X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=bacula%2FReleaseNotes;h=4443960fa01664ddd11208d0bcc711f98819464b;hb=943ef07717af1afa3b32adb7127fe1b4f8e14671;hp=157dbbb0e16dc5755392b3fe71006476bfd5b0e9;hpb=b48ad1c7ba38f51e2113a581975f11db7228b16c;p=bacula%2Fbacula diff --git a/bacula/ReleaseNotes b/bacula/ReleaseNotes index 157dbbb0e1..4443960fa0 100644 --- a/bacula/ReleaseNotes +++ b/bacula/ReleaseNotes @@ -1,334 +1,64 @@ - Release Notes for Bacula 1.39.20 + Release Notes for Bacula 2.5.28 - Bacula code: Total files = 448 Total lines = 150,330 (*.h *.c *.in) + Bacula code: Total files = 522 Total lines = 203,305 (*.h *.c *.in) -Version 1.39.20: -- The basic features of Migration are now complete. -- There is a Migration chapter in the doc. - http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Migration.html -- There is an Encryption chapter in the doc. - http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Bacula_Data_Encryption.html +This Director and Storage daemon must be upgraded at the same time, +but they should be compatible with all 2.4.x File daemons, unless you +use some of the new features that affect the FD. In other words, you should +not have to upgrade all your File daemons when you upgrade. There is +no database upgrade needed from version 2.4.x. However, the next +BETA release will require a database upgrade. -New Features in 1.39.20: -- Add -n option to bconsole to turn off conio. -- The bytes field in the terminated jobs part of the status - command now reports in KB, MB, ... units. -- When not descending into a directory, print the File= name that - triggered it -- makes why not descending a bit clearer -- Do not unload autochanger when doing "update slots" -- Implement mount command for autochanger +================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== -Fixes for 1.39.20: -- Writing DVDs should work much better thanks to Richard Mortimer. -- Fix bug #462 incorrect error message printed when client script called - from File= was not found. -- Fix bug #558 (waiting for feedback) where Bacula needs too much time to - do a rewind on Solaris when no tape is in the drive (Solaris does not - have the detailed errno found on Linux). Added Solaris specific code. - Note, this may apply to other OSes as well. -- Many cleanups/enhancements for Win32 systems. -- Correct improperly formated list command output reported by Dan. -- Eric fixed RunScripts, which I (Kern) had broken in the last beta. -- Correct Client migration SQL as pointed out by Marc. +New Catalog format : +-------------------- -==== IMPORTANT ===== -- The database format has been updated from what was used in - Bacula 1.38.x. You must manually update your database before - running Bacula 1.39.x or higher. Please backup your previous - version of the database before running the update. The update - script will be automatically installed in your scripts directory, - or can also be found in /src/cats. It is called: +This BETA release of Bacula uses a new catalog format. We provide a set of +script that permit to convert a 2.4.x (version 10) catalog to 2.5.x (version +11). If you are using already a 2.5 version, you need to drop the JobHistory +table before upgrading your catalog (if you are using the new "long term +statistics" module, you can upgrade this table like with the Job table, see +upgrade__table script). - ./update_bacula_tables +The upgrade operation will convert an essential field of the File table, and +this operation will take TIME and will DOUBLE THE SIZE of your +catalog temporarily. Depending on your catalog backend, you won't be able to run jobs +during this period. For example, a 3 million files catalog will take 2mins to +upgrade on a normal machine. Don't forget to backup it before executing the +script. - It is necessary to run it only once the first time you move to a - 1.39.x beta or to 1.40.0. Upgrading the Bacula version thereafter - does not require updating the database again. Depending on the size of your - database the script make take a bit of time, to run, but in - general, it should be very fast. -New Features in 1.40.0 (beginning of release info) -- Additional support for removable devices. See the - Requires Mount, Mount Point, Mount Command, and Unmount - Commands in the Storage daemon configuration chapter: - http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Storage_Daemon_Configuratio.html - Also see the Edit Codes for Mount and Unmount Directives in the - same chapter. -- There is a new cross-compiled Win32 File daemon that now has all the features - that were previously only in the Unix versions. +New configure option : +---------------------- - To install the 1.39.18 Win32 FD, you *must* first stop any - previous version that is running in a DOS shell with: +This BETA release of Bacula 2.5.x development code uses libtool +to