Zmanda Mac OS X Client is certified Amanda network backup software, tested and supported by Zmanda. This document has been prepared in conjunction with the Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.0 release.
Amanda Enterprise Edition Mac OS X Client packages are available for the following platforms from the Zmanda network downloads page:
This document discusses the Amanda Enterprise Edition Mac OS X Client installation, configuration and verification procedures. Please refer to Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.0 ZMC User's Guide for information on how to install and configure the Amanda server. All Amanda Enterprise Edition features discussed in Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.0 ZMC User's Guide also apply to Mac OS X clients.
To install the client, follow these steps:
Assign a password to the amandabackup user that was created the client install. This user on the Mac OS X client can be used for command line operations.
You can add the Mac OS X machine to the backup set using Zmanda Management Console. Use the Backup -> What page in the Zmanda management console to configure the Mac OSX client. You will need to specify the client name and the directories to back up.
Log on the Amanda Mac OS X Client as root, then recover files from the backup. Run the
zmrecovercommand to recover the files to a temporary directory on the Amanda client.
# zmrecover TestConfig -s Amanda_server_name -t Amanda_server_name
If the ssh method of restore is used (which will be necessary in the circumstances listed here), restoring to Mac OS X client using Zmanda Management Console requires Administrative user with privileges to write to the client.
This user name should be provided in the Restore->What page of Zmanda Management Console during the restore process. The following screen shows how to create "zmanda-admin" Administrative user on Mac OS X.
5. Compare the recovered files to the original files on the Amanda client.
6. If you find any problems, check the debug log files in /tmp/amanda directory on the Amanda Mac OS X client.
The Amanda Enterprise 3.0 Mac OS X client is compatible with Amanda servers running Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.0.
Successfully upgrading from a self-compiled version of the Amanda client to Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.0 depends on the compile-time configuration parameters. Some configuration changes may be required to compile and upgrade. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in upgrading to the Amanda Enterprise 3.0 Mac OS X client.