2 Part IV. Various Information
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12 Additional information about AMANDA
14 Here you find various other documents like the AMANDA FAQ, the Top Ten
15 Questions and the AMANDA-Wishlist. You can also find the last AMANDA-Survey in
16 here (although it still needs formatting ... sorry, Jon ...). The latest
17 addition is the "famous" AMANDA-chapter by John R. Jackson.
28 Future_Capabilities_of_AMANDA
35 Install_Related_Packages
37 Perform_Preliminary_Setup
39 Configure_the_AMANDA_Build
41 Build_and_Install_AMANDA
45 Decide_on_a_Tape_Server
47 Decide_Which_Tape_Devices_to_Use
49 Decide_Whether_to_Use_Compression
51 Decide_Where_the_Holding_Space_Will_Be
53 Compute_Your_Dump_Cycle
55 Copy_and_Edit_the_Default_Configuration_File
57 Configure_the_Holding_Disk
59 Configure_Tape_Devices_and_Label_Tapes
61 Configure_Backup_Clients
73 Monitor_Tape_and_Holding_Disk_Status
75 Adding_Tapes_at_a_Particular_Position_in_the_Cycle
77 Miscellanous_Operational_Notes
80 Advanced_AMANDA_Configuration
83 Adjust_the_Backup_Cycle
87 Monitor_for_Possible_Improvements
95 Configuring_and_Using_amrecover
99 Restoring_Without_AMANDA
106 QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_fail_to_build_on_my_system?
108 QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_that_all_disks_failed?
110 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"port_NNN_is_not_secure"?
112 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_claim_that_the_tape_is_"not_an_amanda_tape"?
114 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"selfcheck_request_timed_out"?
116 QUESTION:_Why_does_amandad.debug_contain_"error_receiving_message"?
118 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"access_as_<username>_not_allowed..."?
120 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"ip_address_#.#.#.#"_is_not_in_the_ip
121 list_list_for_<hostname>'?
123 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"cannot_overwrite_active_tape"?
125 QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_tell_me_"DUMP_program_not_available"?
127 QUESTION:_Which_tape_changer_configuration_should_I_use_in_amanda.conf?
129 QUESTION:_Should_I_use_software_or_hardware_compression?
131 QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_so_that_it_performs_full_backups
132 on_the_week-end_and_incrementals_on_weekdays?
134 QUESTION:_What_if_my_tape_unit_uses_expensive_tapes,_and_I_don't_want
135 to_use_one_tape_per_day?_Can't_AMANDA_append_to_tapes?
137 QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_for_long-term_archiving?
139 QUESTION:_Can_I_backup_separate_disks_of_the_same_host_in_different
142 QUESTION:_Can_AMANDA_span_large_filesystems_across_multiple_tapes?
144 QUESTION:_What's_the_difference_between_option_"skip-full"_and
147 QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"results_missing"?
149 QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"disk_offline"?
151 QUESTION:_What_if_amdump_reports_"dumps_way_too_big,_must_skip
154 QUESTION:_amdump_reported_"infofile_update_failed"._What_should_I_do?
156 QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_sometimes_promote_full_dumps?
158 QUESTION:_Why_does_amrecover_report_"no_index_records"_or_"disk_not
161 QUESTION:_Ok,_I'm_done_with_testing_AMANDA,_now_I_want_to_put_it_in
162 production._How_can_I_reset_its_databases_so_as_to_start_from_scratch?
164 QUESTION:_The_man-page_of_dump_says_that_active_filesystems_may_be
165 backed_up_inconsistently._What_does_AMANDA_do_to_prevent_inconsistent
168 QUESTION:_Which_version_of_GNU-tar_should_I_use?
171 17._Collection_of_the_top_ten_AMANDA_questions._And_answers.
174 Reason_for_starting_this_list.
178 the_localhost-question
180 the_friday-tape-question
182 the_multiple-dumps-question
184 the_mailing-list-question
190 the_tapetype-questions
196 the_holding-disk_question
203 19._AMANDA_Survey_Results
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