Amanda 3.3 configuration in Rhel 6

#Configuring AMANDA 3.3 FOR RHEL 6 SERVER AND CLIENT ,fedora
#first configure dhcp and dns before this
#packages needed are amanda and xinetd
#steps are
#1.setting up the server
#2.setting up the client
#3.verifying the connection
#4.taking the backup
#5.recovering the backup

#package installations
#xinetd packages are available in the package set of the os cd/DVD
#you can get the amanda server and client rpm from Following link

http://www.zmanda.com/downloads/community/Amanda/3.3.2/Redhat_Enterprise_6.0/

#there will be two files one for server and another for client
#amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm
#amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm


#1.setting up the server
#->install the rpm
-------->yum -y install amanda-backup-server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, subscription-manager
Updating Red Hat repositories.
Setting up Install Process
Examining /root/Downloads/amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm: amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64
Marking /root/Downloads/amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package amanda-backup_server.x86_64 0:3.3.2-1.rhel6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
=========================================================
Installing:
amanda-backup_server
x86_64 3.3.2-1.rhel6 /amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64 8.8 M

Transaction Summary
===========================================================
Install 1 Package(s)

Total size: 8.8 M
Installed size: 8.8 M
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : amanda-backup_server-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64 1/1
Amanda installation log can be found in '/var/log/amanda/install.log'.
duration: 196(ms)
Installed products updated.

Installed:
amanda-backup_server.x86_64 0:3.3.2-1.rhel6

Complete!

#-------->set password for the amandabackup user
passwd amandabackup
****
****
#Create a directory for our vtapes, and set its ownership and permissions:

mkdir -p /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1

chown amandabackup:disk /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1

chmod -R 750 /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1

# Change to the amandabackup user:

su – amandabackup

# As amandabackup user, run amserverconfig to create a vtape configuration:
#the backup will be at /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1

-bash-4.1$ amserverconfig DailySet1 –template harddisk –tapedev /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1 –mailto root@localhost –dumpcycle 1week –runspercycle 5 –tapecycle 12 –runtapes 1

Logging to /var/log/amanda/amserverconfig.20120925120547.debug
mkdir /etc/amanda/DailySet1
mkdir /etc/amanda/template.d
/etc/amanda/template.d directory created
/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists directory exists
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/advanced.conf created and updated
mkdir /etc/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo
mkdir /etc/amanda/DailySet1/index
curinfo and index directory created
tapelist file created
disklist file created
Creating custom configuration using templates
custom amanda.conf created
creating vtape directory
amlabel vtapes
mkdir slot1
mkdir slot11
mkdir slot12
changer is reset
/var/lib/amanda/example/xinetd.amandaserver contains the latest Amanda server daemon configuration.
Please merge it to /etc/xinetd.d/amandaserver.
/var/lib/amanda/.ssh/client_authorized_keys created. Please append to /var/lib/amanda/.ssh/authorized_keys file on Amanda clients
DONE.

--------->cp /var/lib/amanda/example/xinetd.amandaserver /etc/xinetd.d/amandaserver
###
#####Go to client machine and install client rpm

####
---->>yum -y install amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm

Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, subscription-manager
Updating Red Hat repositories.
Setting up Install Process
Examining /root/Downloads/amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm: amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64
Marking /root/Downloads/amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package amanda-backup_client.x86_64 0:3.3.2-1.rhel6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
========================================================
Installing:
amanda-backup_client
x86_64 3.3.2-1.rhel6 /amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64 8.2 M

Transaction Summary
===================================================
Install 1 Package(s)

Total size: 8.2 M
Installed size: 8.2 M
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64 1/1
Non-fatal POSTIN scriptlet failure in rpm package amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64
Amanda installation log can be found in '/var/log/amanda/install.log'.
warning: %post(amanda-backup_client-3.3.2-1.rhel6.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 4
uration: 1112(ms)
Installed products updated.

Installed:
amanda-backup_client.x86_64 0:3.3.2-1.rhel6

Complete!


#------------>set password for amandabackup
passwd amandabackup
* * *
* * *

##To recover on a Linux client, you must first specify the tape device on the server to use. In each Linux clients we change the file /etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf. Change this line:

tapedev “tape:/dev/YOUR-TAPE-DEVICE-HERE” # your tape device

to this:

tapedev “file://data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1″ # your tape device

#---------->add the amanda server to clients /etc/hosts
192.168.122.1 server.example.com

###NOW got to server and add the client
##at server.example.com
#we are going to add the client 192.168.122.99 to backup the /root for #client to DailySet1 tapes

----->-bash-4.1$ amaddclient --config DailySet1 --client 192.168.122.99 --diskdev /root --dumptype comp-user-tar



Logging to /var/log/amanda/amaddclient.20120925122047.debug
/etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist updated
updating /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts on server.example.com
Attempting to update /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts on 192.168.122.99
#The authenticity of host '192.168.122.99 (192.168.122.99)' cant be established.
RSA key fingerprint is a3:be:8d:07:a8:f8:0b:af:25:bb:a5:b2:57:55:c5:14.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
#Warning: Permanently added '192.168.122.99' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
#amandabackup@192.168.122.99's password:
amandahosts 100% 72 0.1KB/s 00:00
#amandabackup@192.168.122.99's password:
amandahosts.tmp 100% 112 0.1KB/s #00:00
192.168.122.99:/var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts updated successfully
#Creating amanda-client.conf for 192.168.122.99
Creating /etc/amanda/DailySet1 on 192.168.122.99
#amandabackup@192.168.122.99's password:
#amandabackup@192.168.122.99's password:
amanda-client.conf-192.168.122.99 100% 388 0.4KB/s 00:00
Copy /var/lib/amanda/amanda-client.conf-192.168.122.99 to 192.168.122.99 successfully
File /var/lib/amanda/example/xinetd.amandaclient contains the latest Amanda client daemon configuration.
Please merge it to /etc/xinetd.d/amandaclient.

------>cp /var/lib/amanda/example/xinetd.amandaclient /etc/xinetd.d/amandaclient

##adding client to servers amandahost

---->echo "client99.example.com root amindexd amidxtaped" >> /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts
##adding cliennt to servers /etc/hosts
--->echo "192.168.122.99 client99.example.com" >> /etc/hosts


##
##
##Verifying the connection
##
---->-bash-4.1$ amcheck DailySet1

Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
found in slot 1: volume 'DailySet1-1'
slot 1: volume 'DailySet1-1'
Will write to volume 'DailySet1-1' in slot 1.
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
NOTE: host info dir /etc/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo/192.168.122.99 does not exist
NOTE: it will be created on the next run.
NOTE: index dir /etc/amanda/DailySet1/index/192.168.122.99 does not exist
NOTE: it will be created on the next run.
Server check took 0.189 seconds

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
---------------------------------
Client check: 1 host checked in 2.101 seconds. 0 problems found.

(brought to you by Amanda 3.3.2)


##if its 0 problem found then its correct

####taking the backup
-bash-4.1$ amdump DailySet1

##it will be at /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1/


###
###to recove a file
###
#adding client to servers amandahosts
--->echo "client99.example.com root amindexd amidxtaped" >> /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts

###got to client
# backup will be at /data/amanda/vtape/DailySet1/
as user root
--->>
---->> amrecover DailySet1

AMRECOVER Version 3.1.0. Contacting server on server.example.com …

#to list the back up

amrecover> listdisk
#use set disk to load the folder

amrecover> setdisk /srv/www/htdocs/
# list the file

amrecover> ls
#add the needed file

amrecover> add *
#extract the added files

amrecover> extract

#exiting
amrecover> exit
200 Good bye.