Comments on: Easy Backups with AMANDA http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Maria http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-142781 Maria Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:15:25 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-142781 You alluatcy make it appear so easy together with your presentation however I find this topic to be really one thing which I believe I’d never understand. It kind of feels too complicated and extremely extensive for me. I am looking forward for your subsequent publish, I will attempt to get the cling of it! You alluatcy make it appear so easy together with your presentation however I find this topic to be really one thing which I believe I’d never understand. It kind of feels too complicated and extremely extensive for me. I am looking forward for your subsequent publish, I will attempt to get the cling of it!

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]]> By: Sneha http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-142543 Sneha Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:09:31 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-142543 Its such as you learn my thutghos! You seem to grasp so much about this, such as you wrote the book in it or something. I feel that you could do with some % to pressure the message home a little bit, but other than that, this is excellent blog. An excellent read. I will definitely be back. Its such as you learn my thutghos! You seem to grasp so much about this, such as you wrote the book in it or something. I feel that you could do with some % to pressure the message home a little bit, but other than that, this is excellent blog. An excellent read. I will definitely be back.

]]> By: clowenstein http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4092 clowenstein Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4092 Minor quibble: I think there is a word missing in the next-to-last paragraph, which begins "You can now use to perform a backup."<br /> <br /> Comment on the whole series: It would be nice to have a "printer-friendly" option. Minor quibble: I think there is a word missing in the next-to-last paragraph, which begins “You can now use to perform a backup.”

Comment on the whole series: It would be nice to have a “printer-friendly” option.

]]> By: maltamir http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4093 maltamir Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4093 I complement you on a well-written article, and I like to see more of these HOW-TO type articles. Unfortunately, all I ever hear about is Amanda, and "easy" here obviously doesn't mean user-friendly. If I want a command-line, open-source, file-level backup, I'll just write a tar archive to an NFS mount. I'd like see more on other solutions that do Adaptable System Recovery for Linux, rather than just file-level backup and restore. I complement you on a well-written article, and I like to see more of these HOW-TO type articles. Unfortunately, all I ever hear about is Amanda, and “easy” here obviously doesn’t mean user-friendly. If I want a command-line, open-source, file-level backup, I’ll just write a tar archive to an NFS mount. I’d like see more on other solutions that do Adaptable System Recovery for Linux, rather than just file-level backup and restore.

]]> By: dragin33 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4094 dragin33 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4094 I tried to setup Amanada to backup a windows server from a linux server and it was a disaster. Gave it up.. I tried to setup Amanada to backup a windows server from a linux server and it was a disaster. Gave it up..

]]> By: mahaavedha http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4095 mahaavedha Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4095 Much as i would appreciate Amanda, I am forced to stick with Veritas Netbackup because NDMP support is not available with any of the open source backup programs.. Strange given the fact that NDMP is an open standard. Much as i would appreciate Amanda, I am forced to stick with Veritas Netbackup because NDMP support is not available with any of the open source backup programs.. Strange given the fact that NDMP is an open standard.

]]> By: kern http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4096 kern Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4096 NDMP may be an "open standard", but it is not Open Source. The sample code is proprietary code licensed by NetApp and Legato. Some time ago, a few very knowledgeable people looked at the NDMP API and informed us (Bacula) that it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for an Open Source program to interface to it.<br /> <br /> If you can get the FSF to agree that NDMP is compatible with the GPL license, then you may have a point, otherwise, please realize "open" standard does not necessarily mean Open Source compatible. NDMP may be an “open standard”, but it is not Open Source. The sample code is proprietary code licensed by NetApp and Legato. Some time ago, a few very knowledgeable people looked at the NDMP API and informed us (Bacula) that it would be very difficult, if not impossible, for an Open Source program to interface to it.

If you can get the FSF to agree that NDMP is compatible with the GPL license, then you may have a point, otherwise, please realize “open” standard does not necessarily mean Open Source compatible.

