Changes in release 3.3.3 * amdump.X log files use timestamp instead of number, amdump and amdump.1 are maintained as symlink. * chg-disk o Use the changerfile for the statefile. * s3 device o support CASTOR storage * amanda.conf o New REPORT-USE-MEDIA and REPORT-NEXT-MEDIA. * amfetchdump o new --extract, --directory, --data-path and --application-property arguments. It allow to do the extraction on the server. * --exact-match argument to many command, and '=' prefix to expression. o It diable use of expression for host, disk, level and datestamp on command line argument. * All changer scripts. o Add LOCK-TIMEOUT property. * Many bug fix Changes in release 3.3.2 * amgtar o New IGNORE-ZEROS property. * amsamba o Fix use of subdir for restore. * s3 device o New PROXY property. o New PASSWORD, USERNAME, TENANT_ID, TENANT_NAME properties. o New STORAGE_API property. o New S3_MULTI_DELETE property o New CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET and REFRESH_TOKEN properties. o New CREATE-BUCKET property. o New PROJECT-ID property. o New REUSE-CONNECTION property. o Works with swift and google storage. * NDMP device o Add INDIRECT property. * amanda.conf o Add 'max-warnings', The maximum number of warning lines in the report. o Default 'columspec' changed to: HostName=0:-12:12,Disk=1:-11:11,Level=1:-1:1,OrigKB=1:-7:0,OutKB=1:-7:0,Compress=1:-6:1,DumpTime=1:-7:7,Dumprate=1:-6:1,TapeTime=1:-6:6,TapeRate=1:-6:1 * amadmin o Add --no-default and --print-source arguments for config and disklist command. * amfetchdump o Print progress. o Add --decrypt, --no-decrypt, --server-decrypt, --client-decrypt, --compress, --no-compress, --server-compress and --client-compress options. * fix for compilation with newer glib. * fix for compilation on cigwin. * Many bug fix. Changes in release 3.3.1 * amrecover o New 'settransalte' command. * amanda.conf o new '$s' substitution in autolabel. o new 'max-dle-by-volume' global option. o new 'eject-volume' global option. * diskfile o new 'includefile' option. * amcheck o new '--client-verbose' argument. * All programs have a new '--version' argument. * ampgsql can take property from server configuration. * amgetconf can print one property of a section. * s3 device o new S3_SERVER_SIDE_ENCRYPTION property. o use multiple thread to speedup deleting a volume. * Many bug fix. Changes in release 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. Changes in release 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. 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 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. * Works with GNU tar 1.15.91 - work with new gtar state file format. * Open SSL encryption support * Two new authentication methods: bsdtcp, bsdudp. * Unlimited number of DLEs on a client with bsdtcp, rsh and ssh authentication methods. * Recovery process amrecover uses Secure API. amoldrecover command (same syntax and functionality as amrecover command) is provided for compatibility with old Amanda releases. amoldrecover command uses old amidxtaped/amindexd protocol. * Amanda debug files are separated into client/server/amandad and are also classified based on Amanda configuration name. * Amanda command changes o amfetchdump -o is replaced by -O. o amcheck -w option does all tests including the tape writable test. Use amcheck -t -w to do only the tape writable test. o -o command option to override Amanda configuration. See amanda man page for details. o amgetconf command doesn't write the BUGGY message when a entry is not found in the configuration file. * Amanda configuration file changes o amanda.conf changes + amrecover_do_fsf in amanda.conf defaults to yes + amrecover_check_label in amanda.conf defaults to yes + usetimestamps in amanda.conf to support multiple backup runs in a calendar day. + holdingdisk in amanda.conf supports new values: NEVER, AUTO, REQUIRED. + amandad_path, client_username and ssh_keys in amanda.conf for ssh/rsh authentication. o New amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf. Different client configuration file can be used for each Amanda configuration. + gnutar_list-dir and amandates can be specified in Amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf o .amandahosts format changes to allow use of secure API for recovery. o Amanda service entries in xinetd configuration has changed. Changes in release 2.5.0p2 * listhost subcommand in amrecover Changes in release 2.5.0p1 * Add the 'amtape update' command. Changes in release 2.5.0 * Communication security/authentication: Kerberos 4/5, OpenSSH * Data security: Symmetric/Assymetric encrytion algorithms (aesutil and gpg encryption), Encryption can be done on server or client, Custom encryption utilities can be used. * Compression: Ability to add custom compression tools. This is a really useful feature especially since it can specified for a DLE. You can use different compression algorithm for images, binaries, ascii files and so on. * Dump images spanning multiple media volumes - Dump images are no longer restricted to a single media volume (tape or vtape). Data restoration can be done using amrecover and amfetchdump commands. * Auto tape labelling - This optional feature is good for disk backups. Change in release 2.4.5p1 * New [--days ] argument to 'amadmin tape'. * New amoverview -last -num0 -togo0 options. Change in release 2.4.5 * new displayunit global option to select the unit use to display number k=kilo, m=mega, g=giga, t=tera. * new amoverview -skipmissed option. Change in release 2.4.5b1 * holding disk disk use timestamped directory. * autoflush flush today's dump. * new bumppercent global option, this should improve bumping criteria, the bumpsize is set to a fixed value which can be adequate for small and large disk. * bumpsize, bumppercent, bumpdays and bumpmult can be in a dumptype. * calcsize support include and exclude like gnutar. * new 'estimate' dumptype option to select estimate type: CLIENT: estimate by the dumping program. CALCSIZE: estimate by the calcsize program, a lot faster but less acurate. SERVER: estimate based on statistic from previous run, take second but can be wrong on the estimate size. Changes in release 2.4.4p3 * new chg-iomega changer script. * amanda will not use a tape if it's label is not in the tapelist file (eg. after an amrmtape). Changes in release 2.4.4p2 * new initial_poll_delay config in chg-zd-mtx * 'amadmin find' list disk removed from the disklist. * amrecover can recover a disk removed from the disklist file. * amanda works with samba3. * new chg-disk changer script to use with the file: driver. * Kerberos 4 support integrated and functional again. Changes in release 2.4.4p1 * amverify do not advance to next tape at the end. * new amflush -b and -s options, change -f behavior. * new chg-mcutil changer. * amrecover_changer works with chg-multi. * default driveslot for chg-zd-mtx is now 0. * amplot generate color postscript by default. * amplot -b flag to generate b/w postscript. * rait: works with file: * print a postscript label for each tape used. Changes in release 2.4.4 * New -a option to amcheck to always send an email. Changes in release 2.4.4b1 * maxpromoteday: New option for a dumptype. * New amtapetype program (replace tapetype) * Client compile on CYGWIN * amrestore -f : amrestore can do fsf before reading the tape * amrestore -l