24.2.1 Mimas released
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24.3.1 Voyager released
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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
Enhancements
- Backup job logs now appear in the Console app on macOS
- Installing the Comet Client on Linux devices no longer echoes password characters to the terminal
- Improved the performance of the Comet Server when a large number of devices resume their live connection
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with macOS installs where the Comet version was not being reported
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fixed an issue when backing up a VMware virtual disk on a vSAN datastore
- Fixed an issue with user email reporting not being enabled by default
- 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
- 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
24.3.0 Voyager released
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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
- Added the ability to select which logs are exported from the Server Logs and Job Logs pages in the Comet Server web interface
- Removed Object Lock options from Storage Role in the Comet Server web interface and the Comet Server Service Manager
- Added a warning when starting the Comet Server starts if the Storage Role is detected to be using Object Lock
- Enabled Server Self-Backup by default for new Comet Server installations. This will not affect existing Comet Servers when they are upgraded
- Removed the File column on the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface
- Added a Last Message column to the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the Storage Template dialog for tenant administrators displaying incorrect fields after upgrading the Comet Server version
24.2.0 'Mimas' released
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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.
23.12.9 Voyager released
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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
- 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
23.12.8 ‘Voyager’ released
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23.12.7 Voyager released
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Changes compared to 23.12.6
Enhancements
- Added server log messages to Comet Server startup to indicate when certain subprocesses have finished initializing
- Added a S3-compatible (Object Lock) storage vault template type
- Improved Microsoft 365 incremental backups of SharePoint Sites and OneDrive to be more efficient and quicker
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue causing the Comet Backup desktop app to enable Object Lock on a Storage Vault when Object Lock was not enabled
- Fixed an issue with "unknown header" messages when connecting to a Storage Vault that has multiple files in the keys subdirectory
- Fixed an issue causing some reporting filters to consistently use the first option instead of the selected option
- Fixed an issue with the Recent Activity Email so it now correctly counts jobs which span multiple days
- Fixed an issue with the Recent Activity Email so it now matches the same period as the Recent Activity Report in the Comet Server web interface
- Fixed an issue with remote software updates for Windows clients
- Fixed an issue with the Linux deb package not being present when listing the available software downloads via the API
23.12.6 Voyager released
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Changes compared to 23.12.5
Enhancements
- Improved the performance of S3-compatible Storage Vaults when Object Lock is enabled
- Improved the performance of simulated restores for most Protected Item types
- Added a Job History tab to the User details page which shows jobs for the selected user in the Comet Server web interface
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing one or more files from being selected for restore when a partition of a virtual disk is selected in the granular restore workflow
- Fixed a crash caused by an out-of-bounds access when using granular restore from a Hyper-V Protected Item
- Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface where schedule options would overlap in certain languages
- Fixed an issue with extra fields appearing when editing a Storage Template created prior to 23.12.5 in the Comet Server web interface
- Fixed an issue with missing validation for Storage Template settings using the Custom Remote Bucket type
- Fixed a cosmetic issue with not resetting the Test Connections button state when switching Storage Template types in the Comet Server web interface
- Fixed a cosmetic issue with showing an unusable Test Connections button for Storage Template settings using the Custom Remote Bucket type
- Fixed an issue with unexpected "incomplete data" log messages when restoring large files to certain locations
23.12.5 Voyager released
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Changes compared to 23.12.4
New Features
- Added a Debian package for linux clients which installs the Comet Backup desktop app as a systemd service
Enhancements
- Added support for custom HTTP headers in the "Custom Remote Bucket" Storage Template option
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue preventing restore jobs from completing due to incorrectly measuring the size of a downloaded file
- Fixed a cosmetic issue with confusion between "Comet" and "Comet Storage" in the Auth Role replication, Constellation, and Storage Template dialogs
- Fixed an issue with the restore dialog becoming unresponsive while browsing a snapshot in the Comet Server web interface
- Fixed unnecessary buffering when loading data from B2 Storage Vaults
- Fixed an issue with misleading error messages when a Microsoft SQL Server backup job is misconfigured
23.12.4 ‘Voyager’ released
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Changes compared to 23.12.3
New Features
- Added the ability for top-level admins to create a new user in any tenant in the Comet Server web interface
Enhancements
- Improved performance of "Optimizing snapshot" steps during a retention pass for remote Storage Vaults
- Improved the "Add user" dialog in the Comet Server web interface to allow creating multiple users at once without having to enable advanced options
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a performance regression introduced in Comet 23.9.10 when using granular restore to restore multiple files from a Disk Image or Hyper-V Protected Item