378 posts tagged with "voyager"

Changes compared to 20.9.6

New Features​

• Support running custom commands immediately after disk snapshot ("Thaw")

Changes compared to 20.9.5

New Features​

• Prompt for Full Disk Access permission on macOS
• Support /SHORTCUT=disable command-line parameter and HKLM\Software\backup-tool\Shortcuts registry key, to prevent creating desktop and Start Menu shortcuts when installing Comet Backup on Windows

Changes compared to 20.9.4

Switching to use the PAX format causes spurious "PaxHeaders.0" directories to appear in current (19.00) versions of 7-Zip. This should be resolved soon by a new 7-Zip update. There is no such problem using GNU Tar or bsdtar/libarchive.

Enhancements​

• Perform network time sync when booting the USB Recovery Media
• Ensure more fidelity for restoring non-ASCII filenames, atime/ctime, and timestamps with sub-second precision inside TAR archives by switching to PAX format
• Automatically select USB device if only one is available when generating USB Recovery Media

Changes compared to 20.8.4 and 20.9.3

Enhancements​

• Add new AdminStorageBucketProperties API for individual properties and re-measuring bucket size
• Minor performance improvement for restoring only selected items from a backup job snapshot containing large directories

Changes compared to 20.9.1

Enhancements​

• Add Properties tab on the Live Connected device dialog in the Comet Server web interface
• Reduce Comet Server's peak memory requirements for producing large user/device lists, large job search results and large job reports
• Minor performance improvement for generating backup job email reports
• Store Comet's generated device ID in the Windows registry, for correlation with other software such as an RMM agent

Changes compared to 20.9.2

Bug Fixes​

• Fix an issue with fallback from a VSS snapshot to a non-snapshot block device during a Disk Image backup job

Changes compared to 20.8.3 and 20.9.0

New Features​

• Support new "Rebrand Storage" option on individual Storage Vaults, to prevent users from viewing the actual storage type
• Support preconfiguring the Rebrand Storage option for new Storage Vaults created via the Request system

Changes compared to 20.8.2

• Change some Windows Event Log event IDs used by the background service manager (56, 57)

New Features​

• Support sub-organizations in Comet Server. Each organization has their own private set of users, policies, branding, news entries, and storage buckets
• New boot experience for the USB Recovery Media, with cosmetic redesign and easy access Tools menu
• Option to add additional custom drivers to the USB Recovery Media
• Support a token system to silently install the Comet Backup desktop app without specifying the username/password in plaintext (AdminCreateInstallToken API used with /TOKEN= parameter)

Changes compared to 20.6.7

Enhancements​

• Reduce memory usage required for Storage Role replication in Comet Server
• Reduce memory usage for generating email job reports in Comet Server
• New Comet Server API to retrieve job reports as JSON format instead of plaintext
• Use more specific Comet Server API error code when trying to create a user with an existing username
• Cosmetic rename 'Account' to 'Settings' in the Comet Backup desktop app
• Cosmetic hide unavailable Protected Item types on macOS in the Comet Backup desktop app

Changes compared to 20.6.6

New Features​

• Policy option to add default Protected Items for new devices
• Policy option to add default schedules for new Protected Items