Amanda Work Group 7xx Installation Manual

Chapter 13:
Installing the Clients
Installing from Various Platforms
Now that the Amanda Voice Server is up and running properly, you may 
enable each workstation to access [email protected]/DOS by installing 
the Amanda Clients. 
You can install the Amanda Clients by going from desk to desk with the 
installation disks, or you can copy the software onto a network file server 
and then install it on each workstation from the file server.
N
OTE:The Amanda Company recommends that you install only 
the User...

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Installing from a File Server
To copy the users’ client files to the file server:
1. Insert the [email protected]/DOS Users disk into the floppy drive.
2. Create a directory to store these files on the network using drive File 
Manager or Windows Explorer.
3. Copy the contents of the floppy drive to that directory. 
You may need to contact your network system administrator for assis-
tance.
To install the users’ client files from the file server:
1. If any previously...

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5. Follow the directions given by the setup program to finish the installa-
tion process. 
Unless modified by the installer, the directory C:\AMACLNTS stores 
the clients. 
After the installation, an Amanda icon appears in Program Manager. 
The Amanda group displays all the clients installed on this workstation.
Installing from a Floppy Drive on Windows 95
To install either user or administrator clients:
1. If any previously installed Amanda Clients are running,...

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Adding client connections requires a Client Connection Bank (CCB) with at 
least as many connections as you wish to install at this site.
To add client connections:
1. If Amanda is running, shut down the Amanda system and turn the 
computer off.
a. Press Alt+S (if Amanda is running as a standalone) or s (if 
Amanda is running as a voice server).
b. Type in the password. (The default is AMandA with only the 
first two and the last letter capitalized.)
c. Press Enter....

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e. Press Y again (to reconfirm).
f. When you reach the DOS prompt 
C:\AMANDA>, turn the com-
puter off.
2. Next, attach the CCB to the parallel port on the back of Amanda Voice 
Server. 
The CCB contains a number of Client Connections, some (or all) of 
which can be transferred to this Voice Server.
3. Turn Amanda Voice Server on.
During the start up process, the system asks:
Do you want to run [email protected]/DOS? Press Y or N  
4. Press Y for Yes.
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Reviewing Client Connections
Each time a user logs onto Amanda Messenger or Amanda Dialer, or the 
system administrator logs onto Amanda Administrator or Monitor, he 
acquires a client connection. When he logs off, the client connection is 
returned to the pool and is available for the next person who logs on. As 
more users are added to Amanda, some users may not be able to log on 
because all client connections are in use. 
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If the file is on your workstation (or network), you can click Browse… 
to locate the file.
6. Select the Local option button to indicate the location of the new file. 
7. Click Copy.
If the file already exists, the Confirm File Replace dialog box appears.
8. Do one of the following:
 To replace the existing file, click Yes.
 To preserve the existing file, click No and type a unique name for 
your file in the Copy dialog box.
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Chapter 14:
Configuration Reference
General Options
Configuration OptionDescription
abbreviate_datesControls how Amanda says the date for a message dated today or yesterday.
True or False. The default is True.
When True, Amanda says “today” or “yesterday” instead of the actual date, for ex-
ample, “November 27
th, 1996.”
When False, Amanda says only the actual date, such as “November 27
th, 1996.”
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set abbreviate_dates true
abbreviate_greetingAllows you to shorten...

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activation_keyA number you receive from your Amanda Company sales representative to activate 
your system. You must set this option if one or more of your voice boards were not 
purchased from The Amanda Company. 
If you change or add a board later, you need another activation key because the key 
is based on the serial numbers for all of the boards and the total number of ports.
The default is 0, which means there is no activation key.
The default appears in...