> Anyways, what I am going to ask is this:
> If I have a server that will EVENTUALLY need to backup remote boxes (hence the
> amanda). However current it ONLY needs to back up itself. What is the
> "proper" way I should be setting this up? DO I have to do a regular install
> and THEN a client install? Any help would be appreciated.
(IMHO) You should do a regular install which includes the server and
client side stuff by default. Once you have that then you can just
specify what disks/partitions (local OR remote) in the [config]/disklist
file.
Here's a snippet of what I got working:
# We don't run compression on the master host since it is going to be
# busy enough running amanda.
tester78 / nocomp-root -1 local
tester78 /var nocomp-user -1 local
# note: -1 is a placeholder for the spindle number
# the holding disk can't be dumped to itself, it uses a disktype that
# specifies the "no-hold" option (see amanda.conf).
tester78 /opt holding-disk -1 local
tester78 being the machine with the Exabyte/AMANDA installed on it.
In the same file I have:
# tatyana (E250)
tatyana / comp-root
tatyana /var comp-root
tatyana /opt comp-root
tatyana /export/home comp-root
with tatyana being a tape backup client.
If amcheck is happy with it, then you're ready to go!
HTH,
Chris
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