Changes compared to 24.11.0

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with free space metrics used by the Comet Server Storage Role homepage widget when using SFTP or SMB storage backend

Changes compared to 24.12.0

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with free space metrics used by the Comet Server Storage Role homepage widget when using SFTP or SMB storage backend
• Fixed an issue with Protected Items created by a Policy getting deleted when a Policy is changed or a default Protected Item is deleted

Changes compared to 24.11.0

New Features​

User Grouping​

In Comet 24.12.0, it is now possible to group users in the Comet Server web interface. This will allow users belonging to a department, company, cost center, etc. to be grouped logically inside Comet. This makes it easier to find customers belonging to the same group as well as easily roll out policies for everyone assigned to a group.

Single Device Ownership Of Storage Vaults​

In Comet 24.12.0, a new User setting is available to choose if devices that share the same user account login should back up Protected Items to a shared Storage Vault or isolated Storage Vaults. There are pros and cons of each option:

Pros of shared Storage Vaults: Data from multiple devices stored in a shared Storage Vault can take advantage of Comet's deduplication, reducing overall storage requirements.

Cons of shared Storage Vaults: Devices are able to see and restore all data from the other devices, and it is possible for backups to be delayed or missed on a device due to the Storage Vault being locked for retention jobs.

Pros of isolated Storage Vaults: Devices cannot see or restore data from other devices, and there is no risk of delayed or missed backup jobs due to the Storage Vault being locked.

Cons of isolated Storage Vaults: Backup data will not be deduplicated between devices increasing overall storage requirements.

To configure isolated Storage Vaults, when configuring a new user account select the "Provision storage vaults automatically ..." option under Storage Vault Provisioning. For existing users, head to the users account page and set the "Automatically create Storage Vaults for newly registered devices" option to a Storage Template.

To configure shared Storage Vaults, when configuring a new user account select the "Provision storage vaults once ..." option under Storage Vault Provisioning. For existing users, head to the users account page and set the "Automatically create Storage Vaults for newly registered devices" option to (none).

Enforce Password Change On Next Login​

Self-Hosted Comet Server Only

In Comet 24.12.0, a new Admin Accounts setting is available to enforce that the password for the admin account is changed the next time they log in. This feature can be used to regularly enforce that passwords used to log in to a Comet Server web interface are changed.

Rate Limiting for Failed Login Attempts to a Comet Server​

Self-Hosted Comet Server Only

In Comet 24.12.0, a new License & Access setting is available to block users and IP addresses after repeated unauthorised logins. This feature should be used in combination with other security features such as Multi-Factor Authentication to protect against malicious attempts to gain access to your Comet Server.

Dione is the latest entry in our quarterly rollup series. It branches off from our main rolling Voyager development into a fixed target for our partners to qualify and build upon.

Saturn's moon Dione hides a cool secret. It's not just an icy ball. Underneath its thick, frozen crust, scientists believe Dione harbors a subsurface ocean, much like its famous neighbor Enceladus. This hidden ocean makes Dione a surprising contender in the search for extraterrestrial life.

As for the software, Comet 24.11.0 Dione brings 11 new features and 16 enhancements, including Disk Image for Linux, restoring Disk Image backups to Hyper-V VHDX file format, bulk action improvements and more.

Changes compared to 24.9.8

Enhancements​

• Updated the Croatian translation

Changes compared to 24.9.7

New Features​

• Added support for Disk Image backups on Linux. The feature supports skipping free filesystem sectors on EXT4 and XFS when used with either LVM2 or a custom kernel driver

Enhancements​

• Removed the default Comet Server admin account. The admin account will now be created through the Comet Server Service Manager setup wizard or when first opening the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 24.9.6

Enhancements​

• Simplified configuration for VMware Protected Items by allowing direct configuration
• Added support for MySQL backups on Linux without an installed mysqldump binary
• Changed the behavior of MySQL backups if no installed mysqldump program could be automatically found

Changes compared to 24.9.5

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup delegate service crashing when attempting to import a malformed settings file from another product
• Fixed an issue where requesting a Storage Vault from an IAM compatible Storage Template with a bucket name provided generated a new policy
• Fixed an issue with Syncro integration where the "Type" field contained too much information and the "Details" field was empty
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Server Constellation role when using a Custom IAM-Compatible target configured with a Prefix
• Fixed an issue when listing Microsoft 365 accounts with no SharePoint Online license
• Fixed a cosmetic issue when setting a preferred language in the Comet Server web interface if multiple languages are allowed in the web browser

Changes compared to 24.9.4

Enhancements​

• Updated super admin policies which have been incorrectly assigned to a tenant will be copied and recreated as tenant owned policies

Changes compared to 24.8.1