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· One min read

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

· One min read

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

· One min read

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

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.9.3

Enhancements

  • Added the ability to dynamically switch between using domain and workstation details for SMB Storage Vault connections
  • Improved the email filters for "Time since job start" and "Time since job end" to allow configuration by seconds, minutes, hours and days in the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Improved the performance of connecting to a Storage Vault at the start of a backup or restore job if the Storage Vault has many other concurrent jobs running

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 24.9.2

New Features

  • Added support for assigning user policies in bulk in the Comet Server web interface
  • Added Test Connections functionality when using the "Log in to a network share" option in a Files and Folders Protected Item

Enhancements

  • Updated the user's profile page in the Comet Server web interface to use colored badges to more clearly distinguish online and offline devices
  • Extended support for resuming large network downloads from point of failure when Comet encounters a "Connection closed by foreign host" network error

· 3 min read

Changes compared to 24.9.1

New Features

  • Added support for restoring Disk Image backups as Hyper-V VHDX file format

Enhancements

  • Added progress updates when a backup performs some long running actions, such as removing unneeded data packs and removing deleted files from an Object Lock Storage Vault
  • Added a popup dialog for authentication validation failures when testing Storage Vault connections in the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Added an info icon for extra troubleshooting information when testing Storage Vault connections in the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Added a clickable cross-reference in a job log, if the job's execution was blocked by another task in the same Storage Vault
  • Added support for using the Create Recovery Media feature from Linux
  • Added Protected Item names for jobs from other devices in the activity log on the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Added a device name column to the Comet Backup desktop app activity log

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.9.1

New Features

Enhancements

  • Improved the error messages displayed when Storage Role to Direct-To-Cloud conversion fails to better explain the failure reasons

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.8.1

New Features

  • Add new "Allow read-only files to be overwritten" option to bypass read-only file permissions during restore
  • Allow setting quotas for VMware and Hyper-V guests virtual machines
  • Added support for granular restore of files from Hyper-V checkpoint .avhdx files
  • Added option to copy and paste Comet Server admin interface settings between servers

Enhancements

  • Improved Microsoft 365 incremental backups of Calendars, Contacts, and Messages to be more efficient and faster

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.8.0

Enhancements

  • Updated translations for German, Danish, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (EU), Russian, and Thai