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· One min read

Changes compared to 24.2.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with being unable to load a user with an "@" in the username in the Comet Server web interface (#4920, !4783)
  • Fixed an issue with "Test Connection" on VMware Protected Items not working when logged in as a normal user

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.3.3

New Features

  • Added Impossible Cloud as a Storage Template provider (#4577, !4705)
  • Added new "Latest VM State (Changed Block Tracking)" option for Hyper-V for improved backup performance

Enhancements

  • Added "days" as a unit to the Object Lock settings field when configuring a Storage Vault with Object Lock in the Comet Server web interface (#4906, !4785)
  • Improved load performance of Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface (#4736, !4768)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with being unable to load a user with an "@" in the username in the Comet Server web interface (#4920, !4783)
  • Fixed an issue with "Test Connection" on VMware Protected Items not working when logged in as a normal user
  • Fixed an issue with some spanned storage targets being absent from the dashboard Storage widget in the Comet Server web interface (#4930, !4780)
  • Fixed an issue with exposing S3-compatible hostnames during an early connection phase in the job logs (#4921, !4776)

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 24.2.1

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing unexpected entries to appear in the snapshot browser and the subsequent restore to fail when restoring from a Hyper-V snapshot using the Comet Server web interface if a VHDX file appears at the root of the snapshot (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue causing no default restore type to be selected in the restore dialog of the Comet Server web interface for Hyper-V and VMware restores (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue causing "undefined" to appear in the breadcrumb in the snapshot browser when restoring from a Disk Image/Hyper-V/VMware snapshot using the Comet Server web interface (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue with tenant email reporting when using the test button as a top-level admin in the Comet Server web interface. The test email is now correctly filtered to the expected tenant (#4817, !4723)
  • Fixed an issue with the Protected Items table in the Users page on the Comet Server web interface where it was not possible to run a backup from any page other than the first page (#4797, !4737)
  • Fixed an issue when backing up a VMware virtual disk on a vSAN datastore (#4814, !4734)
  • Fixed an issue with user email reporting not being enabled by default (#4828, !4743)
  • Fixed an issue with restore jobs under reporting the Downloaded size (#4722, !4750)
  • Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface failing to display the users page
  • Fixed an issue with Comet Server stalling user profile operations if there is a high load of live connected devices (#4891, !4775)

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 24.3.2

New Features

  • Added new SMB Storage Vault type (#2274, !4744)

Enhancements

  • Refreshed the UI for the Protected Item wizard in the Comet Backup desktop app (#4662, !4706)
  • "After" tasks will now run even for jobs which have been cancelled (#4832, !4754)
  • Changed "Job History" on the Comet Server web interface to "Job Logs"
  • Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to choose between creating buckets or subfolders
  • Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to support Object Lock
  • Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to support creating buckets in non-default S3 regions

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue causing File and Folder restores to sometimes hang when cancelled (#4810, !4764)
  • Fixed an issue with Comet reporting the incorrect uploaded total in the backup job report if uploading to an S3 Storage Vault with Object Lock enabled (#4868, !4765)
  • Fixed an issue with missing Comet Storage options in the Constellation dialog in the Comet Server settings page (#4800, !4742)
  • Fixed an issue with "Internal Error" messages when viewing the Constellation Bucket Users report page early after Comet Server starts up (#1530, !4742)
  • Fixed an issue with the Recent Activity page if a job started at precisely midnight
  • Fixed an issue with Comet Server stalling user profile operations if there is a high load of live connected devices (#4891, !4775)

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 24.3.1

New Features

  • Added a new permission for enabling/disabling the ability for an admin account to delete a Storage Vault (#4447, !4407)

Enhancements

  • Added "Account Name" as an additional data column to the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface (#4883, !4759)
  • Improved the performance of browsing files and folders for granular restores
  • Reduced the amount of data downloaded while browsing files and folders for granular restores
  • Improved the performance of simulated granular restores
  • Implemented restoration of metadata for files and folders restored during granular restore
  • Improved the performance of granular restores when restoring directories containing few files
  • Improved error handling when a file or folder fails to restore correctly in granular restores

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that allowed new Storage Vaults to be added using the Comet Server API even if adding a Storage Vault is restricted for a tenant admin (#4447, !4407)
  • Fixed an issue where restoring symlinks to a SquashFS archive caused the archive to be invalid
  • Fixed an issue where granular restores to SquashFS archives that include files from multiple partitions or disks do not restore all files
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a directory containing a virtual disk for granular restore would restore some of the VMDK files as well as the disk contents
  • Fixed an issue preventing granular restores from restoring files and folders from inside and outside a virtual disk in the same restore job
  • Fixed an issue causing granular restores to archive formats to create symlinks on disk instead of inside the archive
  • Fixed an issue causing the "Overwrite if existing file is newer" option to be ignored by granular restores
  • Fixed an issue with reduced performance when running Comet Backup for Linux on ARMv7 CPUs

