2 Release Notes for Bacula 5.0.1
4 Bacula code: Total files = 1,081 Total lines = 217,272 (Using SLOCCount)
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13 - Fix bug #1488 -- avoid recursion and race conditions in messages.c
14 - Upgrade cats library also to 5.0.0
15 - Fix missing console page in bat
16 - Add bat help files to Window install
17 - Improve Windows upgrade to ensure old FD is shutdown
18 - Fix bug #1481 -- bat consumes all console file descriptors
19 - Backport truncate on purge from 5.1.x
20 - Fix bug #1486 -- bat doesn't show any errors on command-line
21 - Update the bsock error URL
22 - Correct .my.cnf umask in make_catalog_backup.pl
23 - Apply fix for dbcheck use by make_catalog_backup.pl
24 - Fix seg fault in bscan from new comment field
25 - Allow multiple CNs when using TLS
26 - Fix seg fault in SQlite driver
27 - Make shared libs version the same as the Bacula release version
28 - Remove file_index sequential check
29 - Fix #1466 about Bogus pruning message
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36 Release Notes for Bacula 5.0.0
39 -----------------------------------------------------------
40 You might be wondering why this release jumps from 3.0.x to
41 5.0.0 thus skipping version 4.0.0. We have done this for
42 several reasons: first, we wanted a way of distinguishing
43 the numbering system for the Bacula System Enterprise version
44 and the Bacula Project version. So, to do so, we have decided
45 that the first number of the Bacula Project version will always
46 be odd, and the first number of the Enterprise version will always
47 be even. Thus the Bacula Project now moves from 3.0.x to 5.0.x.
48 In addition, we want to keep the Bacula Project version larger
49 than the Enterprise version to indicate that the Bacula Project
50 version is more advanced or has more features than the
51 Enterprise version. For memory, the current Enterprise version
52 is 2.6.1, and the next release (in a few months -- before June 2010)
53 will be version 4.0.0.
56 --------------------------------------------------------------
57 Please note the three Warnings below before doing any install or
63 Changes since 3.0.3a (the last Bacula Project release):
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68 1376 1391 1403 1409 1420 1422 1427 1428 1431 1450
72 - Problem that locks the Director when the SMTP server wasn't
73 responding to the bsmtp program
74 - Restore's dir command shows incorrect file sizes
75 - Fix various problems with the reload command
76 - Fix problems with conio
77 - Eliminate several deadlocks or potential race conditions from SD
80 - Project 5: Truncate volume after purge
81 - Project 6: File Deduplication using Base Jobs
82 - Project 10: Restore from Multiple Storage Daemons
83 - Project 11: AllowCompression per Device
84 - Project 23: Add Maximum Concurent Jobs for Devices to balance load
86 - Add Accurate Fileset Options to configure accurate detection. Can use
87 checksum verification for example.
88 - Allow FD to keep root read but drop write permission (CAP)
89 - Secure handling of passwords for catalog backup
90 - Add Tab-completion for Bconsole when using Readline
91 - Add Bvfs API to query the catalog without building a memory tree
92 - Add new speed test to btape program
93 - Add new Bat screens (Autochanger content, Job view, Media view, ...)
94 - Windows version of Bat
95 - Added Spanish Bacula translation
96 - New bconsole -u nnn option to have timeout on commands
97 - Allow Migrate, Copy, and Virtual Full to read and write
99 - show disabled -- shows disabled Jobs
100 - Add Pool File and Job retention periods (take precedence over Client)
101 - Many ACL improvements
102 - Level added to FD status Job entry
103 - Allow turning on/off Block Checksum per device
104 - Set Device Poll interval to 5 minutes -- previously did not poll
105 - Implement lock manager with bad order protection
108 As always, both the Director and Storage daemon must be upgraded at
109 the same time, and on any given machine, you must run only one version
110 of Bacula. This means that on the Director and Storage daemon machines,
111 you *must* upgrade your File daemon as well.
113 Older 3.0.x and possibly 2.4.x File Daemons are compatible with the 5.0.0
114 Director and Storage daemons. There should be no need to upgrade older File
115 Daemons immediately. However, we recommend that you do so as soon
116 as is reasonable for your situation.
118 ================== Warning !!!!!! ==========================
120 New Catalog format in version 5.0.0 (3.1.9 or later)
121 -----------------------------------------------------
123 This release of Bacula uses a new catalog format. We provide a set of
124 scripts that permit to convert a 3.0.x (version 11) catalog to 5.0.0 (version
125 12). The Bacula project rpms distributed on Source Forge will automatically
126 detect the database change and do the upgrade for you. We strongly
127 recommend that you save a copy of your existing database before upgrading
130 The simplest way to upgrade the database assuming you are building from
132 1. Stop any current version of Bacula from running.
133 2. Save a copy of your existing database.
134 3. Configure, build, and install the 5.0.0 version of Bacula
135 Note the new ./configure options in the manuals see the link
136 at the bottom of this file.
137 4. cd <your-scripts-installation-directory>
138 5. ./update_bacula_tables
139 6. If you have multiple catalogs, edit the update_bacula_tables
140 script and put the name of another database, and then
141 execute the script again. Repeat this until all Bacula
142 catalogs have been updated.
143 7. Start the new Bacula. If everything worked, it should
144 not print any error messages.
146 If you start from scratch, you don't need to run the update_bacula_tables
147 script because the create_bacula_tables script automatically creates the new
148 table format. However, if you are using a version of Bacula older than 3.1.9
149 (e.g. 3.0.3) then you need to run the update_bacula_tables script that will
150 be found in the <bacula>/src/cats directory after you run the ./configure
151 command. As mentioned above, before running this script, please backup your
152 catalog database, and when you do running it, be sure shutdown Bacula and be
153 aware that running the script can take some time depending on your database
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158 ================== Warning !!!!!! ==========================
159 If you upgrade a previous Win32 client installation, you must
160 first stop the File daemon, then uninstall it before attempting
161 the upgrade. If you do not do so, the upgrade will probably
162 fail and you will need to manually find and run the
163 Uninstall.exe file, before you can upgrade to the new version.
164 This is because the file locations are different. If you want
165 to save your previous bacula-fd.conf file, please do so before
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169 ================== Warning !!!!!! ==========================
170 Due to permissions problems on Windows Vista and later systems,
171 we no longer require SYSTEM or Administrator permissions to
172 access the binaries and configuation files. If you wish
173 to restrict access to these files, please see the New Features
174 section of the manual for how to set access control lists.
175 ================================================================
177 Note, the Win32 Installer no longer installs the Bacula Servers
178 (Director and Storage daemon). See the New Features section of
179 the manual for more details.
181 ============ Documentation improvements needed ==================
183 Note!!!!! The 5.0.0+ documentation has a number of known problems:
185 1. We have reduced the number of manuals, which has fixed many
186 of the broken links found in the old 3.0.x version, but there
187 are still some that need fixing.
189 2. Integration of the 3.0.x features into the main manuals has
192 The documentation will not be completed in the near future due to lack
193 manpower. If you are unhappy with this situation as we are, we suggest
194 you help by submitting patches to the documentation. Thanks.
198 This release includes large number of new features and changes.
199 It should be more or less compatible with previous xx.conf files
200 and File daemons providing that you are not using any of the new
203 Please see the New Features chapter of the new manual, which documents
204 some but not all the new features (we are still working on it):
206 http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/New_Features_in_5_0_0.html
208 The ChangeLog has more details.