- Release Notes for Bacula 1.33
+ Release Notes for Bacula 1.37.30
- Bacula code: Total files = 281 Total lines = 83,815 (*.h *.c *.in)
+ Bacula code: Total files = 420 Total lines = 136,852 (*.h *.c *.in)
-Most Significant Changes since 1.32d
-- Dan Langille has written a PostgreSQL driver for Bacula.
-- Implement "update slots scan" that reads the volume label(s).
-- The full form of the scan is "scan=1,2,4-5,7". With no specification,
- all occupied slots are scanned.
-- Turn off changer Volumes that are not current in the changer when
- an "update slots" is done, or if any tape operation discovers that
- the right volume is not in the slot.
-- The console program will run all commands it finds in ~/.bconsolerc
- at startup.
-- Add Dan Langille's changes to the bacula start/stop script that
- permit dropping root permissions just after startup.
-- New version 1.5.5-1 Cygwin.
-- Modify SD to update the catalog database when it is shutdown,
- even if the job is canceled.
-- Fixed seg fault in restore of multiple simultaneous jobs to
- a single Volume.
-- Fixed thread race problem in multiple simultaneous jobs to
- a single Volume where the volume lable is not in the first
- tape block, so the tape is not recognized.
+Major Changes:
+- Note! DVD writing does not work.
+- There is a new database format that is not compatible
+ with previous databases. You must upgrade if converting
+ from 1.36.x.
+- The Director, Storage daemon, and File daemons are
+ Deamons are not compatible with prior versions.
+ All FDs must be upgraded at the same time.
+- Multiple drive autochanger support. You *must* update
+ your SD conf file.
+- Support for ANSI/IBM labels.
+- New communications protocol between DIR and SD to reserve
+ drives.
+- Faster database inserts due to combining the MD5/SHA1 into
+ the attributes record, eliminating one INSERT/file backed up.
+- Python Event support has been added. See below for
+ configuration and details. Unfortunately, it is not yet complete
+ and the only really useful function is defining a new
+ Volume name.
+- DVD writing support, using parts, and a lot of new directives in
+ the Device resource of the Storage configuration file thanks
+ to Nicolas Boichat. NOT CURRENTLY WORKING!
+- Seven new options keywords in a FileSet resource:
+ ignorecase, fstype, hfsplussupport, wilddir, wildfile, regexdir,
+ and regexfile thanks to Pruben Guldberg). See below for details.
+- Restore of all files for a Job or set of jobs even if the file
+ records have been removed from the catalog.
+- Restore of a directory (non-recursive, i.e. only one level).
+- Support for TLS (ssl) between all the daemon connections thanks
+ to Landon Fuller.
+- Any Volume in the Pool named Scratch may be reassigned to any
+ other Pool when a new Volume is needed.
+- Seeking on disk Volumes during restore.
+- You may clone a Job and thus write (almost) the same data
+ to multiple Volumes simultaneously (see below). Actually,
+ any Job may start any other Job with this mechanism, so it
+ also be used to group jobs.
+- Unicode filename support for Win32 (thanks to Thorsten Engel)
+- Volume Shadow Copy support for Win32 thus the capability to
+ backup exclusively opened files (thanks to Thorsten Engel).
+ A VSS enabled Win32 FD is available. You must explicitly
+ turn on VSS with "Enable VSS = yes" in your FileSet resource.
+- New manual format with an index (thanks to Karl Cunningham).
+- New Web site format (thanks to Michael Scherer).
+- SQLite3 support, but it seems to run at 1/2 to 1/4 the speed of
+ SQLite2.
+- Web-bacula, previously a separate project by Juan Luis Frances,
+ is now included in the Bacula GUI release (yet to be fully
+ created).
-Other Changes since 1.32d
-- Restore directory tree automatically selects all higher level
- directories to be restored.
-- Implement conio.c to use in console program -- mini-readline.
-- Enhance "fill" command of btape -- simpler output. Use -v to
- cause last block to be dumped after write and after re-read.
-- Added an autochanger test to the btape "test" command. It is
- automatically invoked if the autochanger is properly configured. It
- is still a bit primitive but covers the essential of testing
- the mtx-changer script with your autochanger.
-- Select the oldest LastWritten volume during recycling.
-- Added forward space file test to btape "test" command.
-- All 1.32d patches applied.
-- Fixed seg fault in restore of multiple simultaneous jobs to
- a single Volume.
-- Fixed thread race problem in multiple simultaneous jobs to
- a single Volume where the volume lable is not in the first
- tape block, so the tape is not recognized.
+New Directives:
+- New Job directive "Prefer Mounted Volumes = yes|no" causes the
+ SD to select either an Autochanger or a drive with a valid
+ Volume already mounted in preference. If none is available,
+ it will select the first available drive.
+- New Run directive in Job resource of DIR. It permits
+ cloning of jobs. To clone a copy of the current job, use
+ Run = "job-name level=%l since=\"%s\""
+ Note, job-name is normally the same name as the job that
+ is running but there is no restriction on what you put. If you
+ want to start the job by hand and use job overrides such as
+ storage=xxx, realize that the job will be started with the
+ default storage values not the overrides. The level=%l guarantees
+ that the chosen level of the job is the same, and the since=...
+ ensures that the job uses *exactly* the same time/date for incremental
+ and differential jobs. The since=... is ignored when level=Full.
+ A cloned job will not start additional clones, so it is not possible
+ to recurse.
