's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
+Because ''amrecover'' runs as root, you need to copy root's ''id_rsa.pub'' to the server.  Grab it from the client at and then paste it into the server's //~amandabackup/.ssh/authorized_keys// file:
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
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 This limits the use of this key to the client's IP, as well as the recovery-only commands.
-===== Test =====
+====== Test ======
+==== amcheck ====
 From the server, make sure the new client can be accessed:
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
-amcheck -c taurustest 192.168.5.8</code>
+amcheck -c daily 192.168.5.8</code>
+You should see "0 problems found".  This means that the server should be able to backup the client successfully.
+==== amrecover ====
+From the client, make sure the server can be accessed:
+<code>sudo su -
+amrecover
+sethost 192.168.5.8
+listdisk</code>
-You should see "0 problems found".
+You should be able to use ''sethost'' to set the hostname you want to restore.  Use ''listdisk'' and ''setdisk'' to browse any backups for that host.