Amanda-Users

Multiple backup groups

2003-06-09 15:51:55
Subject: Multiple backup groups
From: Daniel Bentley <danielb AT qsicorp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 13:49:17 -0600 (MDT)
I'm fairly new to Amanda, having set up hardware configurations, some 
small test backups (including some samba mounts), and generally getting 
things ready for a full transfer over to Amanda (getting away from a bunch 
of custom-made scripts kludged together 4 or so years ago).  Hardware is 
configured and working, backups work, only thing remaining is to get the 
actual backup scheduling hammered out.  Here's what I would like to do:

Groups: A, B, C
Schedule: Mon - Grp. A, Tues - Grp. B, Wed - Grp. C, Thurs - Grp. A, Fri - 
Grp. B, Sat - Grp. C

So far, it looks like I need to create 3 different configurations with 
their appropriate disklists, and their own tapelists (let's call the 
configs QSI1, QSI2, and QSI3).  It would appear when QSI1 runs, that QSI2 
doesn't know what tape QSI1 used (as it keeps it's own history in the QSI1 
file path).  Now, amanda.conf has entries for 'infofile', 'indexdir', etc.  
If I point all 3 configs to one directory for common files, could I then 
'share' the tape tracking and info between them?  Would having 3 different 
'tapelist' files bring up conflicts with tracking?

If anyone else has done something like this or has suggestions on other 
ways I could accomplish what I'd like to do, I'd greatly appreciate 
hearing.  Thanks for your time!

-- 
Daniel Bentley - Network Technician, QSI Corporation (www.qsicorp.com)
chown -R us *base*




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