generate the Bacula libraries as shared objects rather than +being directly linked in as in prior versions. This means that +the Bacula shared objects, must either be in a shared object +directory known to the loader or they must be in the directory +where the Bacula binaries are installed. It is also possible +to explicitly specify the libraries directory on the ./configure +line (--libdir=/full-path/dir), but this should not be necessary. - net stop bacula +If you have problems with libtool or you wish to use the old +way of building static libraries, you can do so by disabling +libtool on the configure command line with: - or select the 'Close Bacula' menu item from the Bacula tray icon, - you should then save your bacula-fd.conf file, and either - uninstall (using Uninstall.bat in the c:\bacula directory) or - remove the old installation by manually in a DOS shell in the - Bacula directory enter: + ./configure --disable-libtool +============================================================== - bacula-fd /remove +This release includes large number of new features and changes. +It should be more or less compatible with previous xx.conf files +and File daemons providing that you are not using any of the new +features. - after that you can proceed with the installation. My experience - is that it does not properly create the new bacula-fd.conf file, so - copy the one saved to the directory you chose to install Bacula, - or to the directory chosen by the Installer to put the bacula-fd.conf - file. Then you can start Bacula in a DOS shell with: +Please see the New Features chapter of the new manual, which documents +some but not all the new features (we are still working on it): - net start baculafd +http://www.bacula.org/manuals/en/concepts/concepts/New_Features.html + +The ChangeLog has more details. - or use the Windows Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Component - Services menu item. The document has been updated (not completely). - For installation details, please see: - http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Windows_Version_Bacula.html - -========================================== - -Warning for version 1.39.18 and greater: -- The documentation is almost non-existent for all new features - except RunScripts (written and documented by Eric Bollengier). -- If you have an old pre 1.39.18 database, you must update it using - the update_bacula_tables script. Please backup your database before - updating just in case. -- You *should* be able to use 1.38.x FDs with version 1.39.18 Director - and SD providing you do not use any of the new features (runscript, - data encryption). It seems to work here, but we do not guarantee it. -- Your Director and SD must be simultaneously upgraded. -- The restore command no longer uses the MediaType as the primary method - of finding a suitable Storage device. Normally it will select the last - device used to write a Volume. If no storage device is defined, it - will use the old algorithm which selects the first Storage resource - with the correct MediaType. -- The MD5/SHA1 hash codes kept in the database are now kept in a binary - format compatible with the rest of the world. If you are running verify - jobs, you *must* do an InitCatalog or all files will show an MD5 - difference. Also, authentication uses the new algorithm by - default, but *should* accept connections from older components (FD) using - the old non-compatible algorithm. This has been tested, but more - more testing is still needed. -- The --mandir ./configure option now points to the top level man - directory. The man files will be installed under mandir/man8 and - mandir/man1 as appropriate. -- The "Accept Any Volume" directive has been removed. It was never - implemented. Bacula will always accept any valid tape that is in - the drive for appending. - - -A Lot of New features for 1.39.18: -- Switch the Win32 build from using Microsoft C++ to using mingw32 - cross-compiling. The inital work was done by Howard Thomson, - then tweaked by me. Robert Nelson then totally reworked the - cross-compiling code so that it not only cross-compiles, but - also compiles on Visual Studio, and at the same time, he added - all the current Unix features to the FD, such as selection on - drives, encryption support, building *all* the tools, ... - Finally, he also ported the Directory and the Storage daemon to - Win32. -- Data encryption done in the Client is now supported due to code - submitted by Landon Fuller. -- Bacula restore and bextract can now extract non-portable Win32 data to - any client (including Unix/Linux clients). Of course, in doing so, - the Microsoft specific permissions and ACLs will be lost. Thanks - to Thorsten Engel for this code. -- The 260 character limitation for Win32 paths name lengths is now - eliminated thanks to Thorsted Engel. -- Eric