X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=bacula%2FReleaseNotes;h=b920f9d94a8ce657f2612e2183df285d99f5f765;hb=9ab2611bfbca20c189f76bde081de57583c665a5;hp=e77a71ffb04bb35608165c48afea73f3a0d65a3f;hpb=810f7324fdd521c1b1422d98d8026a2a2233b0b5;p=bacula%2Fbacula diff --git a/bacula/ReleaseNotes b/bacula/ReleaseNotes index e77a71ffb0..b920f9d94a 100644 --- a/bacula/ReleaseNotes +++ b/bacula/ReleaseNotes @@ -1,202 +1,84 @@ - Release Notes for Bacula 1.38.0 + Release Notes for Bacula 2.1.8 - Bacula code: Total files = 420 Total lines = 138,440 (*.h *.c *.in) - 20,440 additional lines of code since version 1.36.3 + Bacula code: Total files = 458 Total lines = 170,197 (*.h *.c *.in) -Major Changes: -- Fixed out of order Volumes in restore. -- Improved algorithm for reserving drives in multiple drive - autochangers. Autochange users MUST use the new Autochanger - resource in the Storage daemon. -- There is a new database format that is not compatible - with previous databases. You must upgrade if converting - from 1.36.x. No changes from version 1.37.30. -- The Director, Storage daemon, and File daemons are - Deamons are not compatible with prior versions. - All FDs must be upgraded at the same time. -- Support for ANSI/IBM labels. -- 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. The implementation is somewhat minimal, - so the functionality is not complete. The Python interface - has not been extensively tested, so please consider it BETA. -- DVD writing support, using parts, and some new directives in - the Device resource of the Storage configuration file thanks - to Nicolas Boichat. Please note that this code is still - BETA and should be carefully tested before using in - production. -- 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. -- 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. -- Web-bacula, previously a separate project by Juan Luis Frances, - is now included in the Bacula GUI release. This is a management - level tool for reporting the state of Bacula jobs. -- The code is now Internationalized so that it can be localized - in native languages. Thanks to Nicolas Boichat. +This Director and Storage daemon must be upgraded at the same time, +but they should be compatible with all 2.0.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. However, bat works only with +a 2.1.8 Director. -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 (backported to 1.36.3): - - 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 = 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. +The major features are: +- First cut of bat (Bacula Administration Tool). Note to build + bat you must explicitly enable it on the ./configure line, you + must have the Qt4 libraries loaded, and qmake and the other Qt4 + tools must be available. +- Red/Black restore in memory tree (500 times faster loading). +- Much faster insertion of attributes (somewhere around 10 times). +- The Regex Where code to allow easier relocation of restored files. +- Socket level heartbeat for all connections (untested). +- posix_fadvise() use in the FD to improve performance. +- Simpler locking in the SD in the reservation system. +- Much improved Volume reservation code that should eliminate most + conflicts experienced in multiple drive autochangers. +- Detection of file size/date change during backup if enabled. +- New Recycle Pool feature. +- Efficient implementation of very large include/exclude lists. +- Volumes are no longer pruned during 'status dir' +- Pruning is now more efficient, and if a Volume is purged, + during pruning, it is immediately discovered. -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. - -New configure options: -- --with-libintl-prefix for defining alternate locations for - the NLS internationalization libraries. Not normally required. -- --datadir for defining where the language files will be installed - required only if you do not want the default /usr/share. - -Items to note!!! -- 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. -- You must add --with-python=[DIR] to the configure command line - if you want Python support. Python 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 should be - automatically detected if in the standard place. -- When linking with --with-python, there are a few warnings that - can be ignored. -- You must either create a new catalog database or upgrade your - old database. -- The Director, Storage daemon, and File daemons are - Deamons are not compatible with prior versions. - All FDs must be upgraded at the same time. -- You must add --with-openssl to the configure command line if - you want TLS communications encryption support. -- Disk seeking during restores does not yet work correctly in - all cases, so it is turned off. -- Note, with gcc (GCC) 4.0.1 20050727 (Red Hat 4.0.1-5) on an - AMD64 CPU running 64 bit CentOS4, there is a compiler bug that - generates bad code that causes Bacula to segment fault. - Typically you will see this in the Storage daemon first. The - solution is to compile Bacula ensuring that no optimization is - turned on (normally it is -O2). - - -Other Items: -- Security fixes for temp files created in mtx-changer, during - ./configure, and during making of Rescue disk. -- A new script, dvd-handler, in the scripts directory, - which is 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/) AND, the growisofs - program must be patched using the - /patches/dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.bacula.patch - You must have Python installed to run the scripts. -- Part files support: File volumes can now be split into multiple - files, called "parts". -- For the details of the Python scripting support, please see the new - Python Scripting chapter in the manual. +Other features or bug fixes: +- Fixed bugs: 856, 854, 845, 847, 846, 809, 772, + 822, 825, 824, 808, 802, 797, 798, 795, 789, 791, + 788, 780, 763, 782, 612, 767, 775, 621, 772, 764, + 766, 621, 761, 755, 750, 741, 747, 742, 744, and 743. +- Only the minumum number of volumes are pruned rather than + all volumes in the pool. +- wx-console renamed to bwx-console +- gnome-console renamed to bgnome-console +- Migration preserves original job's FileSetId +- Spooling implemented for migration jobs. +- Config files can be read through a pipe, by specifying a leading | + in front of the configuration path/filename. +- New memory command (bconsole) that will print the current Director's + memory usage, and a in use buffer dump. +- Solaris door and event port files are no longer restored. +- Console name changed from *Console* to -Console- to accomodate Win32 + filename restrictions. +- Corrected Win32 ftruncate bug. +- Additional version information added to Job reports. +- New -8 option for bsmtp to specify UTF-8 encoding type. +- bsmtp will no longer add < > to target (from, to, cc) if there + is already a < in the target. +- Perfer Mounted Volumes extended to mean a volume that is being + mounted by another job. +- Runscript timing set to same as version 1.38.11 +- New TLS Allowed CN directive(s) permitted. +- New bconsole 'exec' command to run external script/command. +- Turn on FreeBSD/OpenBSD code to set EOT model on tape. +- Drop from root done before database is opened. +- database user and name can be configured with: + --with-db-name=name --with-db-user=user +- turn on wait_for_drive in mtx-changer script. +- rework how bar codes are handled in mtx-changer script. + This appears to have been an unreported bug. +- Updated nagios plugin supplied by Christian Masopust +- Better restricted console ACL checking. +- New Client Connect Wait directive in Storage daemon so that + users can configure how long SD waits for FD connection. +- Bacula will no longer permit pruning of the currently running + job (note, if other jobs are running, they may be pruned). +- Sockets are no longer restored. +- dbcheck works in 300K chunks so will typically run faster. +- Include/Exclude lists can now be efficiently handled for quite + large sizes -- tens of thousands of entries. +- Several memory leaks in migration and database usage were fixed. +- New console keyword restoreclient, which specifies the client to + which the restore will be sent. The client keyword specifies + the backup client. The restoreclient keyword is optional if it is + not specified, the backup client will also be the restore client. +- The disk file size is now checked to ensure that it agrees with the + catalog value before Bacula will append to the disk (same as tape + and DVD).