8.5. Additional Resources

8.5.1. Installed Documentation

The following resources are installed in the course of a typical Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation and can help you learn more about the subject matter discussed in this chapter.

• tar(1) man page — Learn how to archive data.

• dump(8) man page — Learn how to dump file system contents.

• restore(8) man page — Learn how to retrieve file system contents saved by dump.

• cpio(1) man page — Learn how to copy files to and from archives.

• find(1) man page — Learn how to search for files.

• amanda(8) man page — Learn more about the commands that are part of the AMANDA backup system.

• Files in /usr/share/doc/amanda-server-<version>/ — Learn more about AMANDA by reviewing these various documents and example files.

8.5.2. Useful Websites

• https://www.redhat.com/apps/support/ — The Red Hat support homepage provides easy access to various resources related to the support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

• https://www.disasterplan.com/ — An interesting page with links to many sites related to disaster recovery. Includes a sample disaster recovery plan.

• https://web.mit.edu/security/www/isorecov.htm — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Information Systems Business Continuity Planning homepage contains several informative links.

• https://www.linux-backup.net/ — An interesting overview of many backup-related issues.

• https://www.linux-mag.com/1999-07/guru_01.html — A good article from Linux Magazine on the more technical aspects of producing backups under Linux.

• https://www.amanda.org/ — The Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver (AMANDA) homepage. Contains pointers to the various AMANDA-related mailing lists and other online resources.

8.5.3. Related Books

The following books discuss various issues related to disaster recovery, and are good resources for Red Hat Enterprise Linux system administrators:

• The Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Administration Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — Includes a chapter on system recovery, which could be useful in bare metal restorations.

• Unix Backup & Recovery by W. Curtis Preston; O'Reilly & Associates — Although not written specifically for Linux systems, this book provides in-depth coverage into many backup-related issues, and even includes a chapter on disaster recovery.