Carme 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.

Comet 22.8 "Carme" takes its name from another moon of Jupiter. It was discovered along with our previous Comet release "Lysithea" by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938, and both discoveries were reported in the very same publication. Despite sharing a discovery event, Lysithea is part of the "Himalian group" of moons, and Carme leads up the "Carme group" of moons. The moon itself is named after the Cretan goddess Carme, one of Zeus' lovers.

Carme brings 7 features and 14 enhancements, including IDrive e2 support, presigned clients, stochastic job delays, custom SMTP servers for Tenants, support for fallback domain controllers, more restore options, and improved performance.

As always for a new quarterly release, there are two changelogs for 22.8.0 "Carme" depending on whether you are coming from the previous quarterly release or the previous Voyager release.

Changes compared to 22.5.3

New Features​

• IDrive e2 can now be used as a Storage Template and custom Storage Vault

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• Option to download a prebuilt codesigned client installer (Comet branded)
• New /SERVER= silent install parameter to the Comet Backup on Windows silent install, to override the default login URL

• Add a random delay option for backup job schedules to spread out the CPU load for multiple jobs starting at the same time
• Allow a global configuration of "random job delay" via user policies and server settings

• Added 'Overwrite if newer' option to allow restore to only update backed up files which are newer than existing
• Allow selecting which device is used for testing the connection of a Storage Vault in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 22.6.9

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with backup job scheduling if the system timezone is changed to not match the user device profile timezone while Comet is running
• Fix an issue with using the Test Connections button for a Storage Vault in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 22.6.8

Enhancements​

• Remove the requirement to install Apple iTMSTransporter for macOS codesigning

Changes compared to 22.6.7

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with Office 365 where a message folder could potentially be resynced every time backup is run. This might increase incremental backup time
• Fix an issue with selected files or folders not being restored when one selected file name was a prefix of another selected file name during restores initiated from the Comet Server web interface
• Fix a cosmetic issue where 'Job execution delay' is renamed to 'Random job delay'

• Fix an issue with when IDrive e2 fails key authentication

Changes compared to 22.5.2

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with the DSM 7 Synology client package failing to start when the branded name contains an ampersand ('&')
• Fix an issue with logging out of the Comet Server web interface when using the Test Connection button if the target device goes offline before the request can be made
• Fix an issue with the RPM installer for Comet Server
• Fix a cosmetic issue with showing unbranded error messages from Wasabi in some cases
• Fix a cosmetic issue with spacing around checkboxes when deleting a user account from the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 22.6.6

Enhancements​

• Enhancement: Allow explicit region selection for S3-compatible Storage Vaults

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with "Allocation error: not enough memory" errors affecting backup jobs in Comet 22.6.6

Changes compared to 22.6.5

New Features​

• Feature: IDrive e2 can now be used as a storage template and custom vault
• Feature: Added 'Overwrite if newer' option to allow restore to only update backed up files which are newer than existing
• Feature: Allow selecting which device is used for testing the connection of a Storage Vault in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 22.6.4

Enhancements​

• AdminDispatcherListActive API call now takes an optional UserNameFilter parameter to restrict fetched results

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with Office 365 license calculation
• Fix an issue with unexpected job history search results when clicking on the "Last 24 hours" homepage widgets in the Comet Server web interface
• Fix an issue with the DSM 7 Synology client package failing to start when the branded name contains an ampersand ('&')
• Fix an issue with the RPM installer for Comet Server
• Fix an issue with infinite EndTime / Duration values for incomplete jobs in the AdminGetJobsForDateRange API
• Fix a cosmetic issue with branding images not displaying with their original aspect ratio
• Fix a cosmetic issue with showing unbranded error messages from Wasabi in some cases
• Fix a cosmetic issue with some Wasabi error messages being combined onto the same line

Changes compared to 22.5.1

Enhancements​

• Show the server login URL field in the Comet Backup desktop app if a 192.168.x.x address is used

Bug Fixes​

• Fix a security issue with the Storage Vault Test Connections button in the web editor that might cause credential exposure
• Fix a very rare panic which could occur while performing Files and Folders backups
• Fix an issue with logging out of the Comet Server web interface when a Tenant administrator tries to create a new account for an existing cross-Tenant username
• Fix an issue with very long hangs at the start of backup jobs for Comet Server Storage Vaults when the Storage Vault cannot be reached or is invalid
• Fix a cosmetic issue with "CONTROL INFO" text appearing in some Office 365 backup job reports

Changes compared to 22.6.3

Bug Fixes​

• Fix a security issue with the Storage Vault Test Connections button in the web editor that might cause credential exposure
• Fix a cosmetic issue with NaN appearing when clearing fields from scheduler input boxes in the Comet Server web interface