Amanda-Users

Re: [Amanda-users] 'Idiots Guide' for configuring Amanda on Linux?

2008-10-21 03:08:07
Subject: Re: [Amanda-users] 'Idiots Guide' for configuring Amanda on Linux?
From: Marc Muehlfeld <Marc.Muehlfeld AT medizinische-genetik DOT de>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:59:33 +0200
Hi,

dceola schrieb:
I'm new to these forums, and am also new to Amanda, and still trying
> to learn my way around Linux (i'm using Fedora 7).

Nothing important for your problem, but if you are new to Linux, I guess you like the easy way to keep your system secure and up to date. Maybe think about a newer distribution. The support for F7 ended in June 2008. Current is F9 and F10 should be released at the end of november. If you need a long term support OS, you can use Centos (based on RHEL/Fedora). Each centos release is maintained 7 years.



Unfortunately, i've got to a point where i'm both confused  of what
> i'm doing and unsure of what i should make changes to,
> for my system as compared to what is outlined in that guide.
> (for what it's worth, i made it about halfway through that guide)

What exactly is confusing you?



> If anyone could point me to a how-to guide for setting
> amanda up on linux, with a single scsi tape drive, which
> will be changed manually, i would be very grateful!

The wiki is a good guide to start with:
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Quick_start
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/User_documentation



Regards
Marc

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