From: Eric Bollengier Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:26:12 +0000 (+0000) Subject: ebl Add note about catalog upgrade X-Git-Tag: Release-7.0.0~3392 X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3877e6b653744f3577ee89a65cedbe6a80a2bb22;p=bacula%2Fbacula ebl Add note about catalog upgrade git-svn-id: https://bacula.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacula/trunk@8443 91ce42f0-d328-0410-95d8-f526ca767f89 --- diff --git a/bacula/ReleaseNotes b/bacula/ReleaseNotes index ec6b964581..4443960fa0 100644 --- a/bacula/ReleaseNotes +++ b/bacula/ReleaseNotes @@ -10,7 +10,29 @@ 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. -================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== +================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== + +New Catalog format : +-------------------- + +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). + +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. + + +New configure option : +---------------------- + 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