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Revision as of 16:22, 30 May 2007
This section lists frequent questions about Amanda by users who are unfamiliar with how it works. If you have installed Amanda and are having trouble, you may also want to check the Troubleshooting section.
Concepts
Amanda doesn't work like other backup programs. Users who are new to Amanda are often confused by these fundamental differences.
- FAQ:How do I make Amanda do full backups on weekends and incrementals during the week?
- FAQ:How can I configure Amanda for long-term archiving?
- FAQ:Why does Amanda not append to a tape?
- FAQ:How do I back up a partition that won't fit on a tape?
- FAQ:Why does Amanda sometimes promote full dumps?
- FAQ:What is the difference between "skip-full" and "strategy nofull"?
Terminology
Backup Programs
Amanda can interface with an array of backup programs to actually fetch teh data from the target system.