With Centos 6 comes many possible server configurations to choose from. One of which is a backup server. The Centos 6 Backup Server contains packages needed to server as a backup host. In particular it utilizes the AMANDA tool which is generally used for tape archival, but doesn’t necessarily need to be. Using yum to install the “Backup Server” group it will not only install AMANDA, but also it’s prerequisites.
[root@computer ~]# yum groupinstall "Backup Server" .... ================================================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================================= Installing: amanda-server i686 2.6.1p2-7.el6 base 468 k Installing for dependencies: amanda i686 2.6.1p2-7.el6 base 544 k mailx i686 12.4-6.el6 base 224 k perl i686 4:5.10.1-115.el6 base 9.7 M perl-Module-Pluggable i686 1:3.90-115.el6 base 36 k perl-Pod-Escapes i686 1:1.04-115.el6 base 29 k perl-Pod-Simple i686 1:3.13-115.el6 base 208 k perl-libs i686 4:5.10.1-115.el6 base 589 k perl-version i686 3:0.77-115.el6 base 48 k xinetd i686 2:2.3.14-29.el6 base 121 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================================= Install 10 Package(s) Upgrade 0 Package(s) Total download size: 12 M Installed size: 34 M
As you can see the package requirements are minimal and should be easily installed without much conflict or unexpected results. Configure your amanda-server to back up on a nightly basis and protect your data and computer integrity.
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