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24.12.5 Voyager released

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Changes compared to 24.12.4

New Features

Restore Hyper-V and VMware Protected Items directly into new Hyper-V virtual machines

Comet 24.12.5 introduces the ability to restore virtual machine Protected Items directly into new Hyper-V virtual machines.

This brings:

  • Restore Windows & Linux virtual machines: Both Windows & Linux virtual machines can be restored.
  • Faster VM Restores to Hyper-V: VMs are converted on the fly at restore time into a format Hyper-V can boot.
  • VM Migrations: VMware (vSphere or VCenter) virtual machines can be restored to Hyper-V using Comet.

Direct restores into Hyper-V is available from the Comet Server web interface and from the Comet Backup desktop app. The following screenshots are from the Comet Server web interface.

NOTE: For direct Hyper-V restores, the Comet Backup desktop app must be running on the same endpoint as Hyper-V is installed on.

Restore Hyper-V and VMware Protected Items directly into new VMware (vSphere or VCenter) virtual machines

Comet 24.12.5 introduces the ability to restore virtual machine Protected Items directly into new VMware (vSphere or VCenter) virtual machines.

This brings:

  • Restore Windows & Linux virtual machines: Both Windows & Linux virtual machines can be restored.
  • Faster VM Restores to VMware: VMs are converted on the fly at restore time into a format VMware can boot.
  • VM Migrations: Hyper-V virtual machines can be restored to VMware using Comet.

Direct restores into VMware (vSphere or VCenter) is available from the Comet Server web interface and from the Comet Backup desktop app. The following screenshots are from the Comet Server web interface.

Restore Disk Image Protected Items Directly into Hyper-V or VMware (vSphere or VCenter) virtual machines

Comet 24.12.5 introduces the ability to restore Disk Image Protected Items directly into a new Hyper-V or VMware (vSphere or VCenter) virtual machines.

This brings:

  • Restore Windows & Linux: Both Windows & Linux Disk Image Protected Items can be restored.
  • Physical to Virtual (P2V) Migrations: Physical devices can be migrated to virtual machines.
  • Faster Disk Image Restores: Disk Image Protected Items can be restored to virtual environments, without requiring physical hardware.

Disk Image restores into Hyper-V or VMware (vSphere or VCenter) is available from the Comet Server web interface and from the Comet Backup desktop app. The following screenshot is from the Comet Server web interface.

Enhancements

Improved User Experience when deleting Default Protected Items created by Policy

Previously, deleting a default Protected Item from a Policy would delete the Protected Item from all Users and Devices the Policy is applied to. This meant it was impossible to remove the Default Protected Item from the Policy, but keep the Protected Item.

In Comet 24.12.5, new Comet Server web interface dialog prompts have been added to give admins greater control over what Default Protected Items should be kept and should be removed. This means admins can make changes to Policies at any time without impacting the Default Protected Items configured.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with User Groups not replicating between Comet Servers
  • Fixed an issue causing the Comet Server web interface to crash when adding or viewing a schedule for a Protected Item
  • Fixed an issue with Microsoft 365 Protected Items that was causing item selection to included more items than intended
  • Fixed an issue with Disk Image Protected Items failing to backup disks with conflicting partition layouts
  • Fixed an issue with the order of operations when applying remedial retention passes at the start of a backup job
  • Fixed an issue with backup jobs triggering incorrect webhook events
  • Fixed an issue with enforced Policy Protected Items that were editable in the Comet Server web interface and Comet Backup desktop app
  • Fixed an issue causing the Comet Server web interface Users page to crash when a Tenant does not exist for a replicated User Group
  • Fixed an issue with the number of missing packs reported in retention passes sometimes being significantly inflated
  • Fixed a rare issue causing packs to be missing from the index even though they are present in the Storage Vault, which caused the snapshot to become unrestorable without an error being surfaced. The fix automatically restores all affected snapshots to a restorable state
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue impacting readability of some text in dark mode
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with width reflow of the 'Next' button in the Restore dialog in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with allowing an invalid combination of granular restore to Program Output in the Comet Backup desktop app