How To:Migrate from older amanda versions: Difference between revisions

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Sometimes you have to upgrade your backupserver.

This article describes, how to migrate from an old amanda version (amanda-server-2.4.4p2-3) to the current version (amanda-server-2.5.1p3).

The default backup job is e.g. DailySet1.

Amanda store the configuration data for this backup job in /etc/amanda/DailySet1: e.g. /etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf

The Amanda database data for this backup job is stored in /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1.

The file index for backup data is stored in /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo/HOST/DISK.

After 3 years of using amanda 2.4 there was time for updating the whole server.

On a new server with Fedora Core 6 I installed amanda 2.5 with the old DLT-tapedrive.

I configured the new server and tested the backup with a small backupjob.

In /etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf there is to change your basic configuration like

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 == Startpoint ==
-After 3 years of using amanda 2.4  made an systemupdate.
+After 3 years of using amanda 2.4 there was time for updating the whole server.
-I installed amanda 2.5 on an new server with the old DLT-tapedrive and tested the backup with a small backupjob.
+On a new server with Fedora Core 6 I installed amanda 2.5 with the old DLT-tapedrive.
+I configured the new server and tested the backup with a small backupjob.
 In /etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf there is to change your basic configuration like