release of amanda-2.6.1b2
Jean-Louis Martineau <[email protected]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:18:40 -0500
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Hello,
The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the second beta release of=20
Amanda 2.6.1, the 2.6.1b2 release.
Thanks to everyone that tested 2.6.1b1 and provided feedback.
The final 2.6.1 should be released in early January.
Source tarballs are available from
* http://www.amanda.org
* https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D120
Binaries for many systems will be available soon from
* http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php
Documentation can be found at
* http://wiki.zmanda.com
Here's a list of the changes for release 2.6.1b1(from the NEWS file):
Look at the ReleaseNotes and ChangeLog file for more details.
* 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 sen=
d'.
* 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
changershell 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
canuse 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
Merry Christmas / Joyeux No=EBl
Jean-Louis martineau
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Hello,<br>
<br>
The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the second beta release of
Amanda 2.6.1, the 2.6.1b2 release.<br>
Thanks to everyone that tested 2.6.1b1 and provided feedback.<br>
The final 2.6.1 should be released in early January.<br>
<br>
Source tarballs are available from<br>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amanda.org">http://www.amanda.org</a></li>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120">https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
Binaries for many systems will be available soon from<br>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php">http://www.zmanda.com/download-amanda.php</a></li>
</ul>
Documentation can be found at<br>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.zmanda.com">http://wiki.zmanda.com</a>
</li>
</ul>
<br>
Here's a list of the changes for release 2.6.1b1(from the NEWS file):
<br>
Look at the ReleaseNotes and ChangeLog file for more details.
<br>
<ul>
<li>Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup
program, see the 'amanda-applications' man page.</li>
<ul>
<li>amgtar: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the
GNUTAR program. See 'amgtar' man page.</li>
<li>amstar: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition.
See'amstar' man page.</li>
<li>amsamba: Use smbclient to backup a cifs share, see amsamba man
page.</li>
<li>amzfs-sendrecv: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'.</li>
</ul>
<li>Script API: Allow to run script before and after amanda process,
see the 'amanda-scripts' man page.</li>
<ul>
<li>amzfs-snapshot: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then
'amgtar'application will backup the snapshot. See 'amzfs-snapshot' man
page.</li>
<li>script-email: Simple script to send email. see 'script-email'
man page.</li>
</ul>
<li>Changer API v2.0: perl-based changer interface supporting
concurrent use of multiple devices and changers.</li>
<ul>
<li>currently operating in "compatibility mode," calling old
changershell scripts.</li>
<li>under active development.</li>
</ul>
<li>Xfer API: generic library to move and filter data with maximal
efficiency</li>
<ul>
<li>can read from and write to arbitrary devices, files, etc.</li>
<li>only used in some applications.</li>
</ul>
<li>Amanda archive format: A simple archive format that an
application canuse to create backup image.</li>
<li>'amarchiver' program to manipulate file in amanda archive format.</li>
<li>Many improvements to report better error message to user.</li>
<li>amtape subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed.</li>
<li>Dozens more perl libraries, with more stable interfaces.</li>
<li>Many bugs fixed and improvement.</li>
<li>amgetconf '--client' option to retrieve config from
amanda-client.conf on a client.</li>
<li>Amanda configuration file changes</li>
<ul>
<li>new application-tool section</li>
<li>new script-tool section</li>
<li>new device section</li>
<li>new changer section</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<br>
Merry Christmas / Joyeux Noël<br>
<br>
Jean-Louis martineau
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