Thank you to all for you answers. I think at this point, it's all over but the
actual implementation.
I'm using Suse 9.1 with a Quantum SDLT320, in case you're all curious.
Regards,
Darren Landrum
Montrose County IT
On Wednesday 25 August 2004 12:24 pm, Frank Smith wrote:
> --On Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:32:07 -0600 Darren Landrum
<dlandrum AT co.montrose.co DOT us> wrote:
> > I am in charge of seeting up a new backup server for the County of
> > Montrose, CO. My boss has asked me to put together a system that will
> > allow us to buffer a restore job (say, grabbing a file from tape) before
> > sending the file back to its proper place on a server.
> >
> > The reason he feels this is necessary is so we can look at a file
> > restored from tape before we destroy anything that might be on the server
> > proper. That way, it can be confirmed by the user that this is indeed the
> > file(s) they need restored before we commit to the final action.
> >
> > Is Amanda capable of this kind of operation?
>
> I almost always use Amanda this way, restoring into a scratch directory
> and then moving the files to where they need to go.
>
> Frank
>
> > Thank you very much for your time.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Darren Landrum
> > Montrose County IT
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