Release History - Ahsay Offsite Backup Server

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Version 5.2.8.0 (01-Jun-2009)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  •  AhsayOBS 
    •  Advertisement 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  API 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Application specific backup 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Customization 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Deployment 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Documentation 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  External applications / systems 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  File backup 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  General / Miscellaneous 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  High availability / Load balancing 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  License / Billing module 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Operating systems 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Replication 
      1. Bug fix - Moved files unable to decrypt after replication. (ref: DWT-172483, BBB-168129)
    •  Reporting / Email report 
      1. Bug fix - incorrect numbering in the Deleted File section of backup report
    •  Restore / Decrypt 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  System maintenance 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  User experiences 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  •  AhsayOBM / AhsayACB 
    •  Advertisement 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Application specific backup 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Auto upgrade agent 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Customization 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Deployment 
      1. Bug fix - OBM v5.2 install.sh/config.sh script error issue (ref: DGZ-604155)
    •  Documentation 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  File backup 
      1. Bug fix - Warning message: (Backup source "XXX" does not exist !) not yet included in OBM 5.2.7.x (ref: III-408024)
      2. Bug fix - "The access control list(ACL) structure is invalid" when doing a file backup on a FAT32 partition (ref: EPK-748666)
    •  General / Miscellaneous 
      1. Bug fix - OBM/ACB script issues when branded folder name contains space (ref: DET-549470, LJM-666512, PGG-312801)
      2. Bug fix - Configurator unable to login if using new password created on OBS
      3. Bug fix - Issues on validating SSL Certificates in https connections (ref: WTV-433491, OQM-651753)
      4. Bug fix - Issues on javax.net.ssl.SSLException: Received fatal alert "unexpected_message"
      5. Bug fix - Issues on HTTPS with SSL Certificates from goDaddy
      6. Bug fix - issues on HTTPS with Wildcard Certificates from goDaddy (ref: WWW-862951)
    •  License/Billing Module 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Operating systems 
      1. Bug fix - Files regarded as updated with permission/resource even no change during local copy/offsite backup (ref: TTE-321428, XXX-907800, UWH-220476, NNN-569648, GSG-159154)
    •  Reporting / Email report 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  Restore / Decrypt 
      1. Bug fix - Restore process terminated abnormally when pressing the "Skip File" button on Encrypting Key Request Dialog (OBM only)
    •  System maintenance 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    •  User experiences 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Version 5.2.7.0 (10-Jul-2008)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.1) - Removed the "Backup not yet finished" message in backup report when backup source not selected (ref: DHS-198013)
    • API
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.1) - Fixed the problem of user rebuilding process stopped when the file header of a backup file is corrupted (ref: NNN-584612)
    • Replication
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement (5.2.6.3) - Speed up changed backup file list generation process by eliminating unnecessary event handlers and generating change list using a single pass. You can expect a 10% - 20% speed improvement. (ref: 1927)
      2. Bug fixed (5.2.6.3) - Fixed the the problem of AhsayOBM failed to detect changes in file permission for files that has permission setting of the same size
      3. Bug fixed (5.2.6.4) - Fixed a bug introduced in 5.2.6.3 which causes updated backup files to be classified as pairs of new and deleted files for non-file backup sets (e.g. Exchange, Oracle backup sets). This causes backup files to be uploaded to AhsayOBS in full and then deleted from AhsayOBS immediately in each backup job. All affected users are recommended to upgrade to 5.2.6.4 to fix this problem..
      4. Bug fixed (5.2.6.5) - AhsayOBM will now exclude all Solaris door files from backup set automatically
      5. Bug fixed (5.2.6.7) - Removed the message of "[warn] Path "C:\permission test\test.txt" cannot get File Permission, reason=The operation completed successfully. " when backup file permission is disabled. (ref: KFZ-832156)
      6. Bug fixed (5.2.6.7) - Removed the message of "[warn] Path "\\192.168.101.25" cannot get File Permission, reason=The system cannot find the file specified." & "Warn 2008/06/25 02:51 Path "\\" cannot get File Permission, reason=The system cannot find the file specified." when backing up mapped drives on Windows 2000.
