Amanda is a networked backup system, and this guide sets out
over the course of 30 pages (printed) to explain how to use it. The
author says:
"In the quest for world domination it's important not
to forget your backups. And, in the world of backup software,
Amanda rocks.
Amanda runs from the inetd daemon and can backup multiple
clients to a single backup server. It streams backup data from all
of its clients to a holding disk (or directory) before writing the
data to tape. This has the dual benefit of not only creating a
backup if you forget to change the tape but also accelerating the
entire backup process itself. With a Quantum DLT 8000 tape drive, I
commonly backed up about 12GB/hour from 13 servers (and this was
with no tuning whatsoever. My restores were fast as hell as
well.)"
