From a69555ba876cf6cc1b1095dc5f039e6381609a7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kern Sibbald Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:06:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update doc links and create news.txt --- docs/home-page/en/news.txt | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/home-page/en/pages/documentation.php | 90 +++++------ 2 files changed, 221 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/home-page/en/news.txt b/docs/home-page/en/news.txt index 6ab1ba9d..ba8d28fa 100644 --- a/docs/home-page/en/news.txt +++ b/docs/home-page/en/news.txt @@ -1,3 +1,179 @@ +Eric;;;25 January 2010 at 10:00 +Bacula Version 5.0.0 has been released to Source Forge + +Release Numbering: +----------------------------------------------------------- +You might be wondering why this release jumps from 3.0.x to +5.0.0 thus skipping version 4.0.0. We have done this for +several reasons: first, we wanted a way of distinguishing +the numbering system for the Bacula System Enterprise version +and the Bacula Project version. So, to do so, we have decided +that the first number of the Bacula Project version will always +be odd, and the first number of the Enterprise version will always +be even. Thus the Bacula Project now moves from 3.0.x to 5.0.x. +In addition, we want to keep the Bacula Project version larger +than the Enterprise version to indicate that the Bacula Project +version is more advanced or has more features than the +Enterprise version. For memory, the current Enterprise version +is 2.6.1, and the next release (in a few months -- before June 2010) +will be version 4.0.0. + +Warning: +-------------------------------------------------------------- +Please note the three Warnings below before doing any install or +upgrade. + + +Changes since 3.0.3a (the last Bacula Project release): +------------------------------------------------------- + +Bug fixes: +1337 1351 1352 1354 1357 1361 1367 1369 1370 1373 +1376 1391 1403 1409 1420 1422 1427 1428 1431 1450 +1454 1455 1458 1456 + +Fixed: + - Problem that locks the Director when the SMTP server wasn't + responding to the bsmtp program + - Restore's dir command shows incorrect file sizes + - Fix various problems with the reload command + - Fix problems with conio + - Eliminate several deadlocks or potential race conditions from SD + +Enhancements: + - Project 5: Truncate volume after purge + - Project 6: File Deduplication using Base Jobs + - Project 10: Restore from Multiple Storage Daemons + - Project 11: AllowCompression per Device + - Project 23: Add Maximum Concurent Jobs for Devices to balance load + between drives + - Add Accurate Fileset Options to configure accurate detection. Can use + checksum verification for example. + - Allow FD to keep root read but drop write permission (CAP) + - Secure handling of passwords for catalog backup + - Add Tab-completion for Bconsole when using Readline + - Add Bvfs API to query the catalog without building a memory tree + - Add new speed test to btape program + - Add new Bat screens (Autochanger content, Job view, Media view, ...) + - Windows version of Bat + - Added Spanish Bacula translation + - New bconsole -u nnn option to have timeout on commands + - Allow Migrate, Copy, and Virtual Full to read and write + to the same Pool + - show disabled -- shows disabled Jobs + - Add Pool File and Job retention periods (take precedence over Client) + - Many ACL improvements + - Level added to FD status Job entry + - Allow turning on/off Block Checksum per device + - Set Device Poll interval to 5 minutes -- previously did not poll + - Implement lock manager with bad order protection + +Compatibility: +As always, both the Director and Storage daemon must be upgraded at +the same time, and on any given machine, you must run only one version +of Bacula. This means that on the Director and Storage daemon machines, +you *must* upgrade your File daemon as well. + +Older 3.0.x and possibly 2.4.x File Daemons are compatible with the 5.0.0 +Director and Storage daemons. There should be no need to upgrade older File +Daemons immediately. However, we recommend that you do so as soon +as is reasonable for your situation. + +================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== + +New Catalog format in version 5.0.0 (3.1.9 or later) +----------------------------------------------------- + +This release of Bacula uses a new catalog format. We provide a set of +scripts that permit to convert a 3.0.x (version 11) catalog to 5.0.0 (version +12). The Bacula project rpms distributed on Source Forge will automatically +detect the database change and do the upgrade for you. We strongly +recommend that you save a copy of your existing database before upgrading +using rpms. + +The simplest way to upgrade the database assuming you are building from +source: +1. Stop any current version of Bacula from running. +2. Save a copy of your existing database. +3. Configure, build, and install the 5.0.0 version of Bacula + Note the new ./configure options in the manuals see the link + at the bottom of this file. +4. cd +5. ./update_bacula_tables +6. If you have multiple catalogs, edit the update_bacula_tables + script and put the name of another database, and then + execute the script again. Repeat this until all Bacula + catalogs have been updated. +7. Start the new Bacula. If everything worked, it should + not print any error messages. + +If you start from scratch, you don't need to run the update_bacula_tables +script because the create_bacula_tables script automatically creates the new +table format. However, if you are using a version of Bacula older than 3.1.9 +(e.g. 3.0.3) then you need to run the update_bacula_tables script that will +be found in the /src/cats directory after you run the ./configure +command. As mentioned above, before running this script, please backup your +catalog database, and when you do running it, be sure shutdown Bacula and be +aware that running the script can take some time depending on your database +size. +================================================================ + + +================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== +If you upgrade a previous Win32 client installation, you must +first stop the File daemon, then uninstall it before attempting +the upgrade. If you do not do so, the upgrade will probably +fail and you will need to manually find and run the +Uninstall.exe file, before you can upgrade to the new version. +This is because the file locations are different. If you want +to save your previous bacula-fd.conf file, please do so before +uninstalling it. +================================================================ + +================== Warning !!!!!! ========================== +Due to permissions problems on Windows Vista and later systems, +we no longer require SYSTEM or Administrator permissions to +access the binaries and configuation files. If you wish +to restrict access to these files, please see the New Features +section of the manual for how to set access control lists. +================================================================ + +Note, the Win32 Installer no longer installs the Bacula Servers +(Director and Storage daemon). See the New Features section of +the manual for more details. + +============ Documentation improvements needed ================== + +Note!!!!! The 5.0.0+ documentation has a number of known problems: + +1. We have reduced the number of manuals, which has fixed many + of the broken links found in the old 3.0.x version, but there + are still some that need fixing. + +2. Integration of the 3.0.x features into the main manuals has + not yet been done. + +The documentation will not be completed in the near future due to lack +manpower. If you are unhappy with this situation as we are, we suggest +you help by submitting patches to the documentation. Thanks. +===== + + +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. + +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): + +http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/New_Features_in_5_0_0.html + +The ChangeLog has more details. + +;;;; + + Kern;;;18 October 2009 at 21:00 Bacula Version 3.0.3 has been released to Source Forge diff --git a/docs/home-page/en/pages/documentation.php b/docs/home-page/en/pages/documentation.php index 61e709db..f9e7509b 100644 --- a/docs/home-page/en/pages/documentation.php +++ b/docs/home-page/en/pages/documentation.php @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ - Manuals for Current Released Version 3.0.x + Manuals for Version 5.0.x @@ -12,37 +12,34 @@
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