· One min read

Changes compared to 24.2.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the Storage Template dialog for tenant administrators displaying incorrect fields after upgrading the Comet Server version
  • Fixed an issue applying language selections in the Comet Server web interface

· 3 min read

Changes compared to 24.3.0

New Features

  • Added a new restore option to only overwrite existing files if there is a difference in file content already written to the restore location (#4785, !4735)

Enhancements

  • Backup job logs now appear in the Console app on macOS (#4818, !4715)
  • Installing the Comet Client on Linux devices no longer echoes password characters to the terminal (#4813, !4752)
  • Improved the performance of the Comet Server when a large number of devices resume their live connection (#4765, !4740)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with macOS installs where the Comet version was not being reported (#4818, !4715)
  • Fixed an issue causing unexpected entries to appear in the snapshot browser and the subsequent restore to fail when restoring from a Hyper-V snapshot using the Comet Server web interface if a VHDX file appears at the root of the snapshot (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue causing no default restore type to be selected in the restore dialog of the Comet Server web interface for Hyper-V and VMware restores (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue causing "undefined" to appear in the breadcrumb in the snapshot browser when restoring from a Disk Image/Hyper-V/VMware snapshot using the Comet Server web interface (#4214, !4717)
  • Fixed an issue with tenant email reporting when using the test button as a top-level admin in the Comet Server web interface. The test email is now correctly filtered to the expected tenant (#4817, !4723)
  • Fixed an issue with the Protected Items table in the Users page on the Comet Server web interface where it was not possible to run a backup from any page other than the first page (#4797, !4737)
  • Fixed an issue where backup jobs could complete successfully when a previous retention pass failed. Backup jobs are now blocked until retention pass errors are resolved (#4683, !4642)
  • Fixed an issue when backing up a VMware virtual disk on a vSAN datastore (#4814, !4734)
  • Fixed an issue with user email reporting not being enabled by default (#4828, !4743)
  • Fixed an issue causing errors when attempting to begin an OpenID Connect authentication process to fail to display in the browser and cURL
  • Fixed an issue with restore jobs under reporting the Downloaded size (#4722, !4750)
  • Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface failing to display the users page
  • Fixed an issue applying language selections in the Comet Server web interface

· One min read

Changes compared to 23.12.9

Enhancements

  • Added informational headers to job logs that are exported to CSV (now renamed to Text) or Excel. Previously these headers were only included when exporting to Clipboard (#2889, !4719)
  • Added the ability to select which logs are exported from the Server Logs and Job Logs pages in the Comet Server web interface (#4741, !4673)
  • Removed Object Lock options from Storage Role in the Comet Server web interface and the Comet Server Service Manager (#4764, !4727)
  • Added a warning when starting the Comet Server starts if the Storage Role is detected to be using Object Lock (#4764, !4727)
  • Enabled Server Self-Backup by default for new Comet Server installations. This will not affect existing Comet Servers when they are upgraded (#4727, !4657)
  • Removed the File column on the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface (#4735, !4663)
  • Added a Last Message column to the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface (#4736, !4663)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the Storage Template dialog for tenant administrators displaying incorrect fields after upgrading the Comet Server version

· 4 min read

Mimas 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.

Mimas is named after a moon of Saturn, which in turn takes its name from an ancient Greek mythological giant. Mimas is relatively small compared to Earth's moon, with a diameter of about 396 kilometers (246 miles). Its composition is primarily made up of water ice with a small amount of rocky material. Its most distinguishing feature is a giant impact crater which stretches a third of the way across the face of the moon, making it look like the Death Star from "Star Wars".

As for the software, Comet 24.2.0 Mimas brings 3 new features and 14 enhancements, including Dark Mode for the Comet Server Web Interface.

· One min read

Changes compared to 23.12.8

New Features

  • Added support for Dark Mode to the Comet Server web interface

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue preventing files from being backed up when stored in a OneDrive folder on MacOS (#4812, !4726)
  • Fixed an issue in new Microsoft 365 SharePoint incremental backups referencing an invalid location in older snapshot formats
  • Fixed an issue with the Comet Server failing to start after deleting a tenant