+- New Options keywords in a FileSet directive:
+ - WildDir xxx
+ Will do a wild card match against directories (files will not
+ be matched).
+ - WildFile xxx
+ Will do a wild card match against files (directories will not
+ be matched).
+ - RegexDir xxx
+ Will do a regular expression match against directories (files
+ will not be matched).
+ - RegexFile xxx
+ Will do a regular expression match against files( directories
+ will not be matched).
+ - IgnoreCase = yes | no
+ Will ignore case in wild card and regular expression matches.
+ This is handy for Windows where filename case is not significant.
+ - FsType = string
+ where string is a filesystem type: ext2, jfs, ntfs, proc,
+ reiserfs, xfs, usbdevfs, sysfs, smbfs, iso9660. For ext3
+ systems, use ext2. You may have multiple fstype directives
+ and thus permit multiple filesystem types. If the type
+ specified on the fstype directive does not match the
+ filesystem for a particular directive, that directory will
+ not be backed up. This directive can be used to prevent
+ backing up non-local filesystems.
+ - HFS Plus Support = yes | no
+ If set, Mac OS X resource forks will be saved and restored.
+- Label Type = ANSI | IBM | Bacula
+ Implemented in Director Pool resource and in SD Device resource.
+ If it is specified in the SD Device resource, it will take
+ precedence over the value passed from the Director to the SD.
+- Check Labels = yes | no
+ Implemented in the SD Device resource. If you intend to read
+ ANSI or IBM labels, this *must* be set. Even if the volume
+ is not ANSI labeled, you can set this to yes, and Bacula will
+ check the label type.
+- Scripts Directory = <directory> name. Defines the directory from
+ which Bacula scripts will be called for events. In fact, Bacula
+ appends this name to the standard Python list of search directories,
+ so the script could also be in any of the Python system directories.
+- In FileSet, you can exclude backing up of hardlinks (if you have
+ a lot, it can be very expensive), by using:
+ HardLinks = no
+ in the Options section. Patch supplied by David R Bosso. Thanks.
+- MaximumPartSize = bytes (SD, Device resource)
+ Defines the maximum part size.
+- Requires Mount = Yes/No (SD, Device resource)
+ Defines if the device require to be mounted to be read, and if it
+ must be written in a special way. If it set, the following directives
+ must be defined in the same Device resource:
+ + Mount Point = directory
+ Directory where the device must be mounted.
+ + Mount Command = name-string
+ Command that must be executed to mount the device. Before the command
+ is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and %m with the
+ Mount Point.
+ + Unmount Command = name-string
+ Command that must be executed to unmount the device. Before the
+ command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, and
+ %m with the Mount Point.
+ + Write Part Command = name-string
+ Command that must be executed to write a part to the device. Before
+ the command is executed, %a is replaced with the Archive Device, %m
+ with the Mount Point, %n with the current part number (0-based),
+ and %v with the current part filename.
+ + Free Space Command = name-string
+ Command that must be executed to check how much free space is left
+ on the device. Before the command is executed, %a is replaced with
+ the Archive Device, %m with the Mount Point, %n with the current part
+ number (0-based), and %v with the current part filename.
+- Write Part After Job = Yes/No (DIR, Job Resource, and Schedule Resource)
+ If this directive is set to yes (default no), a new part file will be
+ created after the job is finished.
+- A pile of new Directives to support TLS. Please see the TLS chapter
+ of the manual.
-Items to note: !!!!!
-- FreeBSD users NOTE!!!!!
- You MUST add the following two records to your SD Device resource for
- tape drives.
+New Commands:
+- "python restart" restarts the Python interpreter. Rather brutal, make
+ sure no Python scripts are running. This permits you to change
+ a Python script and get Bacula to use the new script.
- TWOEOF = yes
- Fast Forward Space File = no
+Items to note!!!
+- DVD writing is not yet working.
+- You must add --with-python=[DIR] to the configure command line
+ if you want Python support. Python 2.2 and 2.3 should be automatically
+ detected if in the standard place.
+- With Python 2.2 version, the link of the Director gets a few linker
+ warnings due to the fact that Python pulls in some old non-secure
+ libraries.
+- With Python 2.3, there are a few compiler warnings.
+- You must either create a new catalog database or upgrade your
+ old database (the PostgreSQL upgrade scripts not yet tested).
+- You must add --with-openssl to the configure command line if
+ you want TLS communications encryption support.
+- If you use an Autochanger, you *must* update your SD conf file
+ to use the new Autochanger resource. Otherwise, certain commands
+ such as "update slots" may not work.
-- The daemon protocol has changed, you must update everything at once.
-- The database level has been updated. You must either re-initialize
- your databases with:
-
- ./drop_bacula_tables
- ./make_bacula_tables
+Other Items:
+- 2 new scripts, dvd-writepart and dvd-freespace, in the scripts directory,
+ which are designed to be used as parameters to Write Part Command and
+ Free Space Command. They need the dvd+rw-tools to be installed
+ (http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/).
+ You must have Python installed to run the dvd-freespace script.
+- Part files support: File volumes can now be splitted in multiple
+ files, called "parts".
- which will delete ALL prior catalog information, or you can
- update your database with:
-
- ./update_bacula_tables
-- smtp has now become bsmtp
-- console has now become bconsole.
-- console.conf is now bconsole.conf
-- Please don't underestimate the repercussions of the bsmtp and bconsole
- name changes!
+- For the details of the Python scripting support, please see the new
+ Python Scripting chapter in the manual.
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