Computing Resources in ESCI

Unix Software: System: Amanda

Description

Amanda stands for Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver. It allows a system administrator to back up all files on multiple networked machines to one large backup tape.

Location

/usr/site/amanda

Commands

amadmin - perform administrative tasks on Amanda configuration files.
amcheckdb - check Amanda database for tape consistency.
amcleanup - run the Amanda cleanup process after a failure.
amdump - back up all disks in an Amanda configuration.
amflush - flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape.
amlabel - label an Amanda tape
amoverview - display file systems processed by Amanda over time.
amplot - visualize the behavior of Amanda.
amrestore - extract files from an Amanda tape.
amreport - generate a formatted output of statistics for an amdump run.
amrmtape - remove a tape from the Amanda database.
amstatus - give the current state of an Amanda run.
amtape - user interface to Amanda tape changer controls.
amtoc - generate tape table of contents for an Amanda run.

Documentation

Amanda README - general information
Amanda FAQ - frequently asked questions
Additionally, see the individual man pages for the commands listed above for command documentation.

See Also


Questions? Comments? Please contact Mary Cochran.