Amanda-Users

RE: Restore WO Amanda, what am I doing wrong?

2006-03-30 11:40:05
Subject: RE: Restore WO Amanda, what am I doing wrong?
From: "Gordon J. Mills III" <Gordon.Mills AT usa DOT net>
To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:34:07 -0600
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org 
> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Olivier Nicole
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:06 PM
> To: stanb AT panix DOT com
> Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: Re: Restore WO Amanda, what am I doing wrong?
> 
> > So, it's time to get the config files, and maybe indexes off of the 
> > tapes from the faile machine.
> 
> And eventually, like it was suggested some time ago (from a 
> web page that I was directed to for some otherproblem);
> 
>      you should double back-up the indexes, so you can put up a new
>      Amanda machine with little efforts.
> 
> I do that by rsync'ing the indexes to anothermachine and by 
> emailing to me the result of amadmin export after every run 
> of amanda and every amflush.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Olivier
> 

What are the relevant things that need to be double backed up to ease the
recovery of a failed amanda machine?

Regards,
Gordon