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category  
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category  
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.3) - Suppressing the encryption key dialog when AhsayOBM is re-installed (ref: WUP-993630)
      2. Bug fixed (5.2.6.4) - Add logic to detect backup operations were stopped for any unforeseeable reasons and log an error message to AhsayOBS to generate a failed backup report
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • General 
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.2) - Undisclosed security bug fix (ref: BBB-139889, FWL-789244)
      2. Bug fixed (5.2.6.5) - Add support of wildcard SSL certification on AhsayOBS
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.7) - Removed the message of "[warn] Path "C:\permission test\test.txt" cannot get File Permission, reason=The operation completed successfully. " when backup file permission is disabled. (ref: KFZ-832156)
      2. Bug fixed (5.2.6.7) - Removed the message of  "[warn] Path "\\192.168.101.25" cannot get File Permission, reason=The system cannot find the file specified." & "Warn 2008/06/25 02:51 Path "\\" cannot get File Permission, reason=The system cannot find the file specified." when backing up mapped drives on Windows 2000.
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.3) - Suppressing the encryption key dialog when AhsayOBM is re-installed (ref: WUP-993630)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. Bug fixed (5.2.6.2) - Undisclosed security bug fix (ref: BBB-139889, FWL-789244)
      2. Bug fixed (5.2.6.5) - Add support of wildcard SSL certification on AhsayOBS

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Version 5.2.6.0 (25-Apr-2008)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of failing to add adgroup to acbConfig 
      2. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of editing the retention policy not working on the web interface. (ref: GGG-318094)
    • API
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting HTTP 505 error when validating OBS licenses
    • Replication
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Changed mssqlXX.dll to add an additional of 5 seconds delay after the file has been spooled to allow a larger buffer for SQL server to complete
      2. Enhancement - Added support of HP-UX without throwing out errors (though it is still not possible to backup file attribute (mode, GID, UID)
      3. Enhancement - Added support of SunOS on Sparc CPU without throwing out errors. It is now possible to backup file attribute (mode, GID, UID) on SunOS on Sparc (but not Sparc 64-bit v9)
      4. Enhancement - Added support of OpenBSD
      5. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of failure to spool some backup files for MSSQL because closing the handle to SQL server would cause backup file to be deleted by SQL Server
      6. Bug fixed - SQL2000 databases backed up twice. (ref: HBW-879691)
      7. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of failure to read the file permission for Win Vista and Win 2003
      8. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of failure to use HTTPS on IBM JVM
      9. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of crashing when backing up a file/folder that the current Windows account does not have accessed to (ref: HHZ-986542)
      10. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting NullPointerException when trying to backup the system partition c drive in Windows 2000 and Windows Vista x64 (ref: QQQ-678444)
      11. Bug fixed - Error Message is shown (Path c:\pagefile.sys" cannot get File Permission. cannot get File permission)  when trying to backup files in c drive (ref: EDB-591018)
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category  
    • Customization
      1. Enhancement - It is now possible to configure AhsayOBM to suppress the encrypting key dialog prompt with pre-defined encrypting key when creating a new backup set on customization portal (ref: XUU-866942)
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed - AhsayOBM is now compatible with Network Magic on Lanovo Notebooks (ref: RST-785382)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • General 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of crashing when backing up a file/folder that the current Windows account does not have accessed to (ref: HHZ-986542)
      2. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of failure to read the file permission for Win Vista and Win 2003
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. Enhancement - It is now possible to configure AhsayACB to suppress the encrypting key dialog prompt with pre-defined encrypting key when creating a new backup set on customization portal (ref: XUU-866942)
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed - AhsayACB is now compatible with Network Magic on Lanovo Notebooks (ref: RST-785382)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. ACB Enhancement - The offline backup is enabled by default

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Version 5.2.5.0 (15-Feb-2008)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement - System (usage/error) reports can now be sent out in supported locales. Configurable under the [Manage System] -> [Server Configuration] page
      2. Enhancement - Usage report is sent immediately at scheduled time, instead of being sent after the weekly rebuild user storage job has completed.
