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· 2 min read

New Features

  • Protected Items editor in Comet Server
  • Allow configuring client software branding in Comet Server Service Manager
  • Option to start/stop background service after changing settings in Comet Server Service Manager
  • Add homepage message for new users in Comet Server

· One min read
  • Update third-party license information

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with selecting 'all databases' for an Exchange Server backup
  • Fix an issue with being unable to perform certain actions on Storage Vaults in Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with "Server has been upgraded" messages not clearing in Comet Server in certain web browsers
  • Fix an issue with replicating deleted files
  • Fix an issue with changing serial number on an active Comet Server installation
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with missing progress bar display for software update tasks in Comet Backup
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with behaviour of the back button when editing a Protected Item in Comet Backup

· 2 min read

  • Rename 'Overseer' to 'Constellation'

  • Display commercial EULA during Comet Server installation

Enhancements

  • Add desktop shortcut during Comet Backup and Comet Server installation
  • Include timezone in log file timestamps
  • Automatically add trailing slash to replication / request targets in Comet Server
  • Support clickable URLs in news entries in Comet Backup and Comet Server
  • Log entries for import operations

· One min read
  • Increase size of index information in repository

New Features

  • Support backing up Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Specify custom working directory for 'Program Output' backups

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: New "Client new account registration" section

  • Documentation: Updated "Configuring local storage paths > Windows", "Linux (Other distribution)" sections

  • Drop support for OS X 10.7 and older

New Features

  • New client account registration via external URL
  • Copy report content to clipboard in Comet Backup

· 3 min read

  • Documentation: New sections "Replication > Failing over", "User migration", "System exclusions"

  • Documentation: Updated sections Replication, Upgrade Compatibility, Debian installation, Command-line arguments, Balancing

New Features

  • Allow setting custom favicon for Comet Server web interface
  • Command-line option to generate software installers from Comet Server
  • Display connection details for new storage buckets created in Comet Server web interface

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Update Linux installation instructions for Comet Server

  • Documentation: Update SSL section to mention insecure login warnings beginning in Chrome 56

  • Documentation: New section "Renaming a user", document availability

  • Documentation: Fix an issue with API parameter descriptions

New Features

  • Debian 8 "Jessie" installation package for Comet Server
  • Allow rebranding corner image in Comet Backup from Comet Server

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Mention new dependencies for Comet Server on Linux, add more distro-specific instructions

  • Documentation: Clarify auto-start status of Comet Backup on Linux for the distro-agnostic package

New Features

  • Allow setting a PKCS12 Authenticode certificate in Comet Server, for signing Comet Backup installers for Windows
  • Provide stub wrapper to provide SmartScreen reputation if Authenticode certificate is not present
  • Allow eliding https, trailing-slash in Comet Backup interface login dialog
  • Add Control Panel link to configure Comet Server on Windows

· One min read

Enhancements

  • Cosmetic enhancements for the new Comet Backup interface theme
  • Display more details about completed job operations in Comet Backup
  • Improve performance of rendering large job histories in Comet Backup
  • More accurate timezone display on the Comet Server web interface
  • Only consider the current computer's backupsets when importing from Ahsay 6.x

· One min read
  • Silently enforce profile protection instead of returning an error message upon unauthorised user modification

New Features

  • Policies to restrict available Storage Vault types
  • Policies to restrict creating and editing Storage Vaults
  • Import settings from compatible backup products (including AhsayOBM/ACB 6.x)

· One min read

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with launching the Windows version of Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with launching the Comet Server service manager GUI
  • Fix an issue with attempting to install the Linux client on a machine without xz installed
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with message display when configuring Comet Server for the first time

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: New sections about Device Registration, Linux client installation

  • Documentation: Include hints to aid Comet Server installation on CentOS 7

New Features

  • Share an account with your multiple devices (Protected Items are per-device, Storage Vaults are shared)
  • Comet Backup for Linux
  • New Comet Server API to retrieve individual job properties
  • Display job properties on detail page in Comet Server
  • Allow editing a user's raw JSON profile in Comet Server

· 2 min read

  • Rename field from SFTPPublicKey to SFTPPrivateKey (breaking)

  • Documentation: Mention username/password length and complexity requirements, uninstallation process, system requirements

New Features

  • Add new transactional profile set/get APIs

· 3 min read

  • Documentation: New "Missed Backups" section

  • Documentation: Update "Linux Server installation", "Let's Encrypt" sections

  • Revert back to the logo and interface theme last used in 2.2.0

New Features

  • Remote update Comet Backup from within Comet Server
  • Generate virtual Missed Backup jobs for backups not run on schedule
  • Bulk update the address for Comet Server Storage Vaults
  • Display live online/offline status when viewing user profile in Comet Server
  • Support "$self$" macro to refer to this server address within Comet Server configuration file
  • Replace -Unpacked flag with -WebrootDir flag

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Update "Let's Encrypt", "Windows Server System State", "Backward Compatibility", "Comet Server Installation on Linux" sections

  • Documentation: New "Microsoft SQL Server", "Windows System Backup", "User Settings" sections

New Features

  • Support backing up Microsoft SQL Server
  • Support backing up Windows System Backup volumes
  • Granular Restore for MySQL database backups
  • Support backing up all databases except selected, for both MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server

