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 3.3 release.
Amanda Enterprise Edition Mac OS X Client packages are available from the Zmanda network downloads page. The list of supported Mac OS X versions is available in the compatibility matrix.
This document discusses the Amanda Enterprise Edition Mac OS X Client installation, configuration and verification procedures. Please refer to Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.3 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 3.3 ZMC User's Guide also apply to Mac OS X clients.
<Amanda Server> amandabackup amdump
You can add the Mac OS X file systems/folders 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. Amanda Enterprise does not cross file system boundaries and thus each file system/partition should be entered as its own entry (separate DLE object)
Extended Attributes under Advanced Options in the Backup What page should not be selected for Mac OS X file systems. Extended attributes (such as Mac OS X resource forks) are backed up by default for Mac OS X and there is no option to turn it off.
If you are restoring to Mac OS X client which has Amanda Enterprise client installed, Use Zmanda Management Console Restore pages. The Restore What page explore window will display both resource forks and actual files in the window. The resource forks start with "._" characters. Both resource fork and the file name for complete file restoration including attributes.
Provide the Mac OS X machine where backups are being restored to in the Destination Host field in Restore Where page. Do not provide Destination User Name.
If you are restoring to a machine that does not Amanda client installed, ssh will be used for restoration. An administrative user on Mac OS X is required for this method and must be provided in Destination User Name field in Restore Where page. The following screen shows how to create "zmanda-admin" Administrative user on Mac OS X. Rest of the restore process is similar.
The Amanda Enterprise 3.3 Mac OS X client is compatible with Amanda servers running Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.3.
Use pkgutil to remove Amanda client packages
sudo pkgutil --forget com.zmanda.amanda_enterprise-backup_client sudo pkgutil --forget com.zmanda.amanda_enterprise_extensions-client
Uninstalling Amanda client software involves moving the software directory to Trash.
/Library/Receipts/amanda_enterprise-backup_client-3.3.pkg /Library/Receipts/amanda_enterprise-extenstions_client-3.3.pkg /Library/Receipts/amanda_enterprise-prerequisites-1.0.pkg
Successfully upgrading from a self-compiled version of the Amanda client to Amanda Enterprise Edition 3.1 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 3.1 Mac OS X client.