Changes compared to 24.6.6

New Features​

• Added SMB Storage Vault option to the Comet Server Service Manager first use wizard

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with Microsoft 365 listing that caused processing to fail when SharePoint Sites are locked
• Fixed an issue with operating system information being incomplete for Windows devices
• Fixed an issue causing certain Gradient PSA failures to retry for an unnecessarily long time

Changes compared to 24.6.5

New Features​

• Added an option to have failed backup jobs retry after a configurable period of time
• Added ability to bulk convert Storage Vaults created with S3-backed Storage Role templates to direct S3 Storage Vaults
• 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

Enhancements​

• Added an automatic clean up of stale Storage Vault locks immediately when a device reboots, or wakes from sleep
• Added support for custom prefix directories for IAM-compatible Storage Template providers
• 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
• Improved the performance of evaluating the "if last job was missed" schedule option

Changes compared to 24.6.4

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Users list page in the Comet Server web interface being reverse sorted by default
• Fixed an issue with the Settings and Admin Account pages failing to render for an admin user in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with Comet Server config files being updated with an invalid Admin Organization
• Fixed a crash when loading the Comet Server web interface on a Comet Server with Auth Role disabled

Changes compared to 24.5.3

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Syncro integration preventing backup job warnings and errors from being raised as an RMM Alert
• Fixed an issue for Hyper-V Protected Items that caused the error message "Incorrect Function" to occur when backing up guest VMs
• Fixed an issue for Microsoft 365 Protected Items that caused the error message "invalid character 'S' looking for beginning of value" to be returned during listing of accounts
• Fixed an issue with Hyper-V Changed Block Tracking falling back to full scans

Changes compared to 24.6.3

Enhancements​

• Added a new log message to backups that indicates that all pre-job steps are complete and backup work has begun

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue for Hyper-V Protected Items that caused the error message "Incorrect Function" to occur when backing up guest VMs
• Fixed an issue for Microsoft 365 Protected Items that caused the error message "invalid character 'S' looking for beginning of value" to be returned during listing of accounts
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app and Comet Server changing device ID unexpectedly when SSH host keys are changed on Linux
• Fixed an issue with backups not getting skipped even if "Skip if already running" is set when there are simultaneous backup jobs running
• Fixed an issue with "warning 6001" error messages outputted in the Comet Server server log when generating a custom codesigned Windows client installer
• Fixed an issue where backup jobs could complete successfully when a previous retention pass failed due to retention pass failures not being recorded properly
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app crashing when a user browses a target directory using the web interface
• Fixed an issue with Constellation Role where buckets with Object Lock enabled were not deleted
• Fixed an issue with Hyper-V Changed Block Tracking falling back to full scans

Changes compared to 24.6.2

• The Windows System Backup Protected Item is being deprecated. Windows System Backup Protected Items will still successfully backup, but will show a Warning notice on completion

New Features​

• Added support for granular restore from FAT32, EXT4, and XFS filesystems

Enhancements​

• Added support for Gen 1 VHD virtual disk for Hyper-V Protected Items when using the Hyper-V Latest VM State mode. VHD virtual disks will be stored in a VHDX format
• Improved performance for granular restore of NTFS filesystems with complex or deep directory structures
• Improved the speed of retention passes by using cached information to estimate the size of data that is in a Storage Vault
• Improved Hyper-V Latest VM State (Changed Block Tracking) to respect the user's configured Hyper-V checkpoint settings on a per-VM basis instead of always attempting to take Production checkpoints

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing Comet to fail to provision Object Lock buckets when using an Impossible Cloud (Object Lock) storage template
• Fixed an issue on the Comet Server web interface that showed the About this Cluster menu for admins who had the "Prevent viewing and editing server settings" policy permission applied
• Fixed an issue with loading SSL certificates in Comet Server if a PFX file uses the SHA256 algorithm
• Fixed an issue with loading SSL certificates in Comet Server if a PFX file orders private keys after certificates
• Fixed an issue with not allowing "All items" for granular restore in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Fixed an issue with the Syncro integration preventing backup job warnings and errors from being raised as an RMM Alert

