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  For Windows client from [http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php Zmanda downloads] page, see Amanda [[Windows client]] installation instructions.  
  '''For Windows client from [http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php Zmanda downloads] page, see Amanda [[Zmanda Windows client|Windows Client]] installation instructions.'''


==Installation directories==
==Installation directories==
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|Amanda commands||/usr/sbin||amadmin, amrecover
|Amanda commands||/usr/sbin||amadmin, amrecover
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|Amanda internal binaries||/usr/lib/amanda||amandad, driver (libexec directory)
|Amanda internal binaries||/usr/libexec/amanda||amandad, driver (libexec directory)
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|Amanda libraries||/usr/lib||libamanda.a, libamclient.a
|Amanda libraries||/usr/lib||libamanda.a, libamclient.a
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==amandates file==
==amandates file==


<tt>/var/amanda/amandates</tt> is automatically created as part of the post-installation script
<tt>/var/amanda/amandates</tt> is automatically created as part of the post-installation script.


==.amandahosts file==
==.amandahosts file==
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gnutar-lists directory is created in "/etc" directory and is owned by Amanda user "amandabackup"
gnutar-lists directory is created in "/etc" directory and is owned by Amanda user "amandabackup"


==Solaris package dependencies==
Amanda server and client packages for Solaris 10 and Open Solaris have dependencies on packages from [https://library.network.com/CatalogQueryServer/ Solaris blastwave] site.
* glib2-2.14.2-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* gtar-1.15.91,REV=2006.07.26-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* readline-5.0,REV=2005.06.07-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* curlrt-7.18.0,REV=2008.01.28-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* libnet-1.0.2,REV=2004.04.08_rev=a-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* sasl-2.1.22,REV=2007.06.19-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
Above packages have other dependencies. These are listed below.
* openssl_rt-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* libidn-0.5.19,REV=2006.01.02-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* zlib-1.2.3,REV=2007.05.12-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* openssl-0.9.8g,REV=2008.03.22_rev=g-SunOS5.8-all-CSW.pkg.gz
* openssl_utils-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* openssl_devel-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* berkeleydb4-4.2.52,REV=2008.02.23_rev=p5-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
* libsunmath-2007.08.04-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz


==Quick configuration using Zmanda packages==
==Quick configuration using Zmanda packages==


Zmanda website has a [http://amanda.zmanda.com/quick-backup-setup.html white paper] on how to install, configure, do backups and recovery using Amanda in 15 minutes.
Zmanda website has a [http://amanda.zmanda.com/quick-backup-setup.html white paper] on how to install, configure, do backups and recovery using Amanda in 15 minutes.

Revision as of 22:10, 11 September 2008

For Windows client from Zmanda downloads page, see Amanda Windows Client installation instructions. 

Installation directories

Directory Examples
Amanda commands /usr/sbin amadmin, amrecover
Amanda internal binaries /usr/libexec/amanda amandad, driver (libexec directory)
Amanda libraries /usr/lib libamanda.a, libamclient.a
Amanda local/shared state directory /var/lib/amanda gnutar-lists
Amanda man pages /usr/share/man

Installation logs

Installation logs are created in /var/log/amanda directory. All Amanda package installation errors are logged in this log file.

Amanda user

Amanda packages create "amandabackup" user as the Amanda user. All the installed binaries have "amandabackup" as the owner and "disk" as the group name. The "amandabackup" user account is locked till the system administrator sets the password for the user. The Amanda user "amandabackup" home directory will be /var/lib/amanda.

amandates file

/var/amanda/amandates is automatically created as part of the post-installation script.

.amandahosts file

Default .amandahosts file is created in /etc directory and it is owned by Amanda user "amandabackup". The contents of the file are:

localhost.localnet        amandabackup
localhost.localnet        root

gnutar-lists

gnutar-lists directory is created in "/etc" directory and is owned by Amanda user "amandabackup"

Solaris package dependencies

Amanda server and client packages for Solaris 10 and Open Solaris have dependencies on packages from Solaris blastwave site.

  • glib2-2.14.2-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • gtar-1.15.91,REV=2006.07.26-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • readline-5.0,REV=2005.06.07-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • curlrt-7.18.0,REV=2008.01.28-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • libnet-1.0.2,REV=2004.04.08_rev=a-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • sasl-2.1.22,REV=2007.06.19-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz

Above packages have other dependencies. These are listed below.

  • openssl_rt-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • libidn-0.5.19,REV=2006.01.02-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • zlib-1.2.3,REV=2007.05.12-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • openssl-0.9.8g,REV=2008.03.22_rev=g-SunOS5.8-all-CSW.pkg.gz
  • openssl_utils-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • openssl_devel-0.9.8,REV=2007.12.26_rev=g-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • berkeleydb4-4.2.52,REV=2008.02.23_rev=p5-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz
  • libsunmath-2007.08.04-SunOS5.8-i386-CSW.pkg.gz

Quick configuration using Zmanda packages

Zmanda website has a white paper on how to install, configure, do backups and recovery using Amanda in 15 minutes.