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· One min read

Changes compared to 17.8.7 and 17.9.6

Enhancements

  • Enable backup of system tables for MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL 'master' table is always backed up in FULL mode)
  • Improve startup performance of VSS-Aware Component backup jobs and of browsing VSS components in Comet Backup
  • Support Exchange EDB enumeration and backup operations in environments where powershell execution is blocked
  • Automatically select port 3306 if no MySQL port is configured

· One min read

Changes compared to 17.8.6

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with not applying changes to the incremental setting for Microsoft SQL Server Protected Items in Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue that could cause Microsoft SQL Server database selections to be ignored
  • Fix an issue with parsing malformed DNS responses in Comet Backup for Linux
  • Fix an issue with "Exception 0xC000001D" errors when installing Comet on a x86_64 CPU without AVX or FMA3 support
  • Fix an issue with replication when failing to read files from cloud storage
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with not displaying file sizes over 2GB in the restore files browser in Comet Backup
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with resizing columns in the restore files browser in Comet Backup
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with displaying replication error messages
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with ordering VSS component entry names

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 17.8.6 and 17.9.5

  • Change identification that Comet reports to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

New Features

  • Bulk Update
  • Option to skip this scheduled backup if a job is already running for the same Protected Item and Storage Vault
  • Option to stop a scheduled backup if it runs for longer than a certain time limit
  • Browse and create new B2 buckets from within Comet Backup
  • Allow editing email addresses from within Comet Backup
  • New account policy option to prevent editing email addresses within Comet Backup
  • New account policy option to prevent end-users from opening the Comet Backup application interface
  • Options to display Protected Item count, Storage Vault count, Storage Vault quota, and online device count on the Users page in Comet Server
  • Display current/outdated software version status on the homepage online status widget in Comet Server

· One min read

Changes compared to 17.8.5

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with taking LOG backups of Microsoft SQL Server
  • Fix an issue with editing Protected Item schedules in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with error messages when Powershell execution is blocked

· One min read

Changes compared to 17.9.3

New Features

  • Change user account password in Comet Backup
  • Policy option to prevent changing user account passwords
  • Policy option to prevent viewing other device computer names
  • Advanced option to remotely unlock Storage Vault for a live-connected device

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 17.8.5 and 17.9.2

New Features

  • Start a restore on Comet Backup, remotely via Comet Server's web interface
  • Option to hide Comet logo in the top-right corner of the Comet Backup interface
  • Allow editing Before/After commands in Comet Backup

· One min read

Changes compared to 17.8.4

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue that could cause failure to generate packindexes
  • Fix an issue with "unsupported configuration option" errors after changing Protected Item types in Comet Backup for Windows
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with extra popup dialog when importing settings from other products in Comet Backup
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with not removing progress bar from the Comet Backup interface when dismissing an import progress dialog

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 17.8.4 and 17.9.1

New Features

  • German translation
  • French translation
  • Support Comet Backup for Linux on ARM CPU (armv7l +vfp)
  • Display replication speed and ETA in Comet Server
  • Display change-direction indicator for the replication queue in Comet Server

· One min read

Changes compared to 17.8.3

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with backing up default database instances on SQL Server
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with "Unsolicited response received on idle HTTP channel" errors in the Comet Server log file