      3. Enhancement - Add the option to skip copying moved files to retention area (ref: 4647)
      4. Enhancement - Speed up the display of web interface by caching all resource properties within a static container
      5. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of unable to update profile. Getting "Cannot edit multiple users at the same time using the same session" when updating filters, scheduler, in-file delta settings from system login when username contains '_' or '.'
      6. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of user profile being loaded multiple time. It is now only loaded at startup and won't be read again when it is running.
      7. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of showing only "[Manage Log] -> [Advertisement Log]" in English
      8. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "Cannot edit multiple users at the same time using the same session" when updating filters, scheduler, in-file delta settings from system login
      9. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of displaying empty [Manage Log] -> [System Log] when the log file is corrupted and thus introduces parse errors. (ref: VVR-522076)
    • API
      1. Enhancement - Added API to return the ID of a backupSet while using ListBackupJobStatus.do to get the list of backupSets. (ZBG-963943, UPE-159610)
      2. Enhancement - Added API to return "NumOfUpdatedPermissionFiles","TotalUpdatedPermissionFileSize" for BackupJobReportSummary.do API (GYR-827089)
      3. Enhancement - Added API to trigger the send lost password email (ref: 1861)
      4. Enhancement - Added API to return OBS version and the number of used / unused licenses (YAT-600451)
      5. Enhancement - Added API to get the number of mailboxes included in a backup set (RSV-993197, ZAO-184953)
      6. Enhancement - Added API to return a precise value of user usage (ref: 278)
      7. Enhancement - Added API to check the current replication mode (ref: 673)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Enhancement - Sun Java2 Development Kit, Standard Edition, 1.6.0 update 3 is now bundled with both Windows and Linux distribution of AhsayOBS
      2. Enhancement - Add an option to skip keeping a copy of moved files in retention area (YQA-842112, LWA-761267)
      3. Enhancement - Avoid getting "Content is not allowed in prolog" message when starting OBS if rpsSend.xml is corrupted by writing a new profile to this file when there are XML errors.
      4. Enhancement - Having a PIDFILE associated during initialization to ensure the program startup/shutdown in startup.sh / shutdown.sh (ref: KSK-578829, 386)
      5. Bug Fixed - Fixed the problem of file size related to new/moved/deleted/updated/permission updated files, add file type for deleted/moved/permission updated files on full backup report, Fix file count for deleted/moved files
      6. Bug Fixed - Fixed the problem of extra backup folders/files created in retention area when there is a new file uploaded to OBS. (Internal)
      7. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "Too many open files" when a backupjob begins with rebuild user storage job running in the background 
      8. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "Bad File Descriptor" when the system is not able to open file. The system could not open the file because there are too many open files.
      9. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of trial accounts can't be enabled after they are suspended, even when trial period has not expired.
      10. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of [Manage System] -> [Add User] -> [Type] being removed edition other than AhsayOBS business edition.
      11. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of IPFilter not accepting more that 9 IP fitler ranges.
    • Replication
      1. Enhancement - UNSYNC is now skipped (go to SYNC directly) when RESYNC if last logging time is within the last 7 days.
      2. Enhancement - RESYNC is now only run at 13:00 on the 1st Saturday of every month instead of every Sunday in previous releases.
      3. Enhancement - Optimize the number of log files required to be replicated by streamlining the logging operations.
      4. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of files being replicated into their cannonical paths under LOGGING mode but being replicated under their absolute paths under UNSYNC and SYNC mode.
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. Enhancement - Added the support of Oracle 11g (e.g. Remove the "Oracle 11g......" not supported error message)
      2. Enhancement - Added the support of Personal Oracle or Oracle running on Windows XP
      3. Enhancement - Removed the "Function only supported for transaction logged databases" error message when restoring non-loggged databases to stop raising false alarm
      4. Enhancement - Displaying a warning message on the backup report when the backup source does not exist. (TTT-786482)
      5. Enhancement - AhsayOBM is now compatible with ShadowProtect Server Edition (QMZ-177970)
      6. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of SQL Server backup file is mysteriously deleted straight after they are backed up. We have introduced a 5 second delays between each database backup to solve this problem.
