On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 at 4:34pm, Kurt Yoder wrote > Assuming you're running Linux, all you need is some form of Linux > rescue disk. I've got a bunch of Debian installer cd's lying around > and have used them for similar purposes before. Probably most Linux > installer cd's can be used like this, and I'm quite certain > something like Knoppix would include all the utilities anyone would > need. Who knows, might even work to restore tapes made with > non-Linux amanda servers. > > BTW, if restoring without an amanda server, doesn't one also need > amrestore? The other day I tried restoring an amanda image, and had > to run it through amrestore before I could untar it.
You can do with mt, dd, (gzip), and tar/restore. You just need to make sure you strip off the 32KB amanda header on the front of each tape "file". -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
