Configuration menu Here you may select the configuration aspect you want to change. 11.. FFIILLLLIINNGG TTHHEE FFIIEELLDDSS CCOORRRREECCTTLLYY There the following aspects to consider while configuring Amanda 11..11.. UUssiinngg tthhee ddeeffaauulltt vvaalluuee oorr nnoott You may fill a field or left it using the internal Amanda default value. A field will use internal defaults when: Left blank Selected as 'undefined' or 'use default'. 11..22.. NNuummeerriicc ffiieellddss'' ssuuffffiixxeess Integer arguments may have one of the following (case insensitive) suffixes, some of which have a multiplier effect: 11..22..11.. bb bbyyttee bbyytteess Some number of bytes. 11..22..22.. gg ggbb ggbbyytteess ggiiggaabbyytteess Some number of gigabytes (bytes*1024*1024*1024). 11..22..33.. kk kkbb kkbbyytteess kkiilloobbyytteess Some number of kilobytes (bytes*1024). 11..22..44.. kkppss kkbbppss Some number of kilobytes per second (bytes*1024). 11..22..55.. mm mmbb mmeegg mmbbyytteess mmeeggaabbyytteess Some number of megabytes (bytes*1024*1024). 11..22..66.. mmppss mmbbppss Some number of megabytes per second (bytes*1024*1024). 11..22..77.. ttaappee ttaappeess Some number of tapes. 11..22..88.. ddaayy ddaayyss Some number of days. 11..22..99.. wweeeekk wweeeekkss Some number of weeks (days*7). 22.. GGeenneerraall This window defines the general configurations. 33.. DDiisskk lliisstt This window defines which disks will be backed up by Amanda. 44.. HHoollddiinngg ddiisskk This window defines the holding disks to be used by Amanda. Holding disks are the ones used for temporary storage buffer before the data being sent to the tape. 55.. DDuummpp ttyyppeess This window defines the dump types to be used by Amanda. Once there are dump types defined, they may be selected in the Disk list configuration. 66.. TTaappee ttyyppeess This window defines the tape types available. Once there's at least one tape type defined, it may be chosen in the General configuration window. 77.. IInntteerrffaacceess This window defines the network interfaces available. Note that these sections define network interface characteristics, not the actual interface that will be used. Nor do they impose limits on the bandwidth that will actually be taken up by Amanda. Amanda computes the bandwidth each file system backup will take based on the estimated size and time, then compares that plus any other running backups with the limit as another of the criteria when deciding whether to start the backup. Once a backup starts, it is free to use as much of the network as it can. Interfaces are referenced from the Disk list configurations.