Bollengier wrote new RunScript directives that includes - the old RunBefore/AfterJob and ClientRunBefore/AfterJob features - plus a *lot* more, allowing you to control just about every aspect - of running scripts. See the manual for detailed documentation. - http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Configuring_Director.html#5227 -- The examples directory has a new bacula_mail_summary.sh file that - creates a single email summary of any number of jobs. Submitted by - Andrew J. Millar. -- SunOS ACLs should now work thanks to a patch from David Duchscher. -- The database Id records should be 32/64 bit independent now. 64 bits - can be enabled by changing one define, but this has never been tested. -- Apply days keyword patch from Alexander.Bergolth at wu-wien.ac.at - If this patch is applied, the number of days can be specified with - "list nextvol days=xx" - or - "status dir days=xx" - My use case is to be able to preview the next scheduled job (and the - next tape to be used) on fridays if there are no scheduled jobs during - the weekend. This patch was probably back ported to 1.38.x -- Add nagios plugin to the examples directory. Submitted by - Christian Masopust. -- Modify most restore error messages to be queued so that they - appear at the end of the job rather than mixted with the restore - listing where they could be "lost". -- Apply patch supplied by user (slightly modified) to fix - correct detection of holes in block devices and FIFOs. - Bug # 506. -- Added a report.pl program to the examples directory from Jonas Bjorklund. -- Add enable/disable job=. This command prevents - the specified job from being scheduled. Even when disabled, - the job can be manually started from the console. -- Add two new queries to query.sql provided by Arno. One - list volumes known to the Storage device, and the other - lists volumes possibly needing replacement (error, ...). -- Implement new code for changing userid and group at startup. This - should get Bacula into the correct groups. -- Implement support for removable filesystems. -- Transfer rates are now presented in a more readable format thanks - to a user submission. -- SD is now aware of what volumes are mounted. More information is printed - in the Status report. -- The Pool Maximum Volumes directive is now respected in all places. -- A Storage device can now be specified in a Pool resource. It will override - all other Storage specifications. -- Most but not all directives accept true/false in place of yes/no. -- A patch from Karl Hakimian that reads JobIds, FileIndexes - from a database table for restore. -- There are a number of new tables. Some such as the Location table are - designed for user use in doing Volume Management software. -- Maximum Changer Wait, Maximum Open Wait, Maximum Rewind Wait to - accept time qualifiers. -- Implement jobuid to replace old usage of job in keywords as - suggested by Eric Bollengier. -- Apply patch for enhancing wait from Eric Bollengier. One can now: - wait (wait for all jobs to stop) - wait jobid=nn - wait jobuid=unique id - wait job=job-name -- Implement write variables for Python to set Priority (anytime), and - Job Level, only during JobInit event. -- Use the keyword ujobid to mean the unique job id; job or jobname - to mean the Job name given on the Name directive, and jobid to - be the numeric (non-unique) job id. -- Allow the SD to use multiple drives during a backup/restore (only - one at a time). This is not well tested. -- Integrate addition of line count limitation to bsmtp -l from - Sebastian Stark -- Split the bacula start/start script into four files: - bacula -- starts and stops calling other scripts - bacula-ctl-dir -- starts/stops the director - bacula-ctl-fd -- starts/stops the File daemon - bacula-ctl-sd -- starts/stops the Storage daemon -- Remove automatic case folding on Windows FDs. You must - explictly use the 'Ignore Case = yes' option. -- Implement wild program in tools directory for testing - wild-cards. Almost identical to the regex program. -- Use the new bregex.c to implement Regex expressions on Win32. -- Apply patch from Christopher Hull - - Allow multiple connections to database with different - parameters. - - Invalidate the scheduler when doing a reload. Fixes seg - fault, but still 60 second window. - - Additional info in Reschedule message. - - Use set_jcr_job_status() everywhere to prevent loss of - cancel, error. - - Display peer IP in FD if error from connecting DIR. - - Don't increment file count for DIRBEGIN. - - Replace illegal characters in Win32 filename by _. - - Add SE_CREATE_PERMANENT_NAME privilege in Win32. - - Hash hard link filenames rather than linked list (performance). - - Fix for security failure in chdir on Win32. - - Add CreateDirectoryA/W win32 API entry points. -- Add /silent option to Win32 FD for Install/Remove