On Sunday 21 March 2010, Steve Wray wrote: >Hi there > >I'm preparing some documentation on our backup/restore process. > >Some time ago I linked to amanda documentation on how to extract from tapes >without using any amanda tools or indexes. > >This link was: > >http://www.amanda.org/docs/using.html#restoring_without_amanda > >and is now broken. > >This isn't quite what I'm after as it uses amrestore: > >http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Recover_Lost_Amanda_Configuration > > >Can anyone point me at the current correct link please? > >Thanks! > cd to /tmp, then dd the first block of the tape to std out. You will see a command line that will recover that file to /tmp. Repeat till out of tape. I keep the amanda printouts, so I know which tape has the last level0 backup of the amanda stuff, and pull that out first. It will probably be 3 or 4 tapes to get it all, but once you've pulled the config, then get the indexes & put both back where they go. Next get the directory you built amanda in, probably /home and copy that back. cd to /home/amanda (if amanda is the user that built and installed it, and do another install as root.
That ought to get you enough to run amrecover at which point load it up with the full monty and stand by to give it the tapes it asks for. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "It's ten o'clock... Do you know where your AI programs are?" -- Peter Oakley
