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-The Official AMANDA Documentation
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-Stefan G. Weichinger
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-AMANDA Core Team
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-Table of Contents
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- Abstract
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- Copyright_Information
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- Attributions
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- I._Installation
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- 1._AMANDA_2.4.x_-_System-Specific_Installation_Notes
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- Solaris_2.6
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- Trusted_Solaris
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- SunOS_4.x
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- Ultrix
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- HP/UX
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- Linux
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- Digital_Unix_4
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- Sinix_5.43_(Reliant_Unix)
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- IRIX_(all)
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- IRIX_6
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- IRIX_6.5.x
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- SCO
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- FreeBSD_3.0
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- FreeBSD_4.9
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- FreeBSD_5.1
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- AIX
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- Microsoft_Windows
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- Mac_OS_X
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- 2._AMANDA_Installation_Notes
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- Before_doing_anything
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- Compiling_the_AMANDA_sources
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- Setting_up_your_AMANDA_Configuration
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- Setting_up_the_Tape_Server_Host
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- Set_up_the_Backup_Client_Hosts
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- 3._Excluding
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- Introduction
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- Please_Read
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- Before_We_Begin
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- Choosing_an_exclude_mechanism
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- Exclude_Mechanisms
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- Expression
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- Wildcard_Expansion
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- Troubleshooting
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- Broken_gnutar?
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- The_ps_command_is_your_friend.
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- 4._Indexing_with_AMANDA
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- Database_Format
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- Database_Browsing
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- File_Extraction
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- Protocol_Between_amindexd_and_amrecover
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- Installation_Notes
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- Permissions
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- Changes_from_amindex-1.0
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- Changes_from_amindex-0.3
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- Changes_from_amindex-0.2
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- Changes_from_amindex-0.1
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- Changes/additions_to_2.3.0
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- Known_Bugs
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- 5._Backup_PC_hosts_using_Samba
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- Installation
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- Setup
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- Example
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- Bugs_and_notes
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- 6._Restore
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- II._About_Tapes_and_Changers
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- 7._Tapetypes
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- 8._AMANDA_Tape_Changer_Support
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- Introduction
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- Specifying_a_tape_changer_in_amanda.conf
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- Device-specific_tapechanger_script
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- Slot_names_and_the_"current"_slot
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- Operator_interface
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- How_amdump_interacts_with_the_tape_changer
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- Builtin_tape-changers
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- chg-multi_(formerly_chg-generic)
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- chg-manual_(formerly_no-changer)
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- chg-mtx_(formerly_hp-changer)
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- chg-zd-mtx
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- chg-scsi-chio_(formerly_seagate-changer,_then_chg-chio)
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- chg-scsi_(new_interface,_try_to_drive_a_robot_with_direct
- scsi_commands)
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- chg-chio
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- chg-chs
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- chg-rth
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- chg-juke
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- chg-rait
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- chg-disk
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- chg-iomega
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- chg-null
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- 9._chg-scsi
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- Command_line_options
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- Notes_about_changer.conf
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- AMANDA's_actual_usage_of_chg-scsi
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- Configuration_notes
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- Hacking_notes
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- 10._RAIT_(Redundant_Array_of_Inexpensive_Tape)_Support
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- What_is_a_RAIT?