Changes compared to 24.5.2

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where deleted files in a versioned S3 bucket would get undeleted if errors occurred when listing files during a retention pass
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when a missed backup job is generated from devices with unrecognized timezones
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when attempting to download a DSM 6/7 client installer when Comet Server was installed using the Linux (other) installer
• Fixed an issue where some NTFS volumes could not be recognised as NTFS partitions leading to browsing failure at the time of restore
• Fixed an issue with retention passes on Storage Vaults without Object Lock showing Object Lock specific errors instead of the real retention pass error
• Fixed a Microsoft 365 listing issue where default permissions were receiving 403s from retrieving Site information
• Fixed an issue causing Comet to fail to provision Object Lock buckets from Impossible Cloud storage templates

Changes compared to 24.6.1

New Features​

• Added new "Back up extra system permissions and attributes" option for File and Folders Protected Items

Enhancements​

• Improved the clarity of error messages when data packs are missing from a Storage Vault
• Improved the clarity of error messages when Comet Backup fails to optimize an existing snapshot during a retention pass
• Improved the performance of backup jobs that do not take a filesystem snapshot
• Improved retry behaviour for S3 API requests that fail due to "unexpected EOF" errors

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where deleted files in a versioned S3 bucket would get undeleted if errors occurred when listing files during a retention pass
• Fixed an issue where installing Comet Backup on a Synology device would cause a warning popup to appear after installation finished successfully
• Fixed an issue where some NTFS volumes could not be recognised as NTFS partitions leading to browsing failure at the time of restore
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when a missed backup job is generated from devices with unrecognized timezones
• Fixed an issue with SMB and FTP Storage Vaults overreporting the amount of data downloaded
• Fixed an issue causing Comet Server to crash when attempting to download a DSM 6/7 client installer when Comet Server was installed using the Linux (other) installer
• Fixed an issue with not retrying some types of network error during Reindex or Deep Verify operations
• Fixed an issue with "Hash Mismatch" error messages at the end of a job log if a user profile is being modified frequently
• Fixed an issue with Disk Image backups skipping partitions instead of affected blocks when the underlying hard drive is experiencing CRC errors
• Fixed an issue causing Storage Vault size measurements to be 8x larger against Comet Server Storage Role
• Fixed a Microsoft 365 listing issue where default permissions were receiving 403s from retrieving Site information
• Fixed an issue with restoring files from non-Windows devices to Windows devices when the file name contains a backslash
• Fixed an issue with retention passes on Storage Vaults without Object Lock showing Object Lock specific errors instead of the real retention pass error
• Fixed a cosmetic issue with "failed to list objects with prefix" error messages incorrectly being outputted when an S3-compatible Storage Vault is too busy to be used

Changes compared to 24.5.1

Enhancements​

• Updated Microsoft 365 account listing to append "Disabled" attribute to user mailboxes for later informed inclusion at the UI level

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue where Comet would not retry when cleaning up deleted tombstoned file versions from an S3-compatible target causing the job to fail
• Fixed an issue where granular restores are unable to open VMDKs from vSAN and snapshot extents for VMWare Protected Items
• Fixed an error in Microsoft 365 account listing caused when a personal site is missing an associated user
• Fixed an issue with backups being triggered on client upgrade when new the user profile's LastStartTime had not yet been set
• Fixed an issue with Windows Server 2008 fallback upgrades where the upgrade fails due to support for TLS 1.2 being dropped

Changes compared to 24.6.0

Enhancements​

• Added a new option in the admin account policies that allows top-level admins to grant tenant admins permission to configure Software Build Role settings
• Significantly improved the performance of measuring Storage Vault sizes before a backup job starts

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing Comet to occasionally crash when performing a granular restore from an NTFS file system
• Fixed an issue with the impersonating user banner showing incorrectly for direct user SSO logins
• Fixed an issue with Windows Server 2008 fallback upgrades where the upgrade fails due to support for TLS 1.2 being dropped
• Fixed a cosmetic issue where the Tenant name and "Online" status in the User's page were not distinguishable in the Comet Server web interface