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| ====== Installation and configuration (server) ====== | ====== 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 |
| - | < | + | === Download === |
| - | sudo rpm -i amanda-backup_server-3.3.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</ | + | < |
| - | This will install | + | === Install === |
| + | < | ||
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| + | This will install | ||
| < | < | ||
| Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: Checking for ' | Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: Checking for ' | ||
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| Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: | Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: | ||
| Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: === Amanda backup server installation started. ===</ | Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: === Amanda backup server installation started. ===</ | ||
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| + | ===== Configure ===== | ||
| === Detect the tape type === | === Detect the tape type === | ||
| - | We need to have Amanda detect our tape drive/ | + | We need to have Amanda detect our tape drive/ |
| < | < | ||
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| # | # | ||
| # for this device.</ | # for this device.</ | ||
| + | |||
| + | Save it somewhere, we'll need to paste it into our config later. | ||
| === Create a config === | === Create a config === | ||
| - | Create a config from the example '' | + | Create a config |
| < | < | ||
| - | amserverconfig | + | amserverconfig |
| - | Edit the resulting /// | + | Edit the resulting /// |
| * add the " | * add the " | ||
| * change " | * change " | ||
| - | 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 | + | |
| < | < | ||
| - | amcheck | + | amcheck |
| Other than errors about tape labels, the command should work fine. | Other than errors about tape labels, the command should work fine. | ||
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| === Setup a disklist === | === Setup a disklist === | ||
| - | Set up a " | + | Set up a " |
| < | < | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | amlabel | + | amlabel |
| === Run a test backup === | === Run a test backup === | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | amdump | + | amdump |
| === Test recovery === | === Test recovery === | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | The restore might take a few minutes because the drive has to spool to the location of the file on the tape. Be patient! | + | The restore might take a few minutes because the drive has to spool to the location of the file on the tape. Be patient! |
| === Delete the temp tape === | === Delete the temp tape === | ||
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| < | < | ||
| - | amrmtape | + | amrmtape |
| === Label more tapes === | === Label more tapes === | ||
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| < | < | ||
| mtx unload | mtx unload | ||
| - | for tapenum in {1..4}; do mtx load $tapenum; amlabel | + | for tapenum in {1..4}; do mtx load $tapenum; amlabel |
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