2 Release Notes for Bacula 1.37.40
4 Bacula code: Total files = 420 Total lines = 138,212 (*.h *.c *.in)
7 - Fixed out of order Volumes in restore.
8 - Improved algorithm for reserving drives in multiple drive
10 - There is a new database format that is not compatible
11 with previous databases. You must upgrade if converting
12 from 1.36.x. No changes from version 1.37.30.
13 - The Director, Storage daemon, and File daemons are
14 Deamons are not compatible with prior versions.
15 All FDs must be upgraded at the same time.
16 - Multiple drive autochanger support. You *must* update
18 - Support for ANSI/IBM labels.
19 - New communications protocol between DIR and SD to reserve
21 - Faster database inserts due to combining the MD5/SHA1 into
22 the attributes record, eliminating one INSERT/file backed up.
23 - Python Event support has been added. See below for
24 configuration and details. Unfortunately, it is not yet complete
25 and the only really useful function is defining a new
27 - DVD writing support, using parts, and a lot of new directives in
28 the Device resource of the Storage configuration file thanks
29 to Nicolas Boichat. Please note that this code is still
30 experimental and should be carefully tested before using in
32 - Seven new options keywords in a FileSet resource:
33 ignorecase, fstype, hfsplussupport, wilddir, wildfile, regexdir,
34 and regexfile thanks to Pruben Guldberg). See below for details.
35 - Restore of all files for a Job or set of jobs even if the file
36 records have been removed from the catalog.
37 - Restore of a directory (non-recursive, i.e. only one level).
38 - Support for TLS (ssl) between all the daemon connections thanks
39 to Landon Fuller. This is mostly untested.
40 - Any Volume in the Pool named Scratch may be reassigned to any
41 other Pool when a new Volume is needed.
42 - You may clone a Job and thus write (almost) the same data
43 to multiple Volumes simultaneously (see below). Actually,
44 any Job may start any other Job with this mechanism, so it
45 also be used to group jobs.
46 - Unicode filename support for Win32 (thanks to Thorsten Engel)
47 - Volume Shadow Copy support for Win32 thus the capability to
48 backup exclusively opened files (thanks to Thorsten Engel).
49 A VSS enabled Win32 FD is available. You must explicitly
50 turn on VSS with "Enable VSS = yes" in your FileSet resource.
51 - New manual format with an index (thanks to Karl Cunningham).
52 - New Web site format (thanks to Michael Scherer).
53 - SQLite3 support, but it seems to run at 1/2 to 1/4 the speed of
55 - Web-bacula, previously a separate project by Juan Luis Frances,
56 is now included in the Bacula GUI release (yet to be fully
58 - The code is now Internationalized so that it can be localized
59 in native languages. Thanks to Nicolas Boichat.
62 - New Job directive "Prefer Mounted Volumes = yes|no" causes the
63 SD to select either an Autochanger or a drive with a valid
64 Volume already mounted in preference. If none is available,
65 it will select the first available drive.
66 - New Run directive in Job resource of DIR. It permits
67 cloning of jobs. To clone a copy of the current job, use
68 Run = "job-name level=%l since=\"%s\""
69 Note, job-name is normally the same name as the job that
70 is running but there is no restriction on what you put. If you
71 want to start the job by hand and use job overrides such as
72 storage=xxx, realize that the job will be started with the
73 default storage values not the overrides. The level=%l guarantees
74 that the chosen level of the job is the same, and the since=...
75 ensures that the job uses *exactly* the same time/date for incremental
76 and differential jobs. The since=... is ignored when level=Full.
77 A cloned job will not start additional clones, so it is not possible
79 - New Options keywords in a FileSet directive:
81 Will do a wild card match against directories (files will not
84 Will do a wild card match against files (directories will not
87 Will do a regular expression match against directories (files
90 Will do a regular expression match against files( directories
92 - IgnoreCase = yes | no
93 Will ignore case in wild card and regular expression matches.
94 This is handy for Windows where filename case is not significant.
96 where string is a filesystem type: ext2, jfs, ntfs, proc,
97 reiserfs, xfs, usbdevfs, sysfs, smbfs, iso9660. For ext3
98 systems, use ext2. You may have multiple fstype directives
99 and thus permit multiple filesystem types. If the type
100 specified on the fstype directive does not match the
101 filesystem for a particular directive, that directory will
102 not be backed up. This directive can be used to prevent
103 backing up non-local filesystems.
