amanda's biggest flaw is... [LWN.net]

amanda's biggest flaw is...

Posted Aug 20, 2004 14:36 UTC (Fri) by tjw.org (guest, #20716)
Parent article: Open-Source Backups Using Amanda (Linux Journal)

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I really like amanda and I've been using it extensively for several years, but searching mailing list archives is painful to say the least.

Other than that, amanda has served me quite well.

One feature that I hope gets added is the ability to span a single dump on multiple tapes. Currently you can't put a filesystem (if doing an fs dump) on the backup if it is bigger that the tape media you are using. Same goes for a single directory that is bigger the tape media (if doing a tar dump).

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amanda's biggest flaw is...

Posted Aug 26, 2004 12:18 UTC (Thu) by fjf33 (subscriber, #5768) [Link]

I used Amanda about 6 years ago when I was responsible for *nix systems in the Engineering department at the university.

If I reemember correctly the feature you ask for ("One feature that I hope gets added is the ability to span a single dump on multiple tapes.") was talked about then as an imporatant priority. I wouldn't hold high hopes. :) On the other hand I was quite happy with it. I found it easier to use than what my fellow Novell/Windows admistrator used (some monster running an NLM in the Novell server controlled with a Windows client).