X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=11c92566b57a8a2fca34666038d7a9f23b0ca1fe;hb=011a59f5a54864108a16af570a6b287410597cc2;hp=02362b7ee8e241025f4b64791e056434e145d58b;hpb=94a044f90357edefa6f4ae9f0b1d5885b0e34aee;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 02362b7..11c9256 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,225 @@ +Changes in release 3.2.1 + + * barcode are added to the tapelist file. + * Faster 'amadmin find', improve speed on many programs. + * device-output-buffer-size default to a minimum of 4*block_size. + * ssh auth use the client-port + * Bug fixed: + o "Can't opendata output stream: Connection refused". + o Better handling of dump to tape. + o Corrupted 'amdump' log file, amstatus not showing correct state. + o Execute subprocess with the config overwrite. + o tape-device allow to set LEOM. + o Crash in robot changer. + o Script output property are not sent to application. + +Changes in release 3.2.0 + + * Support for multiple simultaneous writes to storage devices + o Can write to all available drives in parallel. + o Works only with the new changer API. + o Useful if two or more volumes are used in a single run. + o dump direct to tape can be scheduled any time during the run, + previously they were done sequencially after all dump to holding disk. + o enabled with the new 'taper-parallel-write' configuration option. + * Support for LEOM in storage devices + o allows splitting without partial parts, saving space + o much more efficient, since parts need not be cached on disk in most + cases + * new, simpler splitting commands in the tapetype section: + part-size, part-cache-type, part-cache-dir, part-cache-max-size; see + amanda.conf(5) for details + * Amanda server configuration file changes (amanda.conf) + o new configuration keyword: + + taper-parallel-write -- How many drive amanda can write to + in parallel. + o deprecated configuration keywords: + + amrecover_do_fsf + + amrecover_check_label + * the CONFIG parameter to amidxtaped is now required; this means that + versions of amrecover older than 2.4.3 will be unable to recover from + servers running Amanda-3.2 and later. + * The new dumptype and global parameters 'recovery-limit' can be used to + limit which hosts may recover from a particular DLE. See amanda.conf(5) + and amanda-auth(7) for more information. + * Several old changers have been removed - these changers will work with + Amanda for the forseeable future, but are no longer included in the + distribution. + o chg-chio + o chg-chs + o chg-iomega + o chg-juke + o chg-mcutil + o chg-mtx + o chg-null (use the new "chg-null:") + o chg-rait (use the new "chg-rait:{dev1,dev2}") + o chg-rth + o chg-scsi-chio + o chg-scsi + * Amdump change: + o new '--no-taper' option to start the run in degraded mode + * Amvault is much improved, but still experimental: + o supports assembling split parts on the source volume and re-splitting + them on the destination + o supports filtering dumps with the same syntax as amfetchdump + o a --fulls-only option skips all incremental dumps on the source + o an --export option tries to move tertiary volumes to import/export + slots when completed + o command-line syntax has changed incompatibly; see manpage or + 'amvault --help' + * Rewritten and improved: + o amoverview + o amcheckdump + +Changes in release 3.1.0 + + * Deprecated old changers; see amanda-changers(7) for replacements. These + changers are still available in the distribution, but will be removed in a + future release. + o chg-null + o chg-zd-mtx + o chg-rait + o chg-disk + o chg-multi + * Although chg-zd-mtx is still supported, we recommend that all users upgrade + to the more efficient chg-robot. See contrib/convert-zd-mtx-to-robot.sh + for a useful conversion script. + * Amanda server configuration file changes (amanda.conf) + o deprecated configuration keywords: + + label_new_tapes + o keywords deprecated in 2.6.1: + + rawtapedev + + tapebufs + + file-pad + o new configuration keyword + + autolabel -- replace label_new_tapes + + columnspec -- can specify a precision. + + order -- in script, to specify script order execution. + + client_port -- in dumptype, to specify which port to connect on + the client. + + estimate -- in dumptype, can specify multiple estimate method. + o accept 'define' keyword for defining an holdingdisk + * Amanda client configuration file changes (amanda-client.conf) + o new configuration keyword + + debug_days -- how many days to keep debug files. + + client_port -- use by amrecover, specify which port to connect on + the server. + * Removed compile-time default --with-changer-device: specify a device + explicitly in amanda.conf instead + * amtape behavior has changed: + o 'device' subcommand removed + o 'slot advance' subcommand removed + o 'update' subcommand no longer displays each slot as it is updated, and + is not supported by all changers + o taperscan output has changed + o new 'inventory' subcommand + * amrmtape rewrite + o use long option + + --changer -- Specify which changer to use + + --cleanup -- Remove logs and indexes associated with label + + --dryrun -- do not update the original copies. + + --erase -- Attempt to erase the data contained on the volume + + --keep-label -- Do not remove label from the tapelist + + --quiet -- Opposite of --verbose + + --verbose -- List backups of hosts and disks that are being + discarded. + * amdevcheck + o new --label option. + o new --properties option. + * Device API + o changed wildcard setting for S3_BUCKET_LOCATION from "" to "*" + o new 'ndmp:' device to write to a tape on an ndmp server. + o new 'dvdrw:' device to write to a dvd drive. + * Application API + o new properties to many applications + o amgtar + + new ACLS, SELINUX and XATTRS properties + o amsamba + + Allow '\' in diskname and amandapass. + + new ALLOW-ANONYMOUS property. + o new applications: + + ampgsql -- Backup PostgreSQL using continuous WAL archiving + + amsuntar -- Backup filesytem with the SUN tar + + amraw -- Backup only one directory entry + * New taper, with DirectTCP support, changed tape and catalog format: + o all dumpfiles are now F_SPLIT_DUMPFILE + o all on-tape dumpfiles have numparts=-1, since it's no longer possible + to calculate this value in advance + o there is no logging or reporting of zero-byte, successful parts (this + may cause gaps in filenums in the catalog) + * Redesigned amreport + o much more natural command-line interface (just run 'amreport $config') + o experimental XML output + * configuration override for dumptype works with inheritance. + +Changes in release 2.6.1p2 + * amtapetype: new -p option + * 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. + * 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 + + * Amanda server configuration file changes (amanda.conf) + o deprecated configuration keywords: + + rawtapedev + + tapebufs + + file-pad + * 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 @@ -8,18 +230,14 @@ Changes in release 2.6.0 * '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. You can set --with-amlibdir - and --with-amlibexecdir if you don't want the amanda suffix. - If you mix 2.6.0 and earlier version with rsh/ssh auth, you need to - add an 'amandad_path' to the dumptype and to amanda-client.conf + 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. - Speedup in 'amrecover find' and starting amrecover. + * 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