Subject: Re: Amanda to Zip disk
From: Anthony Valentine (amv@akvalentine.com)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 00:04:45 AKDT
Sure, check out the tapeless backup option.
Do you know how to configure Amanda for tapes? If so, just set it up
that way, but use chg-multi for your tape changer (tpchanger option in
amanda.conf) and add lines similar to this to your chg-multi.conf file:
slot 1 file:/mnt/zip/tape1
slot 2 file:/mnt/zip/tape2
slot 3 file:/mnt/zip/tape3
slot 4 file:/mnt/zip/tape4
slot 5 file:/mnt/zip/tape5
Create a filesystem on each zip disk, and make a directory on each, such
as 'tapeX' or 'backupX' or whatever.
Mount each zip disk and use 'amlabel' just like you would a tape:
amlabel <config> 'tapeX'
Then just mount each the required zip disk before running 'amdump'
It's very slick actually. Much easier to configure in the newest
version than in the older ones.
If you need more help with it, feel free to contact me at
amv@sbsalaska.com.
Good luck!
On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 20:23, Barsalou wrote:
> I would like to use amanda on my workstation but do not have a Tape
> drive.
>
> I do however, have a zip disk.
>
> Can anyone give me some hints on how to configure amanda to do this?
>
> Mike
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