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--- backup:amanda:server_installation [2012/06/11 11:56] – aorth
+++ backup:amanda:server_installation [2012/06/11 12:05] (current) – aorth
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 Installation and configuration of Amanda on CentOS 5.x.
-==== Download and install ====
+===== Download and install =====
 Find appropriate versions of Amanda for your OS at the [[http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php|Download Amanda page]].
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 Oct 18 2011 12:07:22: === Amanda backup server installation started. ===</file>
-==== Configure ====
+===== Configure =====
 === Detect the tape type ===
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 === 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)
-==== Test ====
+===== Test =====
 Once your configuration is completed, run through a complete backup scenario to test if your settings are correct.
 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
-amcheck taurus</code>
+amcheck daily</code>
 Other than errors about tape labels, the command should work fine.
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 === Setup a disklist ===
-Set up a "disklist" for the new config in ///etc/amanda/taurus/disklist//.  For now, just do something like so we can test quickly:
+Set up a "disklist" for the new config in ///etc/amanda/daily/disklist//.  For now, just do something like so we can test quickly:
 <file>localhost	/etc	root-tar</file>
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 <code>mtx load 1
-amlabel taurus taurus-01 slot 1 -f</code>
+amlabel daily daily-01 slot 1 -f</code>
 === Run a test backup ===
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 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
-amdump taurus</code>
+amdump daily</code>
 === Test recovery ===
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 <code>amrecover> exit</code>
-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!  The contents of the restore will be found in whichever directory you started the restore from, ie ///tmp/restore// above.
 === Delete the temp tape ===
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 <code>sudo su - amandabackup
-amrmtape taurus taurus-01</code>
+amrmtape daily daily-01</code>
 === Label more tapes ===
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 <code>sudo su -
 mtx unload
-for tapenum in {1..4}; do mtx load $tapenum; amlabel taurus taurus-0$tapenum slot $tapenum -f; mtx unload $tapenum; done</code>
+for tapenum in {1..4}; do mtx load $tapenum; amlabel daily daily-0$tapenum slot $tapenum -f; mtx unload $tapenum; done</code>