Nate Getrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Reading over the documentation, I have been unable to
> discern how, or even if, one would backup clients
> directly to disk. I am fortunate to have the luxury
> of having copious amounts of disk space and would
> prefer to not deal with tapes at all. If I have
> configured a filesystem for each client host, is it
> possible to configure Amanda to store backup images
> directly to these local filesystems rather than
> writing to tape?
>
> Any suggestions or redirections would be greatly appreciated.
Nate,
the tape device in these cases is "/dev/nosuchdevice" or any other
nonexisting device. Writing dumps to tape fails, and data is left in
the holding disk (your huge file system). Amanda can do recoveries
from the holding disk. I'd use one directory per configuration, not
per client.
As the subdirectories in the holding disk (named after date in
YYYYMMDD format) get created, you'll need a little script to remove
the outdated ones.
Unless you want long time archiving, you might avoid using tapes. Tape
is a lot cheaper per gigabyte than disks. And saver, too.
Johannes Niess
