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** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amgtar.8.html amgtar]: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR program. | ** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amgtar.8.html amgtar]: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR program. | ||
** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amstar.8.html amstar]: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition. | ** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amstar.8.html amstar]: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition. | ||
** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amsamba.8.html amsamba]: Use smbclient to backup CIFS share. | |||
** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amzfs-sendrecv.8.html amzfs-sendrecv]: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'. | |||
* [[Script API]]: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the 'amanda-scripts' man page. | * [[Script API]]: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the 'amanda-scripts' man page. | ||
** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amzfs-snapshot.8.html amzfs-snapshot]: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar'application will backup the snapshot. | ** [http://wiki.zmanda.com/man/amzfs-snapshot.8.html amzfs-snapshot]: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar'application will backup the snapshot. |
Revision as of 22:24, 26 January 2009
- Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup program, see the 'amanda-applications' man page.
- amgtar: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR program.
- amstar: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition.
- amsamba: Use smbclient to backup CIFS share.
- amzfs-sendrecv: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'.
- Script API: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the 'amanda-scripts' man page.
- amzfs-snapshot: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar'application will backup the snapshot.
- script-email: Simple script to send email. see 'script-email' man page.
- Changer API v2.0: perl-based changer interface supporting concurrent use of multiple devices and changers.
- currently operating in "compatibility mode," calling old changershell scripts.
- under active development.
- Xfer API: generic library to move and filter data with maximal efficiency
- can read from and write to arbitrary devices, files, etc.
- only used in some applications.
- Amanda archive format: A simple archive format that an application can use to create backup image.
- 'amarchiver' program to manipulate file in amanda archive format.
- Many improvements to report better error message to user.
- amtape subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed.
- Dozens of Amanda perl libraries, with more stable interfaces.
- amgetconf '--client' option to retrieve config from amanda-client.conf on a client.
- Amanda configuration file changes - amanda.conf
- new application-tool section
- new script-tool section
- new device section
- new changer section