amanda the piss-you-off-backup-solution

Hello dear tards.
How are you?
I'm fucking pissed.
I need to set up a backup solution for our new servers and my boss wants a free and easy solution.
So i thought how about amanda. There are enough forums/threads to help you with any problem. But oh fuck-you that is not the case.
So i come here to ask for your help. Anyone a amanda-crack?
thanks in advance
chris

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has anyone here successfully installed and configured amanda?
so that you can amdump AND amrecover your tapes?
Even that would be a big step further for me...