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21.3.0 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 21.2.1

  • The top-level administrator user accounts can now only log in to the Comet Server web interface at a non-Organization URL

New Features​

  • Support suspending an Organization
  • Support advanced search queries when restoring files in the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Allow multiple admin users to have the same username if they belong to different Organizations

21.2.0 ‘Ganymede’ released

· 3 min read

Changes compared to 20.11.3

New Features​

  • Allow configuring isolated Organizations in the Setup Wizard in the Comet Server web interface
  • Restore to original paths
  • Support silent install for Comet Backup on macOS
  • Support new /ISLOCALSYSTEM="yes" silent installation flag to force the Comet Backup desktop app's background service to use LOCAL SYSTEM authentication
  • Support new TrustXForwardedFor option in cometd.cfg to support customer IP addresses behind a reverse proxy such as nginx
  • Support editing advanced email settings from the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Support requesting a "Custom Remote Bucket" from an API endpoint
  • Support Static Locations for new Spanned targets, improving performance in limited situations

20.11.3 ‘lo’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.11.2

Bug Fixes​

  • Fix an issue with clicking segments of the homepage "Last 24 hours (Status)" chart in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fix an issue with no longer copying header properties from job reports in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fix an issue with returning HTTP 403 instead of HTTP 400 for an unknown user account in some API responses
  • Fix an issue with default automatic server login URLs for Organizations when generating new branded client software

20.12.3 ‘Voyager’ released

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.11.3 and 20.12.2

New Features​

  • Support editing advanced email settings from the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Support Static Locations for new Spanned targets, improving performance in limited situations
  • Support requesting a "Custom Remote Bucket" from an API endpoint

20.12.2 ‘Voyager’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.12.1

Bug Fixes​

  • Fix an issue with hanging when performing any operation on a Storage Vault with a large number of index files
  • Fix an issue with using the Setup Wizard to edit the Requestable Storage Vault configuration for an Organization when logged in as the top-level administrator

20.11.2 ‘lo’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.11.1

Bug Fixes​

  • Fix an issue with peak Comet Server load by further staggering live connected device reconnection timers
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with logged-in user accounts viewing the Download Software button in the Comet Server web interface

20.12.1 ‘Voyager’ released

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.11.2 and 20.12.0

Enhancements​

  • Reduce memory usage in the Comet Backup desktop app when communicating with the background service
  • Reduce memory usage when uploading replacement index files during a Retention Pass
  • Reduce memory usage when loading index files from a Storage Vault
  • Improve performance when deleting single files from large directories within a past backup job snapshot
  • Improve performance when processing Storage Vaults containing a large number of snapshots
  • Improve performance of user profile operations if a Storage Vault contains a lot of shared data, by truncating deduplication analysis data
  • Reduce peak server load in Comet Server by extending the reconnection time window for live device connections
  • Automatically clean up packindex files if a consistency issue is detected, and during reindex operations