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+Various Information
+
+
+
+Additional information about AMANDA
+
+Here you find various other documents like the AMANDA FAQ, the Top Ten
+Questions and the AMANDA-Wishlist. You can also find the last AMANDA-Survey in
+here (although it still needs formatting ... sorry, Jon ...). The latest
+addition is the "famous" AMANDA-chapter by John R. Jackson.
+Table of Contents
+
+
+ 15._Using_AMANDA
+
+
+ An_Introduction
+
+ AMANDA_Features
+
+ Future_Capabilities_of_AMANDA
+
+ AMANDA_Resources
+
+ Installing_AMANDA
+
+
+ Install_Related_Packages
+
+ Perform_Preliminary_Setup
+
+ Configure_the_AMANDA_Build
+
+ Build_and_Install_AMANDA
+
+ Configuring_AMANDA
+
+ Decide_on_a_Tape_Server
+
+ Decide_Which_Tape_Devices_to_Use
+
+ Decide_Whether_to_Use_Compression
+
+ Decide_Where_the_Holding_Space_Will_Be
+
+ Compute_Your_Dump_Cycle
+
+ Copy_and_Edit_the_Default_Configuration_File
+
+ Configure_the_Holding_Disk
+
+ Configure_Tape_Devices_and_Label_Tapes
+
+ Configure_Backup_Clients
+
+ Test_and_Debug_Setup
+
+
+ Operating_Amanda
+
+
+ Run_amdump
+
+ Read_AMANDA's_Reports
+
+ Monitor_Tape_and_Holding_Disk_Status
+
+ Adding_Tapes_at_a_Particular_Position_in_the_Cycle
+
+ Miscellanous_Operational_Notes
+
+
+ Advanced_AMANDA_Configuration
+
+
+ Adjust_the_Backup_Cycle
+
+ Adjust_Parallelism
+
+ Monitor_for_Possible_Improvements
+
+ Excluding_Files
+
+
+ Restoring_with_AMANDA
+
+
+ Configuring_and_Using_amrecover
+
+ Using_amrestore
+
+ Restoring_Without_AMANDA
+
+
+
+ 16._AMANDA_FAQ
+
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_fail_to_build_on_my_system?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_that_all_disks_failed?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"port_NNN_is_not_secure"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_claim_that_the_tape_is_"not_an_amanda_tape"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"selfcheck_request_timed_out"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amandad.debug_contain_"error_receiving_message"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"access_as_<username>_not_allowed..."?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_report_"ip_address_#.#.#.#"_is_not_in_the_ip
+ list_list_for_<hostname>'?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_say_"cannot_overwrite_active_tape"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amcheck_tell_me_"DUMP_program_not_available"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Which_tape_changer_configuration_should_I_use_in_amanda.conf?
+
+ QUESTION:_Should_I_use_software_or_hardware_compression?
+
+ QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_so_that_it_performs_full_backups
+ on_the_week-end_and_incrementals_on_weekdays?
+
+ 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?
+
+ QUESTION:_How_can_I_configure_AMANDA_for_long-term_archiving?
+
+ QUESTION:_Can_I_backup_separate_disks_of_the_same_host_in_different
+ configurations?
+
+ QUESTION:_Can_AMANDA_span_large_filesystems_across_multiple_tapes?
+
+ QUESTION:_What's_the_difference_between_option_"skip-full"_and
+ "strategy_nofull"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"results_missing"?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amdump_report_"disk_offline"?
+
+ QUESTION:_What_if_amdump_reports_"dumps_way_too_big,_must_skip
+ incremental_dumps"?
+
+ QUESTION:_amdump_reported_"infofile_update_failed"._What_should_I_do?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_AMANDA_sometimes_promote_full_dumps?
+
+ QUESTION:_Why_does_amrecover_report_"no_index_records"_or_"disk_not
+ found"?
+
+ 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?
+
+ QUESTION:_The_man-page_of_dump_says_that_active_filesystems_may_be
+ backed_up_inconsistently._What_does_AMANDA_do_to_prevent_inconsistent
+ backups?
+
+ QUESTION:_Which_version_of_GNU-tar_should_I_use?
+
+
+ 17._Collection_of_the_top_ten_AMANDA_questions._And_answers.
+
+
+ Reason_for_starting_this_list.
+
+ the_DLE-question
+
+ the_localhost-question
+
+ the_friday-tape-question
+
+ the_multiple-dumps-question
+
+ the_mailing-list-question
+
+ the_distro-question
+
+ the_index-question
+
+ the_tapetype-questions
+
+ the_size-question
+
+ the_GUI-question
+
+ the_holding-disk_question
+
+ ...
+
+
+ 18._AMANDA_WISHLIST
+
+ 19._AMANDA_Survey_Results
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