X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=fbb11ecda4ed9da52bb286abe502af57f2556bd9;hb=b116e9366c7b2ea2c2eb53b0a13df4090e176235;hp=50242231119c2c3d3d3a63a988c931f73faf76bc;hpb=d74dc4d908fcbc1a4ef474edaf51e61ec90eab6b;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 5024223..fbb11ec 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,18 +1,172 @@ +Changes in release 3.2.0alpha + + * 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 + * 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. - * 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 + * 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