service. - programs to duplicate Bacula's base64 algorithm using standard - routines. This fixes bugs #296, and 565. Patch submitted by - author of bug #565. -- Fixes to reloading the Dir conf file from Eric Bollengier and Christopher - Hull. -- Modify LICENSE to correct some problems pointed out by Debian. -- Apply a patch submitted by cesarb in bug #606 to implement O_NOATIME support. - O_NOATIME is a open() flag which makes it possible to read a file without - updating the inode atime (and also without the inode ctime update which - happens if you try to set the atime back to its previous value). It also - prevents a race condition when two programs are reading the same file, but - only one does not want to change the atime. It's most useful for backup - programs and file integrity checkers (and bacula can fit on both - categories). - You enable it in the Bacula FileSet Options resource by setting: - noatime = yes - The effect of this option is similar to the keepatime option except - it is more efficient and avoids modifying ctime. -- Implement a pile of new man pages contributed by Jose Tallon. -- Implement a number of user supplied patches for DVD writing. -- Modify the database format for handling Migration jobs: - Add PriorJobId, RealEndTime to Job table - Delete MAC table - Remove Stripe from JobMedia record (not used, wasting space) - Add ScratchPoolId, RecyclePoolId, Enabled to Media record - Add Cost to Location table. - Enabled to Media table and Location table. -- Security: harden authentication failure in FD by single threading errors - and forcing a 6 second wait. -- If using GCC (actually g++) add the following compiler flags - -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -- Turn on new bsnprintf() code. This could cause print output - to look different. -- Implement job report that indicates where Storage and Pool - came from -- with overrides and Pool storage and NextPool, - it is all very complicated. -- Add more detail (Storage, Device) to list of volumes printed - for restore. -- Add new VOLMGMT message class. No messages are yet sent with this - class. -- Add Catalog message destination in Messages resource that puts the - job report in the Log database table. -- Spend a lot of time integrating mkcdrec with the rescue disk. -- Add spooling/despooling info in status output of SD. -- Add Comment field to llist of a volume. -- Allow true/false in some yes/no questions. -- Implement update volume enable=(on|off|true|false|archived|0|1|2) - -Additional Features Added for Win32: - -Added DriveType directive to the Director's Include Option FileSet -resource. Allowed values are: fixed, removable, cdrom, and remote. There -is only an implementation for Windows because it is the only platform that -has the concept of drives. - -Adds EnhancedWild directive to the Director's Include Option FileSet -resource. Allowed values are: yes and no. - -When EnhancedWild is enabled then the processing of the -Wild, WildDir and WildFile is changed in the following ways. - - Patterns conform to Posix - \ is not a special character in character classification [] - To match a - it must be the first or last character - To match a ] it must be the first character - - fnmatch option FNM_FILE_NAME is specified * doesn't match a / - so it won't match multiple directory levels in a path - -Relative WildFile patterns (ones without a leading /) match -against the filename portion. This in combination with the -FNM_FILE_NAME fnmatch() flag makes directives such as WildFile = -abc*.def work as expected. - -Adds support for the shell's feature of brace expansion. - -Here is an example where braces allow 24 lines to be expressed in 5. - -# Exclude directories full of lots and lots of useless little files -WildDir = "[A-Z]:/{Documents and -Settings,{WINNT,Windows}/Profiles}/*/Cookies" -WildDir = "[A-Z]:/{Documents and -Settings,{WINNT,Windows}/Profiles}/*/Recent" -WildDir = "[A-Z]:/{Documents and Settings,{WINNT,Windows}/Profiles}/*/{Local -Settings,LOCALS~1}/History" -WildDir = "[A-Z]:/{Documents and Settings,{WINNT,Windows}/Profiles}/*/{Local -Settings,LOCALS~1}/Temp" -WildDir = "[A-Z]:/{Documents and Settings,{WINNT,Windows}/Profiles}/*/{Local -Settings,LOCALS~1}/Temporary Internet Files" - - - -Here are some hints if you want to play with the Windows Director and/or -Storage daemon. - -Changer and Tape device names in Windows are Changer0, Changer1, etc and -Tape0, Tape1, etc. If there isn't a device driver loaded for the Changer -then you need to use the address :::. Port is the -SCSI Adapter Number, Bus is the Bus Number on the adapter (usually 0 since -most adapters only have one bus), Target is the device's Target Device ID, -Lun is the Logical Unit Number. - -You must specify DeviceType = tape in the Device resource in bacula-sd.conf -since detection doesn't currently work.