1 Release Notes for Bacula 1.27
3 Bacula code: Total files = 222 Total lines = 60,396 (*.h *.c *.in)
5 Major Changes this Release:
6 - Implemented support for Sparse files.
7 - Implemented support for all Win32 attributes.
8 - New Volume format. Will permit faster restores,
9 and correct restores of Volumes written with multiple
11 - Important change to communications protocol. Eliminated
13 - Implemented VolumeUseDuration (duration Volume can be written)
14 - Implemented MaximumVolumeJobs (max jobs written to volume) see
15 the Pool documentation for the Director for more details.
16 - Rework of the Web site.
17 - New format for the User's Guide (manual).
19 - All bxxx tool programs MUST read a Storage daemon configuration
21 - Mount Anonymous Volumes is now dropped from the Storage
22 daemon configuration files.
23 - Accept Any Volume is by default "Yes" and permits Bacula
24 to accept any appendable volume from the pool. Previously,
25 it would accept ONLY the next appendable volume. To get
26 the old behavior add "Accept Any Volume = No" to the
27 Storage resources of your Director's configuration file.
28 - New database format. You must either re-initialize your database or
29 use <bacula-src>/src/cats/alter_mysql_tables (or alter_sqlite_tables)
30 to upgrade an existing database.
32 Minor Changes this Release:
33 - A number of small bug fixes.
34 - Improve handling of the "Where" prefix on Win32 by first
35 stripping any previous drive. This allows restoration to
37 - Modified Director-FD logon sequence to pass the OS id strings
39 - Fixed mount loop when the autochanger slot is incorrect in
41 - Updated the bacula script to work on more systems.
42 - Fixed many places prone to buffer overflows.
45 - The Dir-SD protocol has changed since 1.26, so you must
46 update the Director and Storage daemons.
47 - The Dir-FD protocol has changed since 1.26 (and earlier versions
49 - You must re-initialize or alter your databases.