2.6.1 features

• Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup program, see the 'amanda-applications' man page.
  • amgtar(8): Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR program.
  • amstar(8): Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition.
  • amsamba(8): Use smbclient to backup CIFS share.
  • amzfs-snapshot(8): 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(7) man page.
  • amzfs-snapshot(8): Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar' application will backup the snapshot.
  • script-email(8): Simple script to send email.
• 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(8) subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed.
• Dozens of Amanda perl libraries, with more stable interfaces.
• amgetconf(8) '--client' option to retrieve config from amanda-client.conf(5) on a client.
• Amanda configuration file changes - amanda.conf(5)
  • new application-tool section
  • new script-tool section
  • new device section
  • new changer section