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--- backup:amanda:server_installation [2012/06/05 14:08] – created aorth
+++ backup:amanda:server_installation [2012/06/11 12:03] – [Configure] aorth
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 ====== Installation and configuration (server) ======
+Installation and configuration of Amanda on CentOS 5.x.
-=== Download and install ===
+===== Download and install =====
-Download and install the latest RPM for CentOS:
+Find appropriate versions of Amanda for your OS at the [[http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php|Download Amanda page]].
-<code>wget http://www.zmanda.com/downloads/community/Amanda/3.3.0/Redhat_Enterprise_5.0/amanda-backup_server-3.3.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm
+=== Download ===
-sudo rpm -i amanda-backup_server-3.3.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</code>
+<code>wget http://www.zmanda.com/downloads/community/Amanda/3.3.0/Redhat_Enterprise_5.0/amanda-backup_server-3.3.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</code>
-This will install amanda and create a system user for the Amanda program to run as.  The installation should output something like this:
+=== Install ===
+<code>sudo rpm -i amanda-backup_server-3.3.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</code>
+This will install Amanda and create a system user for the Amanda program to run as.  The installation should output something like this:
 <file>Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: Preparing to install: Amanda Community Edition - version 3.3.0
 Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: Checking for 'amandabackup' user...
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 Oct 18 2011 12:07:22:
 Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: === Amanda backup server installation started. ===</file>
+===== Configure =====
 === Detect the tape type ===
-We need to have Amanda detect our tape drive/library, but first make sure a tape is loaded in the drive (or else ''amtaptype'' will fail).
+We need to have Amanda detect our tape drive/library, but first make sure a tape is loaded in the drive, or else ''amtaptype'' will fail.
 <code>sudo mtx status
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 #   device-property "LEOM" "TRUE"
 # for this device.</file>
+Save it somewhere, we'll need to paste it into our config later.
 === Create a config ===
-Create a config from the example ''tape-changer'' config template:
+Create a config named "daily" from the example ''tape-changer'' config template:
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
-amserverconfig taurus --template tape-changer --tapedev /dev/nst0 --mailto a.orth@cgiar.org</code>
+amserverconfig daily --template tape-changer --tapedev /dev/nst0 --mailto a.orth@cgiar.org</code>
-Edit the resulting ///etc/amanda/taurus/amanda.conf//:
+Edit the resulting ///etc/amanda/daily/amanda.conf//:
   * add the "tapetype" block from above
   * change "changerdev" to ''/dev/sg6'' instead of sg1 (use ''dmesg'' and ///proc/scsi/scsi// to figure out where the changer device is)
-Taurus is the proposed new name of the HPC...
+===== Test =====
+Once your configuration is completed, run through a complete backup scenario to test if your settings are correct.
-=== Test the new config ===
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
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 mtx unload
 for tapenum in {1..4}; do mtx load $tapenum; amlabel taurus taurus-0$tapenum slot $tapenum -f; mtx unload $tapenum; done</code>