Hi,

Our office uses a Snap Server NAS device to host all of our working files. The 
clients accessing the NAS are all WIndows Vista OS. Recently we opened a second 
office and the backup strategy we had with the Snap Server software can't be 
implemented until our two offices can talk to each other.

So I need a backup strategy that can replicate the functions of our previous 
strategy.  These functions were:  a) multilevel backup and b) a mirror of our 
data. We needed the mirror because backup software from Snap Server could not 
restore to the same device that the backup was on. Also I do not need to backup 
any of our Windows clients. There is no critical data on there from our 
standpoint.

The Snap Server runs a limited version of Linux they call Guardian OS. I have a 
second older NAS from Snap Server that will serve as the backup and mirror 
host. (It  has trouble with dealing Vista which is why it was collecting dust) 
so I turned one of our old machines (Intel P3) into a Linux box running Ubuntu 
Server 8.04. 

I am able to mount both Snap Servers using nfs. I assume I could also have used 
Samba since the Windows machines use it to map folders as network drives.

The last piece of information I offer is that I have been running Linux for all 
of two days. So I definitely consider myself a newbie. I am looking for an easy 
to use solution.

Having said that, here is my question:
Is Amanda the most appropriate tool to meet my backup needs?

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