Open Source Backup with Amanda

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1 Open Source Backup with Amanda Peninsula Linux Users Group (Jan 2008) Paddy Sreenivasan Copyright 2007 Zmanda, Inc. All rights reserved. 1

2 Amanda network backup and recovery Easy to use Open source and no proprietary data formats Scalable and heterogeneous Designed for backup to disk, tapes, storage grids and optical devices Secure 2

3 Unique features Intelligent scheduling No need to specify a backup schedule Consistent backup windows Open protocols Amanda uses simple request-response protocol on top of TCP/UDP Uses OpenSSH if encryption is required Open data formats Amanda uses platform formats for backup data Data can be restored without Amanda Platform tools for compression and encryption Flexible configuration 3

4 Amanda work in progress Device API Abstraction layer for backup device communication Plugins for Tape, Disks, RAIT, Amazon S3 Part of release Application API Abstraction layer for application backups All current backup programs (GNU tar, dump) will be supported as plugins Under development Transfer architecture (Parallel data transfer) Concurrency and Messaging improvements Use of XML in protocol and messaging 4

5 Amanda work in progress 5

6 Amanda community releases Active developer and user community Open source (Amanda license similar to BSD license) Part of most Linux distributions and Solaris Compatible releases at regular intervals Latest release 2.5.2p1 (2.6.0 release beta is available) More recent builds and Linux packages for released versions available at Amanda documentation is available in Amanda questions? 6

7 Zmanda Company that provides open source backup and recovery products and solutions Active developer and supporter of Open source backup and recovery projects Offers Amanda and ZRM for MySQL enterprise products on an annual subscription basis Services and solutions based on the enterprise products. 7

8 Amanda Enterprise simplifies SysAdmin life Zmanda Management Console a web based service integrated with Zmanda network management and visualization tools for all Amanda tasks Rapid Installer 8

9 ZMC design is based on web technologies Object oriented PHP 5 with MySQL on the backend AJAX with Yahoo Java script libraries 9

10 Amanda enterprise release Amanda Windows Client Back up and restore all file attributes Back up open files No need for external tools (SAMBA or Cygwin) System state backup and restore Zmanda client for Microsoft Exchange, SQL server Solaris x86/sparc Amanda servers Debian/Mac OS X clients Backups to Amazon S3 Security Enhancements Role based access to configuration changes Support for SE Linux HTTPS support 10

11 Windows Client Uses and extends the existing Amanda architecture Provides full support for NTFS (and FAT32) ACLs Extended attributes Open files via VSS Ease of installation Send backup to Amanda server in the usual way Native Windows format (PKZIP) Ability to restore without Amanda tools Typical setup.msi installation Ease of Restore System state backup and restore Virtual templates 11

12 Backup to Amazon S3 Amazon S3 storage Highly reliable and scalable Inexpensive data storage Used by Amazon to run their operations Amanda with S3 backups Ideal offsite storage Disaster recovery solution Streamlined recovery process using Zmanda Management Console 12

13 Security Enhancements Role Based Access Control Limit privileges for some users Administrators and Operators Support for SE Linux Amanda is a protected service OS: RHEL5 / FC 6/7 Support for targeted policy in enforcing mode All this makes Amanda even more secure HTTPS Support All pages now protected by SSL Protects passwords from being snooped or sniffed 13

14 Zmanda Management Console Demo 14

15 Amanda Enterprise Edition Annual subscription with different support levels Zmanda Management Console demo Annual subscription with different support levels Join Zmanda Network for Amanda white papers (free registration) 15