X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=50242231119c2c3d3d3a63a988c931f73faf76bc;hb=d8d159e0a641a6478991e09f7cac064f6e703abe;hp=27a49f0fb42640b5682d5544de62659283143c39;hpb=cdbbeef9cde260e429854dd313bc0bf7560e1e24;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 27a49f0..5024223 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,151 @@ +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 + o Many IPv6 bugs + + missing sockaddr_storage + + missing AI_V4MAPPED and AI_ALL + + compare of IPv4 and IPv6 v4mapped address. + + (bsd/bsdudp): server use two sockets, + one for IPv4 and one for IPv6 + o amflush/autoflush + o chown/chmod + o amstatus + o compilation on some platform + o others small bug + +Changes in release 2.5.2 + + * Many bugs fixed and code cleanup + * krb5 auth is working + * Works with IPv6 address + * Amanda configuration file changes + o amanda.conf changes + + debugging is enabled in the config file + see all debug_* config option + + tapetype 'readblocksize', if maxtapeblocksize is set too + larger for your hardware + +Changes in release 2.5.1p3 + + * Many bugs fixed + * amrecover improve handling of not ascii filename in index. + * Works with tar-1.16 and exit status of 1. + * Can define a LASTSLOT in a chg-disk config file. + + +Changes in release 2.5.1p2 + + * Many bugs fixed + * amoverview is working + * dumptype starttime is working + + * Amanda command changes + o amtape accept the -o arguments + o amgetconf --list to list all tapetype, dumptype, holdingdisk + or interface + o amgetconf can return a value of a specific tapetype, dumptype, + holdingdisk or interface + + +Changes in release 2.5.1p1 + + * Many bugs fixed: + o Timeout waiting for ACK + o "illegal density" with dump + o IRIX: Parse config file, amrecover + o MacOs: compilation + o amrecover with FreeBSD/OpenBSD + * Some other small cleanup. + * Remove contrib/sst. + + Changes in release 2.5.1 * Defects found by Coverity scan and Klocwork K7 analysis tools fixed.