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Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2012-06-18T21:17:08Z

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	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''mkdir restore; cd restore'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''mkdir restore; cd restore'''
	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amrestore -p /dev/nst0 209.87.56.16 /etc \| tar xvf -'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amrestore -p /dev/nst0 209.87.56.16 /etc \| tar xvf -'''
	Or, another ~~example~~ using '''''amfetchdump'''''		Or, another couple of examples using '''''amfetchdump'''''
	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.56 /vservers/sr-hercules01/var/lib/mysql 20120606 \| tar xvf -'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.56 /vservers/sr-hercules01/var/lib/mysql 20120606 \| tar xvf -'''
	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.5 /var/www 20120618 \| tar xvf -'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.5 /var/www 20120618 \| tar xvf -'''

Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2012-06-18T21:16:29Z

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	Or, another example using '''''amfetchdump'''''		Or, another example using '''''amfetchdump'''''
	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.56 /vservers/sr-hercules01/var/lib/mysql 20120606 \| tar xvf -'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.56 /vservers/sr-hercules01/var/lib/mysql 20120606 \| tar xvf -'''
			<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.5 /var/www 20120618 \| tar xvf -'''
	Either command (amrestore or amfetchdump) will output the files and directories in the current folder. You can abort the process at anytime when your file has been recovered (CTRL-C).		Either command (amrestore or amfetchdump) will output the files and directories in the current folder. You can abort the process at anytime when your file has been recovered (CTRL-C).
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Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2012-06-11T15:22:31Z

Restoring Files

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	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''mkdir restore; cd restore'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''mkdir restore; cd restore'''
	<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amrestore -p /dev/nst0 209.87.56.16 /etc \| tar xvf -'''		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amrestore -p /dev/nst0 209.87.56.16 /etc \| tar xvf -'''
			Or, another example using '''''amfetchdump'''''
	~~This process~~ will output the files and directories in the current folder. You can ~~aboard~~ the process at anytime when your file has been recovered (CTRL-C).		<font color=lime>amanda@hostname</font> <font color=blue>~ $</font> '''amfetchdump -d /dev/nst0 -p hurricane 209.87.56.56 /vservers/sr-hercules01/var/lib/mysql 20120606 \| tar xvf -'''
			Either command (amrestore or amfetchdump) will output the files and directories in the current folder. You can abort the process at anytime when your file has been recovered (CTRL-C).
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	If you need multiple tapes, simply rewind (below), eject (below), insert the next tape, and repeat the above '''amrestore''' command.		If you need multiple tapes, simply rewind (below), eject (below), insert the next tape, and repeat the above '''amrestore''' command.

Gordp at 16:44, 23 January 2009

2009-01-23T16:44:09Z

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	How to restore files from an Amanda tape backup.		How to restore files from an Amanda tape backup.

	SSH to musashi or hurricane for recovering files from a machine, and SSH to ~~yamato~~ to recover files from users or projects.		SSH to musashi or hurricane for recovering files from a machine, and SSH to spitfire to recover files from users or projects.

	== Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located ==		== Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located ==

Gordp at 16:43, 23 January 2009

2009-01-23T16:43:46Z

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	How to restore files from an Amanda tape backup.		How to restore files from an Amanda tape backup.

	SSH to musashi for recovering files from a machine, and SSH to yamato to recover files from users or projects.		SSH to musashi or hurricane for recovering files from a machine, and SSH to yamato to recover files from users or projects.

	== Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located ==		== Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located ==
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	'''Note:''' You cannot specify a low-level directory or a file. You have to use the same name that amanda used for the backup - typically a directory. For example, if a user deleted all their Firefox bookmarks/preferences, you '''cannot''' directly try to find '''''/home/~~gordonp~~/.mozilla/firefox/xxx.gord''''', but rather you would have to find '''''/home/gordp'''''. This is because amanda only knows about having backed up '''''/home/gordp'''''.		'''Note:''' You cannot specify a low-level directory or a file. You have to use the same name that amanda used for the backup - typically a directory. For example, if a user deleted all their Firefox bookmarks/preferences, you '''cannot''' directly try to find '''''/home/gordp/.mozilla/firefox/xxx.gord''''', but rather you would have to find '''''/home/gordp'''''. This is because amanda only knows about having backed up '''''/home/gordp'''''.

