2 Release Notes for Bacula 1.37.14
4 Bacula code: Total files = 422 Total lines = 129,844 (*.h *.c *.in)
6 Note! The DB has been upgraded from version 8 to 9 and requres
10 - This version has a new DIR <--> SD protocol. Both must be
11 upgraded at the same time. Deamons are not compatible with
12 prior versions. All FDs must be upgraded.
13 - There is a new database format that is not compatible
14 with previous databases.
15 - SQLite3 support, but it seems to run at 1/2 to 1/4 the speed of
17 - Multiple drive autochanger support.
18 - Support for ANSI/IBM labels.
19 - New communications protocol between DIR and SD to reserve
21 - Python Event support has been added. See below for
22 configuration and details.
23 - DVD writing support, using parts, and a lot of new directives in
24 the Device resource of the Storage configuration file thanks
26 - Seven new options keywords in a FileSet resource:
27 ignorecase, fstype, hfsplussupport, wilddir, wildfile, regexdir,
28 and regexfile thanks to Pruben Guldberg). See below for details.
29 - Restore of all files for a Job or set of jobs even if the file
30 records have been removed from the catalog.
31 - Restore of a directory (non-recursive, i.e. only one level).
32 - Support for TLS (ssl) between all the daemon connections thanks
34 - Any Volume in the Pool named Scratch may be reassigned to any
35 other Pool when a new Volume is needed.
36 - You may clone a Job and thus write (almost) the same data
37 to multiple Volumes simultaneously (see below). Actually,
38 any Job may start any other Job with this mechanism, so it
39 also be used to group jobs.
40 - Unicode filename support for Win32 (thanks to Thorsten Engel)
41 - New manual format with an index (thanks to Karl Cunningham).
42 - New Web site format (thanks to Michael Scherer).
43 - Seeking on disk Volumes during restore.
46 - New Run directive in Job resource of DIR. It permits
47 cloning of jobs. To clone a copy of the current job, use
48 Run = "job-name level=%l since=\"%s\""
49 Note, job-name is normally the same name as the job that
50 is running but there is no restriction on what you put. If you
51 want to start the job by hand and use job overrides such as
52 storage=xxx, realize that the job will be started with the
53 default storage values not the overrides. The level=%l guarantees
54 that the chosen level of the job is the same, and the since=...
55 ensures that the job uses *exactly* the same time/date for incremental
56 and differential jobs. The since=... is ignored when level=Full.
57 A cloned job will not start additional clones, so it is not possible
59 - New Options keywords in a FileSet directive:
61 Will do a wild card match against directories (files will not
64 Will do a wild card match against files (directories will not
67 Will do a regular expression match against directories (files
70 Will do a regular expression match against files( directories
72 - IgnoreCase = yes | no
73 Will ignore case in wild card and regular expression matches.
74 This is handy for Windows where filename case is not significant.
76 where string is a filesystem type: ext2, jfs, ntfs, proc,
77 reiserfs, xfs, usbdevfs, sysfs, smbfs, iso9660. For ext3
78 systems, use ext2. You may have multiple fstype directives
79 and thus permit multiple filesystem types. If the type
80 specified on the fstype directive does not match the
81 filesystem for a particular directive, that directory will
82 not be backed up. This directive can be used to prevent
83 backing up non-local filesystems.
84 - HFS Plus Support = yes | no
85 If set, Mac OS X resource forks will be saved and restored.
86 - Label Type = ANSI | IBM | Bacula
87 Implemented in Director Pool resource and in SD Device resource.
88 If it is specified in the SD Device resource, it will take
89 precedence over the value passed from the Director to the SD.
90 - Check Labels = yes | no
91 Implemented in the SD Device resource. If you intend to read
92 ANSI or IBM labels, this *must* be set. Even if the volume
93 is not ANSI labeled, you can set this to yes, and Bacula will
95 - Scripts Directory = <directory> name. Defines the directory from
96 which Bacula scripts will be called for events. In fact, Bacula
97 appends this name to the standard Python list of search directories,
98 so the script could also be in any of the Python system directories.
99 - In FileSet, you can exclude backing up of hardlinks (if you have
100 a lot, it can be very expensive), by using:
102 in the Options section. Patch supplied by David R Bosso. Thanks.
103 - MaximumPartSize = bytes (SD, Device resource)
104 Defines the maximum part size.
105 - Requires Mount = Yes/No (SD, Device resource)
106 Defines if the device require to be mounted to be read, and if it
107 must be written in a special way. If it set, the following directives
108 must be defined in the same Device resource:
109 + Mount Point = directory
110 Directory where the device must be mounted.
111 + Mount Command = name-string
112 Command that must be executed to mount the device. Before the command
113 is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and %m with the
115 + Unmount Command = name-string
116 Command that must be executed to unmount the device. Before the
117 command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and
118 %m with the Mount Point.
119 + Write Part Command = name-string
120 Command that must be executed to write a part to the device. Before
121 the command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, %m
122 with the Mount Point, %n with the current part number (0-based),
123 and %v with the current part filename.
124 + Free Space Command = name-string
125 Command that must be executed to check how much free space is left
126 on the device. Before the command is executed, %a is replaced with
127 the Archive Device, %m with the Mount Point, %n with the current part
128 number (0-based), and %v with the current part filename.
129 - Write Part After Job = Yes/No (DIR, Job Resource, and Schedule Resource)
130 If this directive is set to yes (default no), a new part file will be
131 created after the job is finished.
134 - "python restart" restarts the Python interpreter. Rather brutal, make
135 sure no Python scripts are running. This permits you to change
136 a Python script and get Bacula to use the new script.
139 - You must add --with-python=[DIR] to the configure command line
140 if you want Python support. Python 2.2 and 2.3 should be automatically
141 detected if in the standard place.
142 - With Python 2.2 version, the link of the Director gets a few linker
143 warnings due to the fact that Python pulls in some old non-secure
145 - With Python 2.3, there are a few compiler warnings.
146 - You must either create a new catalog database or upgrade your
147 old database (the PostgreSQL upgrade scripts not yet tested).
148 - You must add --with-openssl to the configure command line if
149 you want TLS communications encryption support.
152 - 2 new scripts, dvd-writepart and dvd-freespace, in the scripts directory,
153 which are designed to be used as parameters to Write Part Command and
154 Free Space Command. They need the dvd+rw-tools to be installed
155 (http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/).
156 - Part files support: File volumes can now be splitted in multiple
157 files, called "parts".
159 - For the details of the Python scripting support, please see the new
160 Python Scripting chapter in the manual.