amadmin

amadmin config command [args]

amadmin is the administrative interface for Amanda (Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver), an open-source backup solution. It performs interactive maintenance on a backup configuration: forcing full dumps, inspecting the backup database, and querying where past dumps were stored.The first argument is always the configuration name, followed by a subcommand. amadmin operates on Amanda's own database and schedule; it does not run backups itself (use amdump) or label volumes (use amlabel).

config

Dump the full internal representation of the configuration in text format

Show the current information Amanda has recorded for hosts and disks

List the disklist entries Amanda will back up

Force a full backup of the host or disk on the next run

Undo a previous force request

Remove a host or disk from the Amanda database (does not change the disklist file)

Show how full backups are balanced across the run cycle

Show which volumes hold the dumps for the given hosts and disks

/etc/amanda/<config>/amanda.conf

Main Amanda configuration file defining backup schedules, tape types, and holding disks.

Lists hosts and disks to be backed up for a given configuration.

Requires Amanda to be properly installed and configured. Some operations require appropriate permissions. Changes affect the next scheduled backup run.

Amanda was developed at the University of Maryland starting in 1991. It became one of the most widely used open-source backup solutions for Unix systems, with amadmin providing its administrative interface.

amcheck(8), amdump(8), amrecover(8)

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