07-29-2009
ufsdump/ufsrestore is native and works well for ufs file systems. Amanda uses the native tools, so they fit together just fine. If you want to do file system snapshots before doing ufsdump from within Amanda, see
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Bac...yk.27s_Example.
However, if you are using zfs file systems, the game plan changes. ufsdump is not applicable. There isn't what I would call a perfect solution, but with Amanda, you have options. See
Comprehensive Backup and Recovery for ZFS filesystems Zmanda Team Blog. I really like zfs, and have set up a J4200 with raidz2 and hot spares quite easily. But then I had to decide how to deal with backups.
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amanda-applications
AMANDA-APPLICATIONS(7) Miscellanea AMANDA-APPLICATIONS(7)
NAME
amanda-applications - Application-api for amanda
DESCRIPTION
Describe how to use application with Amanda
APPLICATIONS
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.
o amgtar(8), - use GNU Tar to backup and restore data.
o ampgsql(8), - use PostgreSQL's continuous WAL archiving.
o amraw(8), - use open and read to read the data.
o amsamba(8), - use smbclient to backup and restore data.
o amstar(8), - use star to backup and restore data.
o amsuntar(8), - use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data.
o amzfs-sendrecv(8), - use zfs to create a snapshot and use 'zfs send' to generate the backup.
o amzfs-snapshot(8), - use zfs to create a snapshot and for use with other applications (e.g. amgtar)
DEFINING APPLICATIONS
An application is defined in amanda.conf(5) as follows:
define application-tool $appconfigname {
plugin "$pluginname"
property "$PROPERTY_NAME" "$PROPERTY_VALUE"
...
}
and then referenced in a dumptype as
define dumptype $dumptypename {
...
program "APPLICATION"
application "$appconfigname"
}
Application properties, like Amanda configuration parameters, are insensitive to case, and - (dash) and _ (underscore) may be used
interchangeably.
See the individual plugin documentation for properties applicable to each plugin.
SEE ALSO
amanda(8), amanda.conf(5)
The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
AUTHORS
Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
Amanda 3.3.3 01/10/2013 AMANDA-APPLICATIONS(7)