>Basically, there should be no problem doing that.  An AMANDA server
>doesn't really need to be anything special - a faster machine should
>give you faster throughput to the tapes, of course, until you reach the
>limit of the drives.

OK.

>Also, get a LARGE holding disk - or possibly more than one.  If you are
>planning to backup up to 200GB, you will benefit from having at least
>that much as holding disk, ideally many times that space.  A couple of
>cheap IDE disks would be best.

Agreed,


>You backup via Samba yes - haven't personally had to do this ("If it's
>on your Windows PC it doesn't get backed up." is my policy) so I'll let
>someone else answer that.

So the smbclient on the Linux box just gets into the windows 2000 server shares 
etc.?

>Don't know this tape drive, but if it is supported by your chosen
>operating system and by AMANDA, then that won't be a problem.

Need to check.

>Out of interest, why is your existing backup software insufficient for
>your purposes?

The admin doesn't know how to use it, and I think Amanda is simpler in the long 
run.

It's very much like Arkeia, tape pools and all that. I hated that one.

Gavin.