Re: [cobalt-users] installing Amanda & dump

[Mike Kelley <mkelley@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:44 PM 12/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Josh Kuperman wrote:
>
>>I believe amanda recommends using the latest and best version of
>>gnutar, over dump and restore. I installed amanda ages ago, though I'm
>>not running the server on a RaQ, just backing one up!
>>
>>  
>>
>Do you need to install amanda on every server you're backing up or do 
>you just have to install it on the backup server.. the one with the tape?
>
>I'm thinking all I need is a scsi card and I can use another generic 
>server I have set up with SUSE on it. Then I don't have to worry about 
>breaking anything on the Cobalts.
>
>Thanks for the info, though. I'll investigate gnutar and see if that 
>will install.
>
>I'm a bit confused about installing rpms -- do you use the -i switch or 
>the -U? I read that the U was for updating, but seems some people 
>recommend one or the other.
>
>Thanks!
>
>-- 
>Jim D.
>
Hope this helps, it should be close enough for you to get started.
Last spring I installed Amanda version 2.4.2p1 from source on a Qube3 Pro.
Trust me, from source is the best way.  The TBU is a HP SureStore DAT24e,
model number C5653C #ABA attached to the Qube's built-in scsi. Which HP
model can be an important consideration, as I needed to return the
"non-unix" model. 

The good news is that Amanda is relatively easy to compile and install. It
is also a very robust weok. I back up various versions of Solaris, SunOS,
linux, and windoze with it. Excellent support is available on
amanda-users@xxxxxxxxxxx You will need to build the client portion and
server/client on the tape host. gnutar is what was on the qube; use "tar
--help" to see what you have.  
 

Good luck.

Mike Kelley
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