In a message dated: Tue, 05 Jun 2001 13:14:06 EDT
Peter Matulis said:
>Hi,
>
>First post. Here are my initial questions with using Amanda:
>
>1. Is it possible to use the same tape for multiple (daily) runs? How?
I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. Do you mean
- append multiple runs to the same tape?
- run backups more frequently than once a day, overwriting the
same tape each time?
- something else entirely?
>2. Is it possible to simply do full backups (full dumps) manually?
> Without any schedule? How?
Sure, man amdump. Just run the command on the configuration of your
choice by hand whenever you want.
>3. Do I need to run any other software/daemons on the server and/or
> client for network-wide backups to occur?
Install the amanda server sw on the server, the client sw on the
clients, and follow the INSTALL directions. That should be it.
You'll obviously need either dump/restore, GNU tar, or some
equivalent installed on the client to actually perform the backups,
of course.
>4. Does using Samba (smbmount) to back up Windows clients really work?
Don't know the answer to that one, I don't back up any Windows
systems. Anyone else?
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Seeya,
Paul
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