	== Restoring Files ==		== Restoring Files ==

Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2007-06-14T13:38:04Z

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	If the final destination is a remote-machine, use '''scp''', again with '''-r''' recursive option if you need subdirectories copied over also.		If the final destination is a remote-machine, use '''scp''', again with '''-r''' recursive option if you need subdirectories copied over also.
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	File ownerships will likely be wrong! use '''chown -R ''user:group <directory>''''' to correct this.		File ownerships will likely be wrong! use '''chown -R ''<user:group> <directory>''''' to correct this.
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Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2007-06-14T13:37:43Z

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	If you need multiple tapes, simply rewind (below), eject (below), insert the next tape, and repeat the above '''amrestore''' command.		If you need multiple tapes, simply rewind (below), eject (below), insert the next tape, and repeat the above '''amrestore''' command.
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	Now that the files have been extracted, you can copy them to their final destination. If the final destination is local to the amanda-server where you've just extracted the files, simply use '''cp''', probably with the '''-r''' option to recurse and copy subdirectories.		Now that the files have been extracted, you can copy them to their final destination. If the final destination is local to the amanda-server where you've just extracted the files, simply use '''cp''', probably with the '''-R''' option to recurse and copy subdirectories.
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	If the final destination is a remote-machine, use '''scp''', again with '''-r''' recursive option if you need subdirectories copied over also.		If the final destination is a remote-machine, use '''scp''', again with '''-r''' recursive option if you need subdirectories copied over also.
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			File ownerships will likely be wrong! use '''chown -R ''user:group <directory>''''' to correct this.
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	== Finish Up ==		== Finish Up ==

Gordp: /* Finish Up */

2007-06-14T13:34:19Z

Finish Up

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	== Finish Up ==		== Finish Up ==
	Rewind a tape; as root:		Rewind a tape; as root:
	<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>/ #</font> '''mt -f /dev/st0 rewind''' ''(/dev/nst0 is the '''non'''-rewinding device, although it may rewind anyway)''		<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>/ #</font> '''mt -f /dev/st0 rewind''' ''('''/dev/nst0''' is the '''non'''-rewinding device, although it may rewind anyway)''
	<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>/ #</font> '''mt -f /dev/nst0 eject'''		<font color=red>hostname</font> <font color=blue>/ #</font> '''mt -f /dev/nst0 eject'''

Gordp: /* Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located */

2007-06-14T13:27:35Z

Finding Where the Files you want to Restore are Located

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	2007-05-03 inferno /srv/www 1 Daily03 2 OK		2007-05-03 inferno /srv/www 1 Daily03 2 OK
	2007-05-04 inferno /srv/www 1 Daily04 2 OK		2007-05-04 inferno /srv/www 1 Daily04 2 OK

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			'''Note:''' You cannot specify a low-level directory or a file. You have to use the same name that amanda used for the backup - typically a directory. For example, if a user deleted all their Firefox bookmarks/preferences, you '''cannot''' directly try to find '''''/home/gordonp/.mozilla/firefox/xxx.gord''''', but rather you would have to find '''''/home/gordp'''''. This is because amanda only knows about having backed up '''''/home/gordp'''''.

	== Restoring Files ==		== Restoring Files ==

Gordp: /* Restoring Files */

2007-06-14T13:24:04Z

Restoring Files

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	Looking at the file-listing, you are interested in the '''most-recent''' level0 backup (to begin with), and the most-recent level1. None of the others (ie xxx ) are of any interest at all. We will only use DailyMusashi20, and DailyMusashi25 in the first example; Daily10 and Daily04 in the second example.		Looking at the file-listing, you are interested in the '''most-recent''' level0 backup (to begin with), and the most-recent level1. None of the others (ie xxx ) are of any interest at all. We will only use DailyMusashi20, and DailyMusashi25 in the first example; Daily10 and Daily04 in the second example.
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	If you had level2, level3 or higher, then they would get "layered" on top of the level0 and level1 restores. In this case, you would use the '''most recent''' level2, level3 or higher tapes.		If you had level2, level3 or higher, then they would get "layered" on top of the level0 and level1 restores. In this case, you would use the '''most recent''' level2, level3 or higher tapes.
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