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- Using_a_RAIT
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- Disaster_Recovery
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- 11._Printing_of_Labels
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- The_New_Feature
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- Labels_provided
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- History
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- How_it_works
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- III._HOWTOs
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- 12._AMANDA_on_Cygwin_HOWTO
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- Install_Cygwin
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- Other_Preparation
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- Compile_AMANDA
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- Configure_Cygwin_files
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- Configure_Windows_System_Files
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- Configure_inetd_to_run_automatically_as_a_service
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- Windows_98/ME
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- Windows_NT/2000/XP
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- Notes_on_AMANDA_backup_options
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- Compression
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- Exclude_Lists
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- Debugging_Files
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- 13._How_to_use_the_AMANDA_file-driver
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- Introduction
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- Possible_Uses
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- Setup
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- Basics
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- Recovery
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- 14._AFS_HOWTO
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- IV._Various_Information
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- 15._Using_AMANDA
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- An_Introduction
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- AMANDA_Features
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- Future_Capabilities_of_AMANDA
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- AMANDA_Resources
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- Installing_AMANDA
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- Install_Related_Packages
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- Perform_Preliminary_Setup
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- Configure_the_AMANDA_Build
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- Build_and_Install_AMANDA
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- Configuring_AMANDA
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- Decide_on_a_Tape_Server
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- Decide_Which_Tape_Devices_to_Use
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- Decide_Whether_to_Use_Compression
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- Decide_Where_the_Holding_Space_Will_Be
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- Compute_Your_Dump_Cycle
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- Copy_and_Edit_the_Default_Configuration_File
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- Configure_the_Holding_Disk
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- Configure_Tape_Devices_and_Label_Tapes
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- Configure_Backup_Clients
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- Test_and_Debug_Setup
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- Operating_Amanda
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- Run_amdump
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- Read_AMANDA's_Reports
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- Monitor_Tape_and_Holding_Disk_Status
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- Adding_Tapes_at_a_Particular_Position_in_the_Cycle
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- Miscellanous_Operational_Notes
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- Advanced_AMANDA_Configuration
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- Adjust_the_Backup_Cycle
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- Adjust_Parallelism
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- Monitor_for_Possible_Improvements
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- Excluding_Files
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- Restoring_with_AMANDA
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- Configuring_and_Using_amrecover
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- Using_amrestore
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- Restoring_Without_AMANDA
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- 16._AMANDA_FAQ
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_fail_to_build_on_my_system?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_that_all_disks_failed?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"port_NNN_is_not_secure"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_claim_that_the_tape_is_"not_an_amanda
- tape"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"selfcheck_request_timed_out"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amandad.debug_contain_"error_receiving
- message"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"access_as_<username>_not
- allowed..."?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"ip_address_#.#.#.#"_is_not_in
- the_ip_list_list_for_<hostname>'?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"cannot_overwrite_active_tape"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_tell_me_"DUMP_program_not_available"?
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- QUESTION:_Which_tape_changer_configuration_should_I_use_in
- amanda.conf?
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- QUESTION:_Should_I_use_software_or_hardware_compression?
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- QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_so_that_it_performs_full
- backups_on_the_week-end_and_incrementals_on_weekdays?
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- QUESTION:_What_if_my_tape_unit_uses_expensive_tapes,_and_I_don't
- want_to_use_one_tape_per_day?_Can't_AMANDA_append_to_tapes?
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- QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_for_long-term_archiving?
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- QUESTION:_Can_I_backup_separate_disks_of_the_same_host_in
- different_configurations?
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- QUESTION:_Can_AMANDA_span_large_filesystems_across_multiple
- tapes?
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- QUESTION:_What's_the_difference_between_option_"skip-full"_and
- "strategy_nofull"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"results_missing"?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"disk_offline"?
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- QUESTION:_What_if_amdump_reports_"dumps_way_too_big,_must_skip
- incremental_dumps"?
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- QUESTION:_amdump_reported_"infofile_update_failed"._What_should_I
- do?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_sometimes_promote_full_dumps?
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- QUESTION:_Why_does_amrecover_report_"no_index_records"_or_"disk
- not_found"?
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- QUESTION:_Ok,_I'm_done_with_testing_AMANDA,_now_I_want_to_put_it
- in_production._How_can_I_reset_its_databases_so_as_to_start_from
- scratch?
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- QUESTION:_The_man-page_of_dump_says_that_active_filesystems_may
- be_backed_up_inconsistently._What_does_AMANDA_do_to_prevent
- inconsistent_backups?
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- QUESTION:_Which_version_of_GNU-tar_should_I_use?
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- 17._Collection_of_the_top_ten_AMANDA_questions._And_answers.
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- Reason_for_starting_this_list.
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- the_DLE-question
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- the_localhost-question
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- the_friday-tape-question
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- the_multiple-dumps-question
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- the_mailing-list-question
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- the_distro-question
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- the_index-question
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- the_tapetype-questions
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- the_size-question
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- the_GUI-question
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- the_holding-disk_question
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- ...