      7. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of SQL database not generating a warning message "Skip deleting backup file .....". This message will only appear if OBM tries to delete a SQL database which is selected by the backup source and exists as a database on the SQL server.
      8. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of Exchange brick level backup for mail residing at the ROOT directory of the Exchange tree.
      9. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of backing up Notes.ini again when listing backup files to avoid getting "Permission denied" error.
      10. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of backing up notes.ini again when listing databases to avoid getting "Cannot open destination file: /???/notes.ini.YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS-000.ADD. Reason: Permission denied"
      11. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "The parameter is incorrect" when backup files on a network drive. (VTT-967318)
      12. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of database name being removed from backup report for MSSQL Backupset. (XSS-798256)
      13. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of backup being stopped when OBM is not able to find a file on Mac Machine.
      14. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "Cannot backup DB file: notes.ini" when backing up Lotus Domino on Linux.
      15. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of getting "Cannot spool mail file: xxxx" when backing up non-recoverable database file in Lotus Domino on Linux.
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - When scheduled backup are not supposed to run on a computer, disable the logout reminder as well. (ref: ZMV-671086, KNM-769764)
      2. Enhancement - Speed up in-file delta block generation for file size that is slightly (within 100 bytes) larger than a multiple of in-file delta block size (ref: 2053)
      3. Bug fixed - Logout reminder now working fully under Vista
      4. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of NTFS permission not being backed up for files that administrator has no read access to
      5. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of skipping updating file permissions when unable to read from system, with a "warn" type log entry like this: '[2007/10/25 11:03:29] [warn] Path "D:\Temp\user_guide.pdf" cannot get File Permission. Reason=Access denied.' In order to avoid reporting this message for users do not have the right to read file permissions, a "Backup File Permissions" option is added for skipping reading file permissions.
      6. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of files being copied over and over again when LocalCopying to a SAMBA mapped drive which doesn't have a highly precised last modified time. (ref: HCH-175680)
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category  
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement - Showing hidden files on backup source panel on Mac OS X
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • General 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. New Features - Added support of Macromedia Flash advertisement to AhsayACB
      2. New Features - Added support of Adgroups (advertisement groups) to AhsayACB
      3. Enhancement - AhsayACB is now compatible with ShadowProtect Server Edition (QMZ-177970)
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Speed up in-file delta block generation for file size that is slightly (within 100 bytes) larger than a multiple of in-file delta block size (ref: 2053)
      2. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of NTFS permission not being backed up for files that administrator has no read access to
      3. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of skipping updating file permissions when unable to read from system, with a "warn" type log entry like this: '[2007/10/25 11:03:29] [warn] Path "D:\Temp\user_guide.pdf" cannot get File Permission. Reason=Access denied.' In order to avoid reporting this message for users do not have the right to read file permissions, a "Backup File Permissions" option is added for skipping reading file permissions.
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of GUI not being able to reflect the off-line backup settings, namely Backup Interval & Email Notification (NWU-619266)
      2. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of GUI being freezed when pressing the [Backup Source] -> [Advanced] button after a backup has run. (ref: AML-195681)
      3. Bug fixed - Fixed the problem of logout reminder not being displayed when logging out if there is no backup schedule for this backup account. (ref: LPF-940783)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. ACB Enhancement - The offline backup is enabled by default

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Version 5.2.4.0 (08-Oct-2007)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. Enhancement - Accept file offset from OBM to lower the possibility of getting incorrect checksum error when duplicated blocks are being uploaded between restart. This feature requires AhsayOBM v5.2.4.0 .
      2. Enhancement - Enhanced the broken delta file detection logic to allow delta files to be kept on AhsayOBS even when their corresponding checksum files are not found on AhsayOBS. 
