+Changes in release 2.6.1p2
+ * amtapetype: new -p option
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ o S3 device driver
+ o amcheckdump
+ o file not removed from holding disk
+ o sendbackup compatibility with a 2.4.2 server
+ o handle EROFS error from tape device.
+ o zfs snapshot name us the diskname.
+ o fix fd allocation in amandad
+ o crash in amflush
+
+Changes in release 2.6.1p1
+
+ * amplot: better output
+ * Don't include genversion.h in distribution tarballs.
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ o S3 device driver
+ o rait device driver
+ o amstatus
+ o configure
+ o application-api
+ o compilation on some platform
+ o others small bug
+
+Changes in release 2.6.1
+
+ * Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup program,
+ See the 'amanda-applications' man page.
+ o amgtar: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR
+ program. See 'amgtar' man page.
+ o amstar: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition. See
+ 'amstar' man page.
+ o amsamba: Use smbclient to backup a cifs share, see amsamba man page.
+ o amzfs-sendrecv: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'.
+ * Script API: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the
+ 'amanda-scripts' man page.
+ o amzfs-snapshot: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar'
+ application will backup the snapshot. See 'amzfs-snapshot' man page.
+ o script-email: Simple script to send email. see 'script-email' man page.
+ * Changer API v2.0: perl-based changer interface supporting concurrent
+ use of multiple devices and changers.
+ o currently operating in "compatibility mode," calling old changer
+ shell scripts.
+ o under active development.
+ * Xfer API: generic library to move and filter data with maximal efficiency
+ o can read from and write to arbitrary devices, files, etc.
+ o only used in some applications.
+ * Amanda archive format: A simple archive format that an application can
+ use to create backup image.
+ * 'amarchiver' program to manipulate file in amanda archive format.
+ * Many improvements to report better error message to user.
+ * amtape subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed.
+ * Dozens more perl libraries, with more stable interfaces.
+ * Many bugs fixed and improvement.
+ * amgetconf '--client' option to retrieve config from
+ amanda-client.conf on a client.
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o new application-tool section
+ o new script-tool section
+ o new device section
+ o new changer section
+
+Changes in release 2.6.0
+
+ * configure --disable-shared doesn't work because perl modules require
+ shared libraries. Use configure --with-static-binaries to build
+ statically linked binaries.
+ * 'amverify' and 'amverifyrun' are deprecated and replaced with the
+ new, more flexible 'amcheckdump'
+ * 'amdd' and 'ammt' are deprecated.
+ * Some Amanda files are now installed in new "amanda/" subdirectories:
+ libraries are now installed in $libdir/amanda and internal programs
+ are now installed in $libexecdir/amanda.
+ * The amandates file, previously at /etc/amandates, is now at
+ $localstatedir/amanda/amandates. You may want to move your existing
+ /etc/amandates when you upgrade Amanda.
+ * New 'amcryptsimple', 'amgpgcrypt' - encryption plugins based on gpg.
+ * New 'amserverconfig', 'amaddclient' - Initial Amanda configuration tools
+ these tools make assumptions, please see man page.
+ * Many bugs fixed and code rewrite/cleanup
+ * glib is required to compile and run amanda.
+ * Device API: pluggable interface to storage devices, supporting tapes,
+ vtapes, RAIT, and Amazon S3
+ * New perl modules link directly to Amanda, to support writing Amanda
+ applications in Perl. Perl module are installed by default in the perl
+ installsitelib directory. It can be changed with
+ 'configure --with-amperldir'.
+ * New 'local' security driver supports backups of the amanda server
+ without any network connection or other configuration.
+ * Almost 200 unit tests are available via 'make installcheck'.
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o amanda.conf changes
+ + flush-threshold-dumped
+ + flush-threshold-scheduled
+ + taperflush
+ + device_property
+ + usetimestamps default to yes
+
Changes in release 2.5.2p1
* Many bugs fixed
see all debug_* config option
+ tapetype 'readblocksize', if maxtapeblocksize is set too
larger for your hardware
- * Amanda command changes
- o amadmin: new 'holding list' and 'holding delete' subcommand.
Changes in release 2.5.1p3
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