Beta2 packages for various Linux distributions and Windows are available at http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php
Select version 3.1.0Beta2 in drop down menu. Feedback would be appreciated. thanks, Paddy On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:59 AM, Dustin J. Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the second beta release > of Amanda 3.1.0, the 3.1.0beta2 release. > > It can be downloaded from http://www.amanda.org (not yet available) or > https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120 > > Please download and test it out - with luck, this will be the last > beta before the final release! > > Changes since beta1: > - several fixes to amcleanup > - fixes to planner for bad-schedule errors > - fix to taper for assertion failure > - amreport reports total time spent dumping (including changer movement) > - numerous other small bugfixes - see ChangeLog > > Changes since 2.6.1: > * 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. > > Dustin > > -- > Open Source Storage Engineer > http://www.zmanda.com > -- Amanda http://amanda.zmanda.com ZRM for MySQL http://www.zmanda.com/backup-mysql.html