· 2 min read

New Features

  • New HTML-based documentation, with updated content
  • New logo and interface theme
  • Bundle documentation with Comet Server (Windows: include link in Start Menu, prompt to open after completing installer)
  • Allow setting custom image for pinned Start Menu tiles on Windows 8.1 / Windows 10

· 2 min read
  • License server address change

New Features

  • Cluster Overseer - find user-bucket relationships, and prune unused buckets across your entire cluster of Comet Servers
  • Comet Server homepage graphs
  • Display how long the Comet Server's serial number can be used offline for
  • Allow deleting storage buckets and all their content from within Comet Server

· One min read

Enhancements

  • Separate log files per day in Comet Server
  • Click through to user profile from the backup job list page
  • Improve performance of restoring large files from remote Storage Vaults (2-4x faster)
  • Improve performance of SSL connections to Comet Server
  • Improve performance of rolling content identification
  • Enable SSL Forward Secrecy on more browsers (improves Qualys SSLLabs test score from "A-" to "A" as of this writing)

· 2 min read

Enhancements

  • Add examples to the Exclude Filter dialog box
  • Add (2), (3) etc suffix to the name of a requested Storage Vault if the name would collide
  • Retry taking VSS snapshots, up to 5 times with 60 second delay
  • Attempt to use IPv6 endpoints for Amazon S3 if IPv6 support is available
  • Merge equivalent Amazon S3 endpoints whenever detected (unifies "US Standard" and "US East-1")
  • Display full text in tooltip on the Items page of the Protected Items editor dialog
  • Auto-fit columns on the Log Browser on first load

· 2 min read

  • BREAKING: Change internal Storage Vault format.

  • Remove the experimental Retention range option "Last # days only when backup was taken" following testing feedback

New Features

  • Apply retention policies to remove old backup job data
  • Allow deleting a single snapshot, by right-clicking it in the Restore wizard
  • Allow bypassing exclusive access locks on a Storage Vault
  • Display backup duration in the Log Browser
  • Cosmetic improvements to the Comet Server web interface

· 3 min read

  • Remove "Encryption Tool" from the server interface

  • Ensure that all Home directories are present and accessible before starting Storage Role operations

New Features

  • Quota limits. The first Quota option available is based on Protected Item storage, and requires a 1.8.0 version or newer on both the client and server.
  • Display bucket sizes on the "Local Storage Buckets" page in the Comet Server
  • Option to prune logs (configure in AuthenticationRole.PruneLogsAfterDays; set zero to disable)
  • Option to automatically refresh the Live Connected Users page in the Comet Server
  • Option to log network access requests to the Comet Server

· One min read

New Features

  • User-level replication
  • New API to create user from supplied profile data
  • Support remotely initiating a backup job for any Item/Vault combination (requires 1.7.2 client + server)

· 2 min read
  • Documentation: Provide canonical reference for Automatic SSL provider's rate limits

New Features

  • Display replication lag delay (approximate)
  • Read Comet Server's log file from within the web interface
  • Option to automatically refresh the Replication status page in the Comet Server

· One min read

  • Breaking: Change data storage format on S3, SFTP, and Comet storage types to exactly match the Local Copy storage type. This simplifies seed-load procedures, and paves the way for future non-local storage in the Comet server itself. All Comet Server and SFTP data will be automatically migrated upon first use of the Storage Vault from any new software version. S3 data must be manually migrated. Migration only entails renaming certain folders.

  • Documentation: Significantly expand documentation

New Features

  • Windows install package for the Comet Server

· One min read

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with scheduled backup jobs not correctly setting a Last Run time
  • Fix an issue with missing Protected Item and Storage Vault entries in the history view for scheduled backup jobs
  • Fix an issue with spurious schedule entries when removing multiple top-level entries in the presence of multiple Protected Items
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with the Schedule editor list
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with the Destination editor list on OS X

· 2 min read

New Features

  • OS X version (early access)
  • Track and display upload- and download- sizes for each backup and restore job
  • New API call to retrieve all user profiles, new API call to live-stream event information
  • Allow filtering log entries in the History dialog

· One min read

Enhancements

  • Cosmetic improvements for the Protected Item / History / Login dialog windows, application icon, and the main window toolbar

· 2 min read

New Features

  • Redesigned UI and application icon
  • New "Windows Server System State" backup type
  • Display all progress bars inline, now including progress bars for background scheduled tasks
  • Display current software version on the server's Live Connected Users page
  • Display link to log, after a backup/restore operation completes
  • Display last backup job time, next schedule time in the main window

· 2 min read

New Features

  • Option to save log to file
  • Display number of available snapshots upon refresh button hover
  • Display basic encryption information on the Destination dialog
  • Display application version number on the My Account page

· One min read

Enhancements

  • Improve backup job performance if multiple source directories are selected by choosing a more accurate reference chunk list

· 2 min read

New Features

  • Free, automatic, valid SSL support in Comet Server
  • Set custom theme, logo image, brand name in Comet Server
  • New tree-based file picker

· One min read

New Features

  • Replication between storage servers
  • Allow editing user profile configurations in the Comet Server web interface
  • Allow suspending users

· One min read

Enhancements

  • New progress bar dialog design
  • Support text-below-icons when toolbar is top-aligned
  • Bold header titles and remove 'Description' header in the main window layout

· One min read

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue initialising new destinations
  • Fix an issue using 'show interface' when installed in a path containing spaces