      3. Enhancement - Enhanced the broken delta file detection logic so that delta files are only removed from AhsayOBS if the linked path to the full file is broken, instead of deleting all subsequent delta files after a broken link, to keep more restorable delta files on AhsayOBS.
      4. Enhancement - Partners may generate liveUpdate files with the digital signature they have provided.
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement - Added Polish localization to GUI
      2. Enhancement - Removed i386 from ACB download wizard to avoid confusion
      3. Enhancement - Added Perl 5.8.4 as NetWare requirement on AhsayOBM installation wizard
      4. Bug - Fixed the problem to show [warning] in report subject if backup contains warnings but no errors or with end status of backup completed with warnings
      5. Bug - Fixed the problem of non-english characters not being accepted on the [Edit advertisement] web interface
      6. Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "Cannot edit multiple users at the same time using the same session" when editing users. This message will only appears when you are not editing the most recent user profile opened.
      7. Bug - Fixed the problem of "Missed Backup" entries missing on the [Manage Log] -> [Backup Job] page when OBS failed to send missed backup report to the user.
    • API
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of DeleteBackupSet.do not deleting backup set from AhsayOBS
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Enhancement - Partners may generate liveUpdate files with the digital signature they provide.
      2. Bug - Fixed the problem of QPS not assigning users to the correct partition between restart
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of backup quota of free trial accounts being reset to 500MB after 30 days (instead of being reset according to the settings on the [Server Configuration] page)
    • Replication
      1. Enhancement - Rewrote the logic when replicating files in SYNC mode to avoid the "incorrect file size" problem.
      2. Bug - Fixed the problem of replication getting stuck forever when there are problems replicating a single file
    • General
      1. Bug - Fixed the license problem when running OBS on system in Thai locale which uses Budda calendar instead of western calendar
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. New feature - Confirmed to backup Lotus 8 (32-bit) correctly
      2. Bug - Fixed the problem of Lotus backup agent not flushing transaction logs after backup
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of Lotus backup agent crashing intermittently
      4. Enhancement - Replaced LinuxUtil with NixUtil to support AhsayOBM running on Linux PPC
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. New Feature - Support backup of SELinux settings of each file
      2. Enhancement - File permissions are now backed up correctly on Solaris and BSD systems
      3. Enhancement - NixUtil uses ISO_8859_1 character encoding for filename with incorrect character set information to enhance compatibility
      4. Enhancement - Backup of Mac resource fork file no longer requires a temporary dump file
      5. Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM not running on old Linux systems (e.g. Redhat 6.2) with GLIBC_2.2 installed
      6. Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "Callback 0x5" error when backing up Exchange server with username / password entered in the "Network resources authentication of Windows" field
      7. Bug - Fixed the problem of seed loading not generating backup files for folders object if folders are not being selected directly from the backup source
      8. Bug - Fixed the problem of backup files being missed from backup if backup sources contain a folder which is a prefix of another backup source selected folder. For example, if both "D:\Temp\" and "D:\Temp Dir\" are being selected in backup source, files in "D:\Temp Dir\" won't be backed up. (ref: HTV-825944)
      9. Bug - Fixed the problem of backing up mapped drive with non-english characters (ref: RLN-872418)
      10. Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "NullPointerException" when running both manual backup and scheduled backup at the same time (ref: UKP-289313)
      11. Bug - Fixed the problem of local copy files always being treated as moved files in Mac OS X.
      12. Bug - Fixed the problem of not being able to backup files in "C:\" on NetWare, only files in "SYS:" or "VOL:" can be backed up.
      13. Bug - Fixed the problem of command line configurator not setting the "Run scheduled backup on this computer" option correctly.
      14. Bug - Fixed the problem of OBM always using "localhost" as hostname on FreeBSD and Linux
    • Restore  
      1. Enhancement - File permissions are now restored correctly on Solaris and BSD systems (ref: VDH-120610)
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of the process of AuaObmJW.exe disappeared unexpectedly in some cases (this can be resolved by upgrading AhsayOBS to this release, enabling auto upgrade and restarting the AutoUpgradeAgent on the client machine).
