X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ReleaseNotes;h=916b0aa69ab42ee078c41ecd7d974d838f37a12b;hb=cd0b924f27312d57bd42f6c4fae2b795139e2d0b;hp=ff5f136c8f5441d9aaa97aa420678afe92606881;hpb=2627875b7d18858bc1f9f7652811e4d8c15a23eb;p=debian%2Famanda diff --git a/ReleaseNotes b/ReleaseNotes index ff5f136..916b0aa 100644 --- a/ReleaseNotes +++ b/ReleaseNotes @@ -1,7 +1,207 @@ + Release Notes for amanda-3.3.0 + +* The default auth is changed to "bsdtcp", if you are using the default bsd + then you must add it to your configuration. + o in amanda.conf + o in amanda-client.conf + o in dumptype/disklist + o in xinetd (if no '-auth' argument to amandad) +* amdump trap crtl-c, it still send the report and do cleanup if you do + one crtl-c, do it more than once to abort the run. +* s3 device + o use multiple threads to speedup the transfer + o can connect to eucalytus. + o new NB_THREADS_BACKUP property + o new NB_THREADS_RECOVERY property + o new S3_HOST property + o new S3_SERVICE_PATH property + o new S3_SUBDOMAIN property +* chg-aggregate: new changer that use other changer sequentially. +* meta-volume +* Add meta label in tapelist file +* chg-disk: + o support for removable disk + o new NUM-SLOT property + o new AUTO-CREATE-SLOT property + o new REMOVABLE property + o new MOUNT property + o new UMOUNT property + o new UMOUNT-LOCKFILE property + o new UMOUNT-IDLE property +* new taperscan algorithm: + o oldest: this algorithm try to run through the volumes in the oldest + order + o lexical: this algorithm try to run through the volumes in the natural + order +* Change in amanda.conf + o new meta-autolabel option + o autolabel can include org, config, barcode, meta in the label + o new client-name option in appication and script. +* application and script in amanda-client.conf can be used to set default + properties for application or script. +* amlabel + o The label argument is no longer required, an autolabel can be + generated + o new --meta option + o new --barcode option + o new --assign option +* amgtar, amstar: The path must be specified, it will not works with a + device. +* amrecover: decompression and decryption are now done on the client if + compression/encryption was done on the client. +* amtape: inventory print the current slot +* amanda.conf: + o autoflush have value "no|yes|all" + o script have single-execution setting. + o Add pre-amcheck, post-amcheck, pre-estimate, post-estimate, pre-backup + and post-backup to execute-on of script. + o Add taperscan and interactivity section. + o add 'server' value in recovery-limit. + o add dump-limit in a dumptype. +* amanda-client.conf + o add amdump-server setting. +* script are searched in $APPLICATION_DIR, $CONFIG_DIR//application + and $CONFIG_DIR/application +* amservice + o add -s argument + o is also installed on client +* new amdumpd server service, if enable, it allow client to start a backup + of itself. +* new amdump_client program, it is use on client to start a backup of itself +* implement restore command amzfs-sendrecv, it can be use with amrecover. + + Release Notes for amanda-3.2.2 + +* Do not restore the NUL padding bytes, some program fail with them. +* Fix driver doing nothing if taper crash early. +* Fix taperalog *FIT no going to second volume. +* Fix amrestore '-p' not going to next file. +* flush even if flush threshold are not met if it save tape space. +* fix crash in amtrmidx due to memory leak. +* amsamba use 'Use smbclient -TF' for restore. + + Release Notes for amanda-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" bug. + 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. + + Release Notes for amanda-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 + + Release Notes for amanda-3.1.0 + +config + * The 'rawtapedev' keyword was removed, and the 'label_new_tapes' keyword + was deprecated. + * New warnings for dangerous splitting configurations + +changer + We have many changers implementing the new changer API. The new changers are + faster, more reliable, and have many new features. One new features is that + the changer keeps track of which label is in which slot, allowing it to + locate a tape faster. But with some changers (new chg-multi or chg-robot + without a barcode), it doesn't get automaticaly notified if you change the + volume in a slot. In this case, you must notify the changer of it with the + 'amtape update' command: + amtape DailySet1 update 3-8 + amtape DailySet1 update 3-8= + amtape DailySet1 update 3=DailySet-003 + See amanda-changers(7) for more information. + +ndmp, dvdrw + New Amanda devices - see amanda-devices(7) for more information. + +amsamba + The default amandapass file for the amsamba application is + $CONFIG_DIR/amandapass, but it is /etc/amandapass for program GNUTAR. + Don't forget to move the file if you switch to the amsamba application. + +ampgsql, amsuntar, amraw + New applications to back up PostgreSQL databases, Solaris systems, and + raw device files, respectively. + +amtape + Amtape's behavior has changed; see NEWS + +amrmtape + Rewritten with new command-line interface; see NEWS + +amdevcheck + New --label and --properties options give more information about device + +amreport + New, more natural command-line interface (try 'amreport $config') + + Release Notes for amanda-2.6.1 amgtar, amstar, amsamba, amzfs-sendrecv - Four new programs implementing application-api. + Three new programs implementing application-api. Swithching from the program "GNUTAR" to the application "amgtar" have some advantage: - amgtar use by default the gtar --atime-preserve=system option, you must