2 Release Notes for Bacula 1.37.16
4 Bacula code: Total files = 425 Total lines = 137,071 (*.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. Unfortunately, it is not yet complete
23 and the only really useful function is defining a new
25 - DVD writing support, using parts, and a lot of new directives in
26 the Device resource of the Storage configuration file thanks
28 - Seven new options keywords in a FileSet resource:
29 ignorecase, fstype, hfsplussupport, wilddir, wildfile, regexdir,
30 and regexfile thanks to Pruben Guldberg). See below for details.
31 - Restore of all files for a Job or set of jobs even if the file
32 records have been removed from the catalog.
33 - Restore of a directory (non-recursive, i.e. only one level).
34 - Support for TLS (ssl) between all the daemon connections thanks
36 - Any Volume in the Pool named Scratch may be reassigned to any
37 other Pool when a new Volume is needed.
38 - You may clone a Job and thus write (almost) the same data
39 to multiple Volumes simultaneously (see below). Actually,
40 any Job may start any other Job with this mechanism, so it
41 also be used to group jobs.
42 - Unicode filename support for Win32 (thanks to Thorsten Engel)
43 - New manual format with an index (thanks to Karl Cunningham).
44 - New Web site format (thanks to Michael Scherer).
45 - Seeking on disk Volumes during restore.
48 - New Run directive in Job resource of DIR. It permits
49 cloning of jobs. To clone a copy of the current job, use
50 Run = "job-name level=%l since=\"%s\""
51 Note, job-name is normally the same name as the job that
52 is running but there is no restriction on what you put. If you
53 want to start the job by hand and use job overrides such as
54 storage=xxx, realize that the job will be started with the
55 default storage values not the overrides. The level=%l guarantees
56 that the chosen level of the job is the same, and the since=...
57 ensures that the job uses *exactly* the same time/date for incremental
58 and differential jobs. The since=... is ignored when level=Full.
59 A cloned job will not start additional clones, so it is not possible
61 - New Options keywords in a FileSet directive:
63 Will do a wild card match against directories (files will not
66 Will do a wild card match against files (directories will not
69 Will do a regular expression match against directories (files
72 Will do a regular expression match against files( directories
74 - IgnoreCase = yes | no
75 Will ignore case in wild card and regular expression matches.
76 This is handy for Windows where filename case is not significant.
78 where string is a filesystem type: ext2, jfs, ntfs, proc,
79 reiserfs, xfs, usbdevfs, sysfs, smbfs, iso9660. For ext3
80 systems, use ext2. You may have multiple fstype directives
81 and thus permit multiple filesystem types. If the type
82 specified on the fstype directive does not match the
83 filesystem for a particular directive, that directory will
84 not be backed up. This directive can be used to prevent
85 backing up non-local filesystems.
86 - HFS Plus Support = yes | no
87 If set, Mac OS X resource forks will be saved and restored.
88 - Label Type = ANSI | IBM | Bacula
89 Implemented in Director Pool resource and in SD Device resource.
90 If it is specified in the SD Device resource, it will take
91 precedence over the value passed from the Director to the SD.
92 - Check Labels = yes | no
93 Implemented in the SD Device resource. If you intend to read
94 ANSI or IBM labels, this *must* be set. Even if the volume
95 is not ANSI labeled, you can set this to yes, and Bacula will
97 - Scripts Directory = <directory> name. Defines the directory from
98 which Bacula scripts will be called for events. In fact, Bacula
99 appends this name to the standard Python list of search directories,
100 so the script could also be in any of the Python system directories.
101 - In FileSet, you can exclude backing up of hardlinks (if you have
102 a lot, it can be very expensive), by using:
104 in the Options section. Patch supplied by David R Bosso. Thanks.
105 - MaximumPartSize = bytes (SD, Device resource)
106 Defines the maximum part size.
107 - Requires Mount = Yes/No (SD, Device resource)
108 Defines if the device require to be mounted to be read, and if it
109 must be written in a special way. If it set, the following directives
110 must be defined in the same Device resource:
111 + Mount Point = directory
112 Directory where the device must be mounted.
113 + Mount Command = name-string
114 Command that must be executed to mount the device. Before the command
115 is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and %m with the
117 + Unmount Command = name-string
118 Command that must be executed to unmount the device. Before the
119 command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and
120 %m with the Mount Point.
121 + Write Part Command = name-string
122 Command that must be executed to write a part to the device. Before
123 the command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, %m
124 with the Mount Point, %n with the current part number (0-based),
125 and %v with the current part filename.
126 + Free Space Command = name-string
127 Command that must be executed to check how much free space is left
128 on the device. Before the command is executed, %a is replaced with
129 the Archive Device, %m with the Mount Point, %n with the current part
130 number (0-based), and %v with the current part filename.
131 - Write Part After Job = Yes/No (DIR, Job Resource, and Schedule Resource)
132 If this directive is set to yes (default no), a new part file will be
133 created after the job is finished.
136 - "python restart" restarts the Python interpreter. Rather brutal, make
137 sure no Python scripts are running. This permits you to change
138 a Python script and get Bacula to use the new script.
141 - You must add --with-python=[DIR] to the configure command line
142 if you want Python support. Python 2.2 and 2.3 should be automatically
143 detected if in the standard place.
144 - With Python 2.2 version, the link of the Director gets a few linker
145 warnings due to the fact that Python pulls in some old non-secure
147 - With Python 2.3, there are a few compiler warnings.
148 - You must either create a new catalog database or upgrade your
149 old database (the PostgreSQL upgrade scripts not yet tested).
150 - You must add --with-openssl to the configure command line if
151 you want TLS communications encryption support.
154 - 2 new scripts, dvd-writepart and dvd-freespace, in the scripts directory,
155 which are designed to be used as parameters to Write Part Command and
156 Free Space Command. They need the dvd+rw-tools to be installed
157 (http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/).
158 - Part files support: File volumes can now be splitted in multiple
159 files, called "parts".
161 - For the details of the Python scripting support, please see the new
162 Python Scripting chapter in the manual.