NAME

       amanda-applications - Application-api for amanda

DESCRIPTION

       Describe how to use application with Amanda

APPLICATIONS

       This section lists the applications included with Amanda. See the individual man pages for
       instructions on using them. For complete How-To information, consult the Amanda wiki at
       http://wiki.zmanda.com.

       •   amgtar(8), - use GNU Tar to backup and restore data.

       •   ampgsql(8), - use PostgreSQL's continuous WAL archiving.

       •   amraw(8), - use open and read to read the data.

       •   amsamba(8), - use smbclient to backup and restore data.

       •   amstar(8), - use star to backup and restore data.

       •   amsuntar(8), - use native tar on Solaris to backup and restore data.

       •   amzfs-sendrecv(8), - use zfs to create a snapshot and use 'zfs send' to generate the
           backup.

       •   amzfs-snapshot(8), - use zfs to create a snapshot and for use with other applications
           (e.g. amgtar)

DEFINING APPLICATIONS

       An application is defined in amanda.conf(5) as follows:

       define application-tool $appconfigname {
          plugin "$pluginname"
          property "$PROPERTY_NAME" "$PROPERTY_VALUE"
          ...
       }
       and then referenced in a dumptype as

       define dumptype $dumptypename {
          ...
          program "APPLICATION"
          application "$appconfigname"
       }

       Application properties, like Amanda configuration parameters, are insensitive to case, and
       - (dash) and _ (underscore) may be used interchangeably.

       See the individual plugin documentation for properties applicable to each plugin.

SEE ALSO

       amanda(8), amanda.conf(5)

       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHORS

       Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

       Dustin J. Mitchell <dustin@zmanda.com>
           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)