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.\"     Title: amanda-applications
.\"    Author: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
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.\"      Date: 12/14/2010
.\"    Manual: Miscellanea
.\"    Source: Amanda 3.2.1
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "AMANDA\-APPLICATIONS" "7" "12/14/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.1" "Miscellanea"
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.SH "NAME"
amanda-applications \- Application\-api for amanda
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Describe how to use application with Amanda
.SH "APPLICATIONS"
.PP
This section lists the applications included with Amanda\&. See the individual man pages for instructions on using them\&. For complete How\-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at http://wiki\&.zmanda\&.com\&.
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamgtar\fR(8),
\- use GNU Tar to backup and restore data\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBampgsql\fR(8),
\- use PostgreSQL\'s continuous WAL archiving\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamraw\fR(8),
\- use open and read to read the data\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamsamba\fR(8),
\- use smbclient to backup and restore data\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamstar\fR(8),
\- use star to backup and restore data\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamsuntar\fR(8),
\- use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamzfs-sendrecv\fR(8),
\- use zfs to create a snapshot and use \'zfs send\' to generate the backup\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fBamzfs-snapshot\fR(8),
\- use zfs to create a snapshot and for use with other applications (e\&.g\&. amgtar)
.RE
.SH "DEFINING APPLICATIONS"
.PP
An application is defined in
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
as follows:
.sp
.nf
define application\-tool $appconfigname {
   plugin "$pluginname"
   property "$PROPERTY_NAME" "$PROPERTY_VALUE"
   \&.\&.\&.
}
.fi
and then referenced in a dumptype as
.sp
.nf
define dumptype $dumptypename {
   \&.\&.\&.
   program "APPLICATION"
   application "$appconfigname"
}
.fi
.PP
Application properties, like Amanda configuration parameters, are insensitive to case, and
\-
(dash) and
_
(underscore) may be used interchangeably\&.
.PP
See the individual plugin documentation for properties applicable to each plugin\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBamanda\fR(8),
\fBamanda.conf\fR(5)
.PP
The Amanda Wiki:
: http://wiki.zmanda.com/
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBJean\-Louis Martineau\fR <\&martineau@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE
.PP
\fBDustin J\&. Mitchell\fR <\&dustin@zmanda\&.com\&>
.RS 4
Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)
.RE