"Massimo Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have just installed amanda-2.4.1-1 from three rpms (server, client
> and amanda itself) on a Pentium II running a RH6.2 Linux distribution.
> Now I understand there are newer versions of the program but rpms for
> newer versions conflict with old libraries that I have and which are,
> to me at least, too complex to upgrade.
>
> This is my first message to the list, I have just two quick questions:
>
> 1) After a careful search of the files installed from the rpm, it
> looks like I have not got any amanda.conf file (strange). I have also looked
> manually in the filesystem and there is no sign of its presence. Could
> someone please send me a sample one that I can modify according to the
> instructions of the man page. Thanks.
The man pages recommend to get the 2.4.2 source code and compile by
yourself.
>
> 2) I just need to make sure I am on the right track here. As far as I
> understand, Amanda needs to be installed on the client and on the
> server.
Amanda has two functional parts: server and client. In most
configurations the tape server is backed up, too, so this box is
server (to write data to tape) and client (to supply the data).
> I will be backing up files from a local /dev/hda disk to a >
> network disk that I have mounted with the samba protocol under my >
> /mnt/NTgroups tree. The network disk is part of our LAN administred
> by > a NT server. I am not sure as to whether I need to install
> Amanda on > the NT server (or my administrator should) or, once I
> have mounted the > network disk, my computer becomes the amanda
> server.
Amanda binaries are Unix only. MS boxes are backed up via Samba.
You can't do backup to disks (block devices) directly. The way to go
is to copy the files from the holding "disk" (or directory) to the
final destination on the block device by hand or by script. This will
change in a future version of Amanda.
I'd recommend the following setup:
Your /dev/hda disk on the Redhat system is backed up via the standard
amanda client.
Your Redhat system uses its Samba (and its smbtar) to back up shares
from the NT servers.
HTH,
Johannes Niess