104 - HFS Plus Support = yes | no
105 If set, Mac OS X resource forks will be saved and restored.
106 - Label Type = ANSI | IBM | Bacula
107 Implemented in Director Pool resource and in SD Device resource.
108 If it is specified in the SD Device resource, it will take
109 precedence over the value passed from the Director to the SD.
110 - Check Labels = yes | no
111 Implemented in the SD Device resource. If you intend to read
112 ANSI or IBM labels, this *must* be set. Even if the volume
113 is not ANSI labeled, you can set this to yes, and Bacula will
114 check the label type.
115 - Scripts Directory = <directory> name. Defines the directory from
116 which Bacula scripts will be called for events. In fact, Bacula
117 appends this name to the standard Python list of search directories,
118 so the script could also be in any of the Python system directories.
119 - In FileSet, you can exclude backing up of hardlinks (if you have
120 a lot, it can be very expensive), by using:
122 in the Options section. Patch supplied by David R Bosso. Thanks.
123 - MaximumPartSize = bytes (SD, Device resource)
124 Defines the maximum part size.
125 - Requires Mount = Yes/No (SD, Device resource)
126 Defines if the device require to be mounted to be read, and if it
127 must be written in a special way. If it set, the following directives
128 must be defined in the same Device resource:
129 + Mount Point = directory
130 Directory where the device must be mounted.
131 + Mount Command = name-string
132 Command that must be executed to mount the device. Before the command
133 is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and %m with the
135 + Unmount Command = name-string
136 Command that must be executed to unmount the device. Before the
137 command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and
138 %m with the Mount Point.
139 + Write Part Command = name-string
140 Command that must be executed to write a part to the device. Before
141 the command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, %m
142 with the Mount Point, %n with the current part number (0-based),
143 and %v with the current part filename.
144 + Free Space Command = name-string
145 Command that must be executed to check how much free space is left
146 on the device. Before the command is executed, %a is replaced with
147 the Archive Device, %m with the Mount Point, %n with the current part
148 number (0-based), and %v with the current part filename.
149 - Write Part After Job = Yes/No (DIR, Job Resource, and Schedule Resource)
150 If this directive is set to yes (default no), a new part file will be
151 created after the job is finished.
152 - A pile of new Directives to support TLS. Please see the TLS chapter
156 - "python restart" restarts the Python interpreter. Rather brutal, make
157 sure no Python scripts are running. This permits you to change
158 a Python script and get Bacula to use the new script.
160 New configure options:
161 - --with-libintl-prefix for defining alternate locations for
162 the NLS internationalization libraries. Not normally required.
163 - --datadir for defining where the language files will be installed
164 required only if you do not want the default /usr/share.
167 - If you use an Autochanger, you *must* update your SD conf file
168 to use the new Autochanger resource. Otherwise, certain commands
169 such as "update slots" may not work.
170 - You must add --with-python=[DIR] to the configure command line
171 if you want Python support. Python 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 should be
172 automatically detected if in the standard place.
173 - When linking with --with-python, there are a few warnings that
175 - You must either create a new catalog database or upgrade your
177 - The Director, Storage daemon, and File daemons are
178 Deamons are not compatible with prior versions.
179 All FDs must be upgraded at the same time.
180 - You must add --with-openssl to the configure command line if
181 you want TLS communications encryption support.
182 - Disk seeking during restores does not yet work correctly in
183 all cases, so it is turned off.
186 - Security fixes for temp files created in mtx-changer, during
187 ./configure, and during making of Rescue disk.
188 - 2 new scripts, dvd-writepart and dvd-freespace, in the scripts directory,
189 which are designed to be used as parameters to Write Part Command and
190 Free Space Command. They need the dvd+rw-tools to be installed
191 (http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/).
192 You must have Python installed to run the scripts.
193 - Part files support: File volumes can now be split into multiple
194 files, called "parts".
196 - For the details of the Python scripting support, please see the new
197 Python Scripting chapter in the manual.