--On Friday, June 03, 2005 09:56:07 -0400 Guy Dallaire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 2005/6/3, Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 03:53:28PM +0800, Ryan Pagquil wrote: >> > Hi guys, >> > I'm running amanda right now without any problem. Thanks for your >> > help. >> > >> > I got a question regarding dump failure. I'm thinking of what >> > will i do if one of the hosts or host's directories failed to dump. Is >> > there any way to dump that single host or host directory only? Or there >> > is another way to deal with this kind of problem. >> >> man amdump shows: >> >> SYNOPSIS >> amdump config [ host [ disk ]* ]* >> >> So it looks like you can. >> > > I think Ryan wanted the "big picture", not a reference to a man page. > I'm new to amanda, and the problem I see with the documentation is > that there is no real overview as to how to effectively use amanda to > backup and restore files. > > Ryan probably wanted to know if amanda would automatically pick up the > host and/or disk on it's next run (I presume it will, provided the > problem with that host is fixed) Yes, it will get it on the next run if it can. > It would be very useful to have a documentation that explains that > sort of things. I know there is the FAQ-O-MATIC, but most of the > amanda doc seems to presume the user is already familliar with the > product. I cannot find any good doc for the amanda beginner. Have you read the chapter about Amanda in "UNIX Backup & Recovery"? It gives a pretty good overview, and is available on the Internet. The link is on the amanda.org web page. Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