]]> By: johngalt http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4097 johngalt Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4097 Zamanda has windows clients I believe...<br /> <br /> I generally always go for a handwritten script but amanda can be useful if set up right... Zamanda has windows clients I believe…

I generally always go for a handwritten script but amanda can be useful if set up right…

]]> By: nanite http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4098 nanite Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4098 I had a look at Amanda and Zamanda, I also tied to configure an alpha Amanda webmin plugin, but could not get it to work. Command line Amanda worked ok but was kind of prehistoric. <br /> <br /> I then looked at backuppc with its web based console, once set-up it was brilliant. If you want a web based backup system that can backup Linux, Windows and Mac have a look at backuppc. I had a look at Amanda and Zamanda, I also tied to configure an alpha Amanda webmin plugin, but could not get it to work. Command line Amanda worked ok but was kind of prehistoric.

I then looked at backuppc with its web based console, once set-up it was brilliant. If you want a web based backup system that can backup Linux, Windows and Mac have a look at backuppc.

]]> By: ibh http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4099 ibh Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4099 There are several backup programs for Linux, each with its strengths. What this article doesn't seem to touch on is, what about restore? As in, is Amanda a clearinghouse for UNIX-style backups? Or does it provide some tools that make restores easier?<br /> <br /> maltamir made an important point when he said, <code>If I want a command-line, open-source, file-level backup, I’ll just write a tar archive to an NFS mount.</code> Utilities like fsdump and rsync are powerful tools for this; add <a href="http://packages.debian.org/etch/buffer" rel="nofollow">buffer</a> inline to tar and ssh and you have streaming tape backups.<br /> <br /> What I'm asking, I guess, is, what makes Amanda more useful (read: worth the extra management effort) than a couple of shell scripts? There are several backup programs for Linux, each with its strengths. What this article doesn’t seem to touch on is, what about restore? As in, is Amanda a clearinghouse for UNIX-style backups? Or does it provide some tools that make restores easier?

maltamir made an important point when he said, If I want a command-line, open-source, file-level backup, I’ll just write a tar archive to an NFS mount. Utilities like fsdump and rsync are powerful tools for this; add buffer inline to tar and ssh and you have streaming tape backups.

What I’m asking, I guess, is, what makes Amanda more useful (read: worth the extra management effort) than a couple of shell scripts?

]]> By: ganesh1953 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4100 ganesh1953 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4100 Is there an easy way print these articles? Is there an easy way print these articles?

]]> By: choogendyk http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4101 choogendyk Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4101 "What makes Amanda more useful (read: worth the extra management effort) than a couple of shell scripts?"<br /> <br /> I moved from a fairly complex script of my own to Amanda a couple of years ago. Setting up Amanda wasn't that difficult. Once it was set up, its intelligent planner, parallelism, and fault tollerance have resulted in all my backups being centralized and self managed. I get emails telling me what it has done. I periodically check up on it to see what it is doing. And, if I need to recover something, it is extremely easy.<br /> <br /> When my tape library failed, Amanda continued working. It evaluated available holding disk space and dropped back to incremental only backups. When the tape library was back online, Amanda automatically flushed the incrementals to tape and started scheduling fulls to catch up. I never had to touch Amanda, and I was covered for backups.<br /> <br /> For more advantages or reasons to like Amanda, see <a href="http://blogs.umass.edu/choogend/2007/09/27/ten-things-i-like-about-amanda/" title="Ten Things I Like About Amanda" rel="nofollow">. “What makes Amanda more useful (read: worth the extra management effort) than a couple of shell scripts?”

I moved from a fairly complex script of my own to Amanda a couple of years ago. Setting up Amanda wasn’t that difficult. Once it was set up, its intelligent planner, parallelism, and fault tollerance have resulted in all my backups being centralized and self managed. I get emails telling me what it has done. I periodically check up on it to see what it is doing. And, if I need to recover something, it is extremely easy.

When my tape library failed, Amanda continued working. It evaluated available holding disk space and dropped back to incremental only backups. When the tape library was back online, Amanda automatically flushed the incrementals to tape and started scheduling fulls to catch up. I never had to touch Amanda, and I was covered for backups.

For more advantages or reasons to like Amanda, see .

]]> By: choogendyk http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4102 choogendyk Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7055/#comment-4102 OK, try this again. See <a href="http://blogs.umass.edu/choogend/2007/09/27/ten-things-i-like-about-amanda/" title="Ten Things I Like About Amanda" rel="nofollow">Ten Things I Like About Amanda</a>. OK, try this again. See Ten Things I Like About Amanda.

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