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- 18._AMANDA_WISHLIST
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- 19._AMANDA_Survey_Results
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- V._Technical_Background
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- 20._How_AMANDA_uses_UDP_and_TCP_ports
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- TCP_port_allocation
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- User_TCP_port_range_(--with-tcpportrange)_summary
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- UDP_port_allocation
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- User_UDP_port_range_(--with-udpportrange)_summary
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- Firewalls_and_NAT
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- 21._AMANDA_dumper_API
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- Introduction
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- The_Problem
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- Overview_of_the_API
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- The_`support'_command
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- The_`selfcheck'_command
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- The_`estimate'_and_`estimate-parse'_commands
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- The_`backup'_and_`backup-parse'_commands
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- The_`index-from-output'_and_`index-from-image'_commands
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- The_`restore'_command
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- The_`print-command'_command
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- Conclusion
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- 22._AMANDA_Internals
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- Protocols
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- server_and_amandad_on_client
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- planner_and_driver
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- driver_and_dumper
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- taper(read)_and_taper(write)
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- 23._AMANDA_Event_API
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- Introduction
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- The_API
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- event_register
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- event_release
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- event_loop
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- event_wakeup
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- Data_types
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- event_handle_t
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- event_id_t
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- event_type_t
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- event_fn_t
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- Event_Types
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- EV_READFD
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- EV_WRITEFD
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- EV_SIG
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- EV_TIME
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- EV_WAIT
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- 24._AMANDA_Security_API
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- Introduction
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- The_Problem
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- The_API
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- protocol_packet_transmission_functions
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- stream_functions
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- Data_Types
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- security_driver_t
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- security_handle_t
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- security_stream_t
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- security_status_t
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- SECURITY_DRIVERS
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- name
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- connect
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- accept
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- close
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- sendpkt
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- recvpkt
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- recvpkt_cancel
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- stream_server
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- stream_accept
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- stream_client
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- stream_close
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- stream_auth
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- stream_id
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- stream_write
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- stream_read
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- stream_read_cancel
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- 25._Virtual_Tape_API
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- 26._Using_Kerberos_with_AMANDA
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- AMANDA_2.5.0_-_KERBEROS_v4_SUPPORT_NOTES
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- Configuration
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- Installation
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- conf_file
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- AMANDA_2.5.0_-_KERBEROS_v5_SUPPORT_NOTES
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- Building
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- Installation
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- conf_file
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- Destination_Host_Permissions_file
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- VI._Historical_files
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- 27._Response_to_CPIO_Security_Notice_Issue_11:
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- Affected_Versions
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- Workaround
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- Acknowledgements
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- 28._Upgrade_Issues
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- 29._What_once_was_new
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- What's_new_in_AMANDA_2.3
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- Indexing_backups_for_easier_restore
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- Samba_Support
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- GnuTar_Support
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- Multiple_backups_in_parallel_from_one_client_host
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- Multiple_tapes_in_one_run
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- Bottleneck_determination
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- 2_Gb_limit_removed
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- amadmin_import/export
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- What's_new_in_AMANDA_2.2
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- Client_side_setup_has_changed
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- Version_suffixes_on_executables
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- Kerberos
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- Multiple_holding_disks
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- Remote_self-checks
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- mmap_support
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- gzip_support
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- Mount_point_names_in_disklist
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- Initial_tape-changer_support_included
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- Generic_tape_changer_wrapper_script
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- New_command_amtape
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- Changer_support_added_to_command_amlabel
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- Tape_changer_support_improved
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- A_few_words_about_multi-tape_runs
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- Big_planner_changes
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- Level-0_dumps_allowed_with_no_tape
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- 30._Multitape_support_in_AMANDA_2.2
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- Introduction
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- New_Planner_Algorithm
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- Time
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- Full_Backups
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- Schedule_Balancing
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- Overwrite_Detection
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- Taper_Algorithm
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- Choosing_a_tape
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- End_of_tape_handling
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- Tape_Format_Changes
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- Tapelist_File_Changes
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- 31._Thoughts_about_a_Strategy_API
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- 32._Y2K_Compliancy
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- 33._Usage_of_floppy_tape_drives_on_Linux
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- VII._References
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- 34._Web_Ressources
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- 35._The_AMANDA_Manual_Pages.
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- Index
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-List of Tables
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- 4.1. Protocol_between_amindexd_and_amrecover
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- 19.1. Operating_Systems_Running_on_AMANDA_Server_Hosts
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-List of Examples
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- 15.1. A_C_Program_to_Check_the_AMANDA_Service_Numbers
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