      2. New Feature - Auto upgrade agent will now update itself before updating AhsayOBM. The version number of AUA is now 1.0.2.0. 
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement - Added Polish localization to GUI
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. Enhancement - Allow custom post-install script to run by accepting the upload of [ $APP_HOME \ bin \ post-install.bat ] to customization portal
      2. Enhancement - Digital Signature for Windows Installer is updated with the latest capicom.dll 2.1.0.2, which should be capable to handle the latest digital certificate format.
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of Windows Installer not showing non-english (e.g. Icelandic) characters correctly
    • General 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. New Feature - Added Mac OS X support for AhsayACB
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of the process of AuaAcbJW.exe disappeared unexpectedly in some cases (this can be resolved by upgrading AhsayOBS to this release, enabling auto upgrade and restarting the AutoUpgradeAgent on the client machine).
      2. New Feature - Auto upgrade agent will now update itself before updating AhsayOBM. The version number of AUA is now 1.0.2.0. 
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement - Added Polish localization to GUI
      2. Enhancement - Simplify the free trial registration wizard
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of advertisement tracking feature not working
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. Enhancement - Allow custom post-install script to run by accepting the upload of [ $APP_HOME \ bin \ post-install.bat ] to customization portal
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Version 5.2.2.6 - 5.2.3.x

This is an internal release.

Version 5.2.2.5 (25-Jul-2007)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below).

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. New Feature - Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian GUI support
    • API
      1. New Feature - Added ListUsersStorage API to return storage statistics of all users.
      2. Enhancement - Added additional return value of "Registration Date" in the following two API functions: ListUsers, GetUser (ref: UZY-979508, YPV-109042)
      3. Enhancement - Included "User home directory" and  "User Status" (e.g. suspended) in GetUser API (ref: PMK-538432, YPV-109042)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Enhancement - User can use the "File validation option" in single user rebuild to validate the integrity of the backup files by verifying the checksum. If a checksum mismatch is found in the backup file, an error is logged in the system log. These files will be removed from the backup server by the pre-backup backup file validation routine and an error will be logged in the user backup report.
      2. Enhancement - Added the logic to remove dangling backup files ending with ".1" but pointing to same client path as those without ".1".
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of backup files with *.1 and *.2 extensions not being added to index.dat correctly under the rebuild user storage job
    • Replication
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of forcing AhsayOBS replication module to stay in UNSYNC mode indefinitely
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Handle mail box name with "\" or "/" character (Mail Level Backup)
      2. Enhancement - Revised to show messages in [warn] type only when backup process is affected
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of Outlook source item not working for European Windows
      4. Bug - Fixed the problem of empty string [erro] log item logged at the end of MSExchange seed load
      5. Bug - Fixed the problem of "Access denied" when doing seed loading
      6. Bug - Fixed the problem of receiving "Buffer overrun detected!" error when try to open UI
      7. Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduler retry logic not working
      8. Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM throwing exception if "System Volume Information" is selected
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. New Feature - Allowing all EXE to be "digitally signable" by partner's code signing certification on customization portal (important enhancement for Windows Vista)
        1. (AutoUpgrade Agent) AuaAcb.exe, AuaObm.exe, AuaTaskkill.exe
        2. (AhsayOBM) SystemTray.exe, SchedulerOBM.exe, ObmJW.exe, Scheduler.exe
        3. (General) SetWritable.exe, Sleep.exe, Taskkill.exe
      2. New Feature - Blocking user to install AhsayOBM using a non-admin account
      3. New Feature - Added option to remove .obm directory when uninstalling 
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. New Feature - Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian GUI support
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. Enhancement - A completely rewritten install scripts that ensure upgrade to run smoothly
    • General 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Make ListBackupSetFiles.bat available in [%ACB_HOME% \ bin]
      2. Enhancement - Make Seedload.bat available in [%ACB_HOME% \ bin]
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of receiving "Buffer overrun detected!" error when try to open UI
      4. Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduler retry logic not working
      5. Bug - Fixed the problem of throwing exception if "System Volume Information" is selected
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. New Feature - Updated AuaTaskkill.exe to ensure software upgrade can be run correctly every time
    • Customization
      1. New Feature - Allowing all EXE to be "digitally signable" by partner's code signing certification on customization portal (important enhancement for Windows Vista)
        1. (AutoUpgrade Agent) AuaAcb.exe, AuaObm.exe, AuaTaskkill.exe
        2. (AhsayACB) bschJW.exe, bJW.exe, btray.exe, bsch.exe
        3. (General) SetWritable.exe, Sleep.exe, Taskkill.exe
      2. New Feature - Blocking user to install AhsayACB using a non-admin account
      3. New Feature - Added the option of not allowing user to backup other user's files on the same computer (this option is customizable on the customization portal)
      4. New Feature - Added option to remove .acb directory when uninstalling 
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. New Feature - Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian GUI support
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. Enhancement - A completely rewritten install scripts that ensure upgrade to run smoothly
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Version 5.2.2.4 (21-Jun-2007)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below).

  • AhsayOBS
    • Backup
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of moved file operation not checking if user quota exceeded
      2. Bug - Fixed the problem of last file validation date being saved incorrectly in index.dat
      3. Bug - Fixed the problem of advance retention policy date generating a dead loop with setting of day 1 (which can result in 100% CPU utilitization)
    • Restore
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. New Feature - Allow install wizard webpage  to be customizable. Customizable OBM installer filename on the OBS download wizard page. (ref: PEQ-950583)
      2. New Feature - Allow email templates to be customizable (ref: 172) 
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. New Feature - Added 'Buy Licenses Now!' and 'Upgrade Licenses Now!' links.  
      2. Enhancement - All product names on the help menu (the left panel of the web interface of AhsayOBS) are now easily customizable in a centralized javascript file
    • API
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category 
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment
      1. Bug - Fixed the problem of server configuration page not showing up with many backup users and high CPU utilization when there are many backup connections (ref: 1421)
    • Replication
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. New Feature - Ahsay Online Backup Suite Business Edition Purchase / Lease licenses.
  • AhsayOBM
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Make FileTree temporary directory configurable
      2. Bug -  Fixed the problem of resource fork not being backup properly
      3. Bug -  Fixed the problem of MSExServer stop responding after MAPI client opens more than 500 objtFolder
      4. Bug -  Fixed the problem of NullPointerException emerges when running a file backup job with selected source contains a path that does not exist is a root directory (e.g. A:\, F:\)
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. Enhancement - Remove Ahsay registry settings from Windows ACB (ref: DHI-490883)
      2. Enhancement - Add the option to change where OBM stores the temporary file list (ref:  HOU-743486, 382)
      3. Enhancement - Java VM parameters, e.g. -Xmx and -Xms, for OBM (including JVM started by scheduler and SystemTray icon) are now customizable as $OBM_HOME / config.ini
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Enhancement -  Warn if backup is running when exiting OBM
      2. Enhancement - Automatic refresh of logs when visiting the log tab 
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General 
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
  • AhsayACB
    • Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Backup (core backup logics and scheduler) 
      1. Enhancement - Add the option to change where ACB stores the temporary file list (ref:  HOU-743486, 382)
      2. Bug -  Fixed the problem of NullPointerException emerges when running a file backup job with selected source contains a path that does not exist is a root directory (e.g. A:\, F:\)
    • Restore  
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Auto upgrade agent
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • Customization
      1. Enhancement - Remove Ahsay registry settings from Windows ACB (ref: DHI-490883)
      2. Enhancement - Java VM parameters, e.g. -Xmx and -Xms, for ACB (including JVM started by scheduler and SystemTray icon) are now customizable as $ACB_HOME / config.ini
    • GUI / Reporting / Logging
      1. Bug -  Fixed the problem of ACB Backup Progress showing 1.0% instead of 100% for Lithuanian (