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Amanda Enterprise Client packages are available as part of NexentaStor repository. It is includes in NexentaStor 3.1.1 or later.
Amanda Enterprise Client allows users to backups Nexenta file systems and zvols (raw volumes). The Nexenta file systems and zvols are configured on the Amanda Enterprise Server as Solaris file systems in the ZMC Backup What page. All backup methods supported by Solaris client are also supported for data stored on NexentaStor.
Amanda Enterprise can use NexentaStor as the staging area or the final destination for disk backups.
Installation
NexentaStor appliance should be running 3.1.1-6882 (r9488) or greater. Please upgrade the appliance using setup appliance upgrade command to newer version.
- Please note that open source Amanda client should not be installed. Please remove the open source amanda client packages - amanda-common, amanda-server and amanda-client before installing Amanda Enterprise packages.
- Use the following commands to install Amanda Enterprise client packages:
aptitude install amanda-enterprise-backup-client
aptitude install amanda-enterprise-extensions-client
- You can verify that the packages are installed using the following command:
# dpkg -l | grep amanda
ii amanda-enterprise-backup 3.1branch-1nexenta Amanda Enterprise Network Backup and Archiving software
ii amanda-enterprise-extens 3.1branch-1nexenta Amanda Enterprise Network Backup and Archiving Client Extensions
Configuration on NexentaStor
- Add "<Amanda Enterprise backup server name> amandabackup amdump" to /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts file on the NexentaStor appliance.
- Add the following to the /etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf on the NexentaStor appliance:
index_server "<Amanda Enterprise backup server ip address>"
tape_server "<Amanda Enterprise backup server ip address>"
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Please make sure amandabackup user has appropriate privileges to perform ZFS operations
/usr/sbin/usermod -P "Media Backup,ZFS File System Management,ZFS Storage Management" amandabackup
After making these changes, you should be able to add the Nexenta file systems and zvols to a backup set in ZMC Backup What page.