On Tue, 14 May 2002 at 6:24pm, Radu Filip wrote
> As a workaround, I'm backing up all /var/lib/amanda/my_tapes on a diffrent
> machine, but this is just an workaround. This is why I asked if baking up
> index itself on the beginning of a tape so Amanda can use it as an
> alternative it is planned as a future feature for Amanda, because in cases
> when you need to restore everything in shortest time, this is really
> usefull.
You currently have a couple options:
1) Back up the {log,index}dir to tape with amanda (with dumpcycle 0, so
you get a full snapshot every night). In case of a failure, install
amanda and use amrestore to find the {log,index}dir, restore that, and
then restore the VIF (very important filesystem).
2) Every night, as part of your backup script, tar up the {log,index}dir
and (s)cp it to another machine. In case the primary machine dies, you'll
still have your entire amanda history. for extra redundancy, back up that
directory on the other machine as well.
I currently do *both* these things, and in some senses consider it a
minimum safe practice.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
