Request information on multi-volume backup

Hi, I have a doubt on multi-volume backup. Generally Amanda performs backup capacity same as the media can hold. am I correct? Amanda supports multi-volume tape backup means how many tapes it will support for one single operation. Suppose I am having 4 tapes and each one holds 40GB means total

Clarification on source code hierarchy

Hi, I am using 2.5.2p1 version for Amanda. I configured Amanda by executing ./configure --with-user=root --with-user=group. In this case there is no shell script files genereated in sub-directories like amandad-src,tape-src. I executed the make command and found shell scripts are created for

Clarification on source code hierarchy

Hi, I am having one doubt on the source code hierarcy. Can u please give me the details that why two recover source directories are present? I seen two directories for recover source are recover-src and oldrecover-src in 2.5.2p1 version. If I delete oldrecover-src then is there any problem ?

Performance Issue

Hi, I am having one doubt on performance ( CPU utiltization) of Amanda. Suppose If I am doing the backup operation for Amanda, is there any performance issue when the operation is performing? Please help. Thanks Regards, Silpakala __ Do You

Urgent help on amrecover: Error reading line from server: Connection reset by peer

Hi, Please help me to get into the amrecover prompt. I checked for the services using netstat command, services are listening for the port tcp0 0 linux:amandaidx *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 linux:amidxtape *:* LISTEN udp

please help to execute the amrecover program in amanda2.5.0p2 version

Hi, I am using Amanda backup restore software. I am facing one problem to execute amrecover. xinetd services amandaidx,amidxtape are running. If i execute amrecover it is giving the error as : amrecover: Error reading line from server: Connection reset by peer I checked the debug file of

Regarding the script file c file for amandad

Hi, I need one clarification regarding the amandad script file. amandad.c file present in client-src directory,when built amandad executable file generated in .libs ; and when we do make install then this file is moving to /usr/local/libexec. There is one more script file for amandad is

Licensing information

Hi, Please help me out the where i can get the license text for the Amanda backup and restore software. I got the copyright information. Is it the amanda licnese. Please clarify the licensing information. Thanks Regards, Silpakala __ Do You

Difference between the amrestore and amrecover

HI, I need some clarification. I worked on amrestore , which we can retrieve the backup image from holding disk or tape. amrestore /dev/nst0 amrestore holdingdiskname But I didn't understand the amrecover. I feel amrecover is also developed for the same purpose. Why we need two commands for the

Backup for specific files

Hi, I am trying to take the backup for .log/.txt/executable file name. But the planner is not able to provide the estimations. I observed that only we can take the backup for the directories. Why this one is happening? Please provide the details is there any restrictions to provide to take the

chunker ,amandad

Hi, Please help me out in this problem. I seen the socket connection between the chunker and amandad. What is purpose of the socket? Actually I understood that backup data send by the amandad(client) and received by the dumper(server)through the data port. Is it true? How the dumper will

Communication between the chunker and amandad

Hi, Please help me out in this problem. I seen the socket connection between the chunker and amandad. What is purpose of the socket? Actually I understood that backup data send by the amandad(client) and received by the dumper(server)through the data port. Is it true? How the dumper will send

Usage of Shared Memory for Taper

Hi, I seen that shared memory is used in taper program of server code. Why this shared memory is required. What is usage of this ? How amanda is doing the syncronization between the processes ? Please clarify this doubt. Thanks Regards, Silpakala

chunker responsible

Hi, what is the responsibility of the chunker ? Why the socket communication is required between the chunker and amandad? Please clarify these doubts. Thanks Regards, Silpakala __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam

amanda backup status - amstatus

Hi, How to verify how much data backed up? Is there anyway we can figure out from the amdump.1 log file. Please clarify this doubt. Thanks Regards, silpakala __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

Please clarify the socket connection between the dumper and amandad

Hi, Please clarify the TCP socket connection between the dumper and amandad. Let me know which one is acting as a server and client. If we specify the entry in the DLE like this 222.222.222.222 /home root-tar. chunker: stream_accept: connection from 127.0.0.1.45601 dumper: stream_client:

Re: communication between the amanda, dumper

-- other people may help too. ] On 2006-07-10 11:56, silpa kala wrote: Hi, I need some clarification on Amanda Internals. Driver will initiate the chunker process and driver will provide some information to the chunker process like name of the file for holding disk

Graphical User Interface for Amanda

Hi, I am planning to develop the GUI for Amanda using Java swings. I have two options . Please suggest me which one is best. 1.Develop the new application for java and invoke the planner and driver executable.Amanda code need not be touched. 2.Convert the entire server code to Java and adding

dumper, chunker and amandad communication

Hi, I need some clarification on Amanda Internals. Driver will initiate the chunker process and driver will provide some information to the chunker process like name of the file for holding disk, hostname, level, datastamp etc., How the driver will send the information to the chunker? either

communication between the amanda, dumper

Hi, Please clarify me the below statements amandad: try_socksize: send buffer size is 65536 amandad: try_socksize: receive buffer size is 65536 amandad: time 4.786: bind_portrange2: trying port=778 amandad: time 4.786: stream_server: waiting for connection: 0.0.0.0.778 amandad: try_socksize:

Source code hierarchy information

Hi, Anybody help me out to understand the source code.I given the information what i understood. Please correct me if I am wrong. Planner sends the request to the client(amandad)to get the estimation of the backup data. planner module is present at server side and amandad service is present at

Regarding the source code hierarchy

Hi, I am silpakala. I need one help. I want to understand the basic flow of amanda i.e., a. Planner explains about the configuration stuff. b. driver acts as an interface between the planner and dumper/taper. I understood that they are using the socket communication between the planner and

Partial full backup configuration for amanda

Hi, I need some clarification on the usage of the amanda. What parameters need to be congfigured for the partial full backup i.e.,the full backup is divided into according to the dumpcycle and runspercycle. We configured dumpcycle 10 days runspercycle 10 Suppose this is the case,

Re: Partial full backup configuration for amanda

need to be enabled for the partial full backup.Otherwise only dumpcycle and runspercycle is enough. Thanks in advance. Regards, silpakala I seen the amstatus is showing --- Paul Bijnens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2006-05-31 10:50, silpa kala wrote: Hi, I need some