Dear community,
we are happy to announce Bareos 21 release with some important new
features and fixes available for download in our subscription repository
https://download.bareos.com/bareos/release/21/. As usual all sources are
available via our GitHub repository github.com/bareos.
Introducing UCL - a universal Linux Client
We're introducing support for a universal Linux Client ('UCL' ) bridging
the gap for users of nonLTS versions. The developers provide DEB
packages for x86_64 and i386. They can be installed on Debian
9.x/10.x/11.x and Ubuntu 18.x/19.x/20.x/21.x. The included File Daemon,
the client component of the client-server backup solution, creates
file-based backups. Basically, the Universal Linux Client is not
designed as a fully-fledged file daemon replacement, but for Linux
systems for which there is no dedicated client (yet).
Packages for EL8 Platform
Red Hat has announced that on December 31, 2021, CentOS Linux 8 will
reach End Of Life (EOL). There are several existing as well as new
distributions which can replace CentOS, and Bareos 21
introduces packages for the EL8 platform. These are built, tested and
released for Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, CentOS 8 and CentOS
Stream 8. No changes for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Bareos continues to
offer the usual RHEL package.
Usability & Monitoring: WebUI & bconsole
Both interfaces, bconsole and the WebUI, have become more user-friendly.
For example, the runtime of jobs is now more easily identifiable. In
addition to the start and end time of backup and restore jobs, the job
listings now also show the total duration. As of Bareos 21, the WebUI
contains a new tab called Timeline in the Jobs module. It displays
selected jobs on a timeline. Colors indicate successfully completed,
running or failed jobs. Especially for larger installations, the new
feature helps to get a better overview. bconsole now automatically
switches to a multi-column layout if a command's output is very long.
MariaDB plugin
For backing up MariaDB databases, Bareos now offers a new plugin that
creates full and
incremental binary backups using the Mariabackup tool.
Improved IPv6 Support
All Bareos services (Director, File Daemon, Storage Daemon, etc.) listen
on all interfaces by default, automatically supporting both protocols,
IPv4 and IPv6. For most installations, this new default configuration
makes sense, and explicitly setting up IPv6 is no longer required when
installing Bareos 21. Anyone who has manually activated IPv6 in an
existing setup should check the configuration: If IPv4 is still
required, admins can either additionally store the IPv4 address in the
configuration or remove the IPv6 entry and thus switch to the default
setting (IPv4 and IPv6).
Upgrade: PostgreSQL only supported backend
Users who have installed a previous version of Bareos and still rely on
MySQL as catalog database must first upgrade to Bareos 20 and migrate
the catalog to PostgreSQL using the bareos-dbcopy tool before upgrading
to Bareos 21.
Download: https://download.bareos.com/bareos/release21
Release Notes: https://docs.bareos.org/Appendix/ReleaseNotes.html
Sources: https://github.com/bareos/bareos
Happy holidays / best regards on behalf of the Bareos team,
Frank
Founded in 2012 the Germany-based company offers professional services:
* subscription,
* support,
* consulting and
* co-funding of feature development.
#Bareos is certified for SUSE, Red Hat, Univention and Oracle
linux with plugins for VMware, NetApp, Qumulo (from MSP AG | Yuzuy),
RHEV/oVirt (based on Eurotux, #postgresql and many more.
Recommended by EU National governments
worldwide organisations across all sectors use Bareos. Our customers
include public authorities and government departments, small and
medium-sized enterprises as well as companies listed on the DAX /
Fortune 500, e.g. telcos, cloud & service providers, media, education,
energy, finance, automotive and aerospace industries.
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Sitz der Gesellschaft: Köln | Amtsgericht Köln: HRA 29646
Komplementär: Bareos Verwaltungs-GmbH
Geschäftsführer: Stephan Dühr, M. Außendorf,
J. Steffens, P. Storz
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