fedora wrote: > Hi huys.. > > I have 2 situations: > > 1) default directory for MySQL is /var/lib/mysql. If this directory is link > to /var2/db/mysql and if I put /var/lib/mysql in disklist, can amanda do > backup? I think this should be can backup. May I know which directory is the > best to put in disklist for this case?
Amanda will back up the link, but you probably want it to back up the data, so you should use /var2/db/mysql as your disklist entry. Or you may want both, so if you are rebuilding the entire server you would get the link as well, but in that case you might want most or all of /var and not just the database link. > > 2) how about this one. In /var/lib/mysql has databases but certain databases > in linking to /var3/mysql like: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 May 16 2007 AngelClub -> > /var3/mysql/AngelClub > drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Nov 13 11:55 BabyMobile > drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Nov 13 11:55 BestClub > > If I put only /var/lib/mysql in disklist, can amanda backup for /var3/mysql? > Or should add both /var/lib/mysql and /var3/mysql in disklist? Please > advise. You would need both. /var/lib/mysql would pick up the BabyMobile and BestClub databases, but would only record the link to AngelClub and not the database itself, so you would have to add /var3/mysql/AngelClub to get that database. Frank -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
