Changes compared to 24.11.1

Changes compared to 24.12.2

New Features​

IP Whitelist Settings Available for Admin Accounts in the Comet Server web interface​

Self-Hosted Comet Server Only

To improve secure access to a Comet Server, in Comet 24.12.3 it is now possible to configure allowed IP addresses for admin accounts when logging in. This means Comet will only allow admin logins from a predefined list of IP addresses. These addresses can be configured in the Comet Server web interface.

Changes compared to 24.12.1

NOTICE: In this release the Windows System Backup Protected Item has been removed. All Windows System Backup Protected Items will be converted to Disk Image Protected Items upon upgrading.

New Features​

Impossible Cloud added as Storage Vault location​

In Comet 24.12.2, Impossible Cloud has been added as a new location when configuring a Storage Vault for a endpoint. This makes it easier to roll out Impossible Cloud as a cloud storage destination.

Enhancements​

Granular Restore Performance Improvements​

In Comet 24.12.2, Granular Restores from Disk Image, Hyper-V or VMware Protected Items will complete up to three times faster. This means faster restore times when you need to restore critical files as fast as possible.

Additional Impossible Cloud supported regions​

In Comet 24.12.2, support for Impossible Cloud regions eu-east-1 and eu-west-1 has been added.

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with Windows based paths in the predefined filters for the File and Folder exclusion being incorrect
• Fixed an issue with extra warnings about skipping unused filesystem sectors for small partitions and alignment extents in Disk Image for Linux
• Fixed an issue in the Comet Server web interface causing Microsoft 365 Protected Items to request the account listing twice
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Backup desktop app crashing during backup if some Microsoft 365 account services were de-selected for backup
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface crashing when selecting an option from the search bar that was under the "Pages" section
• Fixed an issue where the Constellation Target fields for a Local Server were editable in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with --ignore-table and --no-tablespaces compatibility when backing up a MySQL database without mysqldump available on the system
• Fixed an issue in the Comet Backup desktop app causing Microsoft 365 Protected Items to request the account listing twice
• Fixed an issue with the Self-Hosted to Comet-Hosted migration API if a custom Storage Role prefix was used
• Fixed an issue causing significantly more data to be downloaded than necessary when performing a granular restore of many small files from a Disk Image, Hyper-V, or VMware backup

Changes compared to 24.11.0

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with free space metrics used by the Comet Server Storage Role homepage widget when using SFTP or SMB storage backend

Changes compared to 24.12.0

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with free space metrics used by the Comet Server Storage Role homepage widget when using SFTP or SMB storage backend
• Fixed an issue with Protected Items created by a Policy getting deleted when a Policy is changed or a default Protected Item is deleted

Changes compared to 24.11.0

New Features​

User Grouping​

In Comet 24.12.0, it is now possible to group users in the Comet Server web interface. This will allow users belonging to a department, company, cost center, etc. to be grouped logically inside Comet. This makes it easier to find customers belonging to the same group as well as easily roll out policies for everyone assigned to a group.

Single Device Ownership Of Storage Vaults​

In Comet 24.12.0, a new User setting is available to choose if devices that share the same user account login should back up Protected Items to a shared Storage Vault or isolated Storage Vaults. There are pros and cons of each option:

Pros of shared Storage Vaults: Data from multiple devices stored in a shared Storage Vault can take advantage of Comet's deduplication, reducing overall storage requirements.

Cons of shared Storage Vaults: Devices are able to see and restore all data from the other devices, and it is possible for backups to be delayed or missed on a device due to the Storage Vault being locked for retention jobs.

Pros of isolated Storage Vaults: Devices cannot see or restore data from other devices, and there is no risk of delayed or missed backup jobs due to the Storage Vault being locked.

Cons of isolated Storage Vaults: Backup data will not be deduplicated between devices increasing overall storage requirements.

To configure isolated Storage Vaults, when configuring a new user account select the "Provision storage vaults automatically ..." option under Storage Vault Provisioning. For existing users, head to the users account page and set the "Automatically create Storage Vaults for newly registered devices" option to a Storage Template.

To configure shared Storage Vaults, when configuring a new user account select the "Provision storage vaults once ..." option under Storage Vault Provisioning. For existing users, head to the users account page and set the "Automatically create Storage Vaults for newly registered devices" option to (none).

Enforce Password Change On Next Login​

Self-Hosted Comet Server Only

In Comet 24.12.0, a new Admin Accounts setting is available to enforce that the password for the admin account is changed the next time they log in. This feature can be used to regularly enforce that passwords used to log in to a Comet Server web interface are changed.

Rate Limiting for Failed Login Attempts to a Comet Server​

Self-Hosted Comet Server Only

In Comet 24.12.0, a new License & Access setting is available to block users and IP addresses after repeated unauthorised logins. This feature should be used in combination with other security features such as Multi-Factor Authentication to protect against malicious attempts to gain access to your Comet Server.

Dione 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.

Saturn's moon Dione hides a cool secret. It's not just an icy ball. Underneath its thick, frozen crust, scientists believe Dione harbors a subsurface ocean, much like its famous neighbor Enceladus. This hidden ocean makes Dione a surprising contender in the search for extraterrestrial life.

As for the software, Comet 24.11.0 Dione brings 11 new features and 16 enhancements, including Disk Image for Linux, restoring Disk Image backups to Hyper-V VHDX file format, bulk action improvements and more.

Changes compared to 24.9.8

Enhancements​

• Updated the Croatian translation

Changes compared to 24.9.7

New Features​

• Added support for Disk Image backups on Linux. The feature supports skipping free filesystem sectors on EXT4 and XFS when used with either LVM2 or a custom kernel driver (!5123, #5112)

Enhancements​

• Removed the default Comet Server admin account. The admin account will now be created through the Comet Server Service Manager setup wizard or when first opening the Comet Server web interface (#1160, !5082)

Changes compared to 24.9.6

Enhancements​

• Simplified configuration for VMware Protected Items by allowing direct configuration (#4862, !5108)
• Added support for MySQL backups on Linux without an installed mysqldump binary (#5236, !5104)
• Changed the behavior of MySQL backups if no installed mysqldump program could be automatically found