Changes compared to 24.6.5
New Features
- Added an option to have failed backup jobs retry after a configurable period of time (!4867, !4848, #4992)
- Added ability to bulk convert Storage Vaults created with S3-backed Storage Role templates to direct S3 Storage Vaults (!4914, #5029)
- Added support for restoring a Windows Disk Image backup from a Linux device
- Added a Linux ISO option when using the Create Recovery Media feature (!4667, #4274)
Enhancements
- Added an automatic clean up of stale Storage Vault locks immediately when a device reboots, or wakes from sleep (!4966, #1476)
- Added support for custom prefix directories for IAM-compatible Storage Template providers (!4914, #5029)
- Added an explanation tooltip for unavailable features in the Create Recovery Media dialog in the Comet Backup desktop app
- Added safeguards to ensure the Hyper-V Protected Item "Latest VM state" mode is only used with supported Windows versions, in the Comet Server web interface and the Comet Backup desktop app (!4981, #5106)
- Improved the performance of evaluating the "if last job was missed" schedule option
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue when restoring Disk Image Protected Items to VMware virtual disk files with ZERO extents present (!4769, #4869)
- Fixed an issue with "Converting PfxData: pkcs12: unknown attribute" error messages when Comet Server uses some types of SSL certificate (!4960, #5107)
- Fixed an issue with unclear error messages when running a Hyper-V Protected Item using "Latest VM state" mode on unsupported Windows versions (!4981, #5106)
- Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app not allowing you to create an IDrive Storage Vault with a bucket name that is five characters long (!4980, #4965)
- Fixed an issue with the Create Recovery Media dialog not allowing moving to the next page when manually typing a path to create an ISO file
- Fixed a cosmetic issue with misleading appearance of the Create Recovery Media dialog if the image generation failed