This section includes various resources that can be used to learn more about disaster recovery and the Red Hat Linux-specific subject matter discussed in this chapter.
The following resources are installed in the course of a typical Red Hat Linux installation and can help you learn more about the subject matter discussed in this chapter.
tar(1) man page — Archives data
cpio(1) man page — Copies files to and from archives
find(1) man page — Searches for files
amanda(8) man page — An overview for the various AMANDA-related commands
Files in /usr/share/doc/amanda-server-<version>/ — Many AMANDA-related documents and example files
http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/ — The Red Hat support homepage provides easy access to various resources related to the support of Red Hat Linux.
http://www.disasterplan.com/ — An interesting page with links to many sites related to disaster recovery. Includes a sample disaster recovery plan.
http://web.mit.edu/security/www/isorecov.htm — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Information Systems Business Continuity Planning homepage contains several informative links.
http://www.linux-backup.net/ — An interesting overview of many backup-related issues.
http://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.
http://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.
The following books discuss various issues related to disaster recovery, and are good resources for Red Hat Linux system administrators:
The Red Hat Linux Customization Guide; Red Hat, Inc. — Includes a chapter on rescue mode, 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.