On 10/6/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you, > > I could open the files with dd and then pipe it to tar command. > > is there any way to just create the tar file, I don't want to use > dd for restoring my backup ? is there any benefit of using dd ?
The headers store information Amanda can use for recovery. Keep in mind that Amanda is much more than a shell-script wrapper around 'tar'. > how can I customize the file name, and what is the 00001 and .1 stands > for in following names : > 00001.hostname._tmp_backedup.1 The first is the file number on the vtape. The .1 is the level (0 is a full dump; 1 is an incremental based on a level-0). Please consult the Amanda documentation at wiki.zmanda.com to learn more about how Amanda works. If all you want is a crontask to run 'tar' and send the results to another machine, then a simple shell script might fit the bill. But I think you'll find that Amanda's features -- among them, scheduling of backup levels, fault tolerance, and file-by-file restores -- will make it worth your while to do some reading. Dustin -- Storage Software Engineer http://www.zmanda.com
