+ Release Notes for amanda-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.
+
+
+ Release Notes for amanda-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.
+
+
+ Release Notes for amanda-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.
+
+
+ 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/<conf>/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 <conf> 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
+ 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
+ disable it if you gtar relase doesn't have that option.
+ - Can be configured to cross filesystem.
+ - Can be configured to not check the device number on newer gtar
+ (--no-check-device of gtar).
+ - You can configure error message from gtar you don't want to see in the
+ report.
+
+amzfs-snapshot, script-email
+ Two new scripts implementing script-api.
+ The 'zfs-snapshot' script must be used only with the 'amgtar' application.
+
+amarchiver
+ New program to manipulate file in amanda archive format.
+
+New perl Module:
+ Application (perl utility functions for Applications)
+ Archive (Perl access to the amanda archive library)
+ Constants (perl access to build-time configuration values)
+ MainLoop (Perl interface to the Glib MainLoop)
+ Process (interface to process), used by amcleanup.
+ Script (perl utility functions for Scripts)
+ Tapelist (Manipulate the Amanda tapelist)
+ Xfer (Xfer-api)
+
+
+ Release Notes for amanda-2.6.0
+
+amcheckdump
+ New program written entirely in perl, it replaces 'amverify' and
+ 'amveryfyrun'
+
+amcryptsimple, amgpgcrypt
+ New encryption plugins based on gpg.
+
+amserverconfig, amaddclient
+ New Initial Amanda configuration tools, these tools make assumptions,
+ please see man page.
+
+Deprecated programs
+ 'amverify' and 'amveryfyrun' are deprecated -- use amcheckdump.
+ 'amdd' and 'ammt' are also deprecated. If you have scripts that use
+ them, then you must rewrite them in perl using the new perl modules.
+
+Configure options
+ --disable-shared doesn't work because perl modules require shared library.
+ Instead, use --with-static-binaries to build staticailly linked binaries.
+ --with-amlibdir, libraries are now installed in $amlibdir
+ --without-amlibdir : amlibdir=$libdir
+ --with-amlibdir=yes : amlibdir=$libdir/amanda (default value)
+ --with-amlibdir=/path/to/libdir : amlibdir=/path/to/libdir
+ --with-amlibexecdir, internal programs are installed in $amlibexecdir
+ --without-amlibexecdir : amlibdir=$libexecdir
+ --with-amlibexecdir=yes : amlibdir=$libexecdir/amanda
+ (default value)
+ --with-amlibexecdir=/path/to/libexecdir : amlibdir=/path/to/libexecdir
+ --with-amperldir, Where to install perl modules
+ --without-amperldir : amperldir=$amlibdir/perl
+ --with-amperldir=yes : amperldir= $(perl installsitelib)
+ (default value)
+ --with-amperldir=/path/to/perldir : amperldir=/path/to/perldir
+
+Path changes
+ Libraries are installed in $amlibdir (previously $libdir)
+ Internal programs are installed in $amlibexecdir (previously $libexecdir)
+ You must change your inetd/xinetd config for the new amandad path.
+ The amandad path change affect rsh/ssh auth, amanda-2.6.0 installations
+ will need to add an 'amandad_path' parameter to configuration files in
+ order to talk to older versions of Amanda:
+ amanda-2.6.0 client -> amanda-2.5.2 or earlier server: add
+ 'amandad_path "/usr/libexec/amandad"' (or the appropriate path) to
+ /etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf
+ amanda-2.5.2 or earlier client -> amanda-2.6.0 server: add
+ 'amandad_path "/usr/libexec/amanda/amandad"' (or the appropriate path)
+ to /etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf
+ amanda-2.6.0 server -> amanda-2.5.2 or earlier client: add
+ 'amandad_path "/usr/libexec/amandad"' (or the appropriate path) to the
+ dumptype
+ amanda-2.5.2 or earlier server -> amanda-2.6.0 client: add
+ 'amandad_path "/usr/libexec/amanda/amandad"' (or the appropriate path)
+ to the dumptype
+ The amandates files is now $localstatedir/amanda/amandates, previously it
+ was /etc/amandates, this file must be created on all client.
+
+usetimestamps
+ It now defaults to 'yes'.
+
+Glib
+ glib is required to compile and run amanda.
+ It is free and can be downloaded form http://www.gtk.org/download/
+
+Device API
+ The Device API is a complete rewrite of all tape-access functionality.
+ To use the Device API, all devices must be specified by their full
+ name, e.g., tape:/dev/nst0. Existing functionality is now available
+ in the tape, file, and rait devices, and a new Amazon S3 backend named
+ 's3' is also available.
+
+Perl Module
+ Link directly to Amanda, to support writing Amanda applications in Perl
+ Available Modules:
+ Changer (Execute changer scripts)
+ Cmdline (Parse command line argument)
+ Config (Parse config files)
+ Device (device-api)
+ Debug (Write to debug files)
+ Logfile (Parse log files)
+ Tapefile (Parse tapelist file)
+ Perl modules are installed in $amperldir
+
+local security driver (auth)
+ Allows backups of the Amanda server without any need for network
+ configuration, and similarly allows amrecover to work on the Amanda
+ server without any network configuration.
+
+make installcheck
+ Almost 200 unit tests are available, which should be run on an installed
+ copy of Amanda. See http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Testing for more
+ information.
+
+flush-threshold-dumped, flush-threshold-scheduled, taperflush
+ These three config options allow to better fill your tapes.
+ They are what was known as the taperstart/taperflush feature.
+
+
+ Release Notes for amanda-2.5.2
+
+IPv6
+
+ IPv6 support is enabled by default if your OS support it, if your OS is
+ not working correctly with IPV6, you can disable it at configure time
+ with '--without-ipv6'.
+
+readblocksize
+
+ This option is useful only if you configured amanda with a big
+ '--with-maxtapeblocksize' and your hardware can't works with big block
+ size.
+
+
Release Notes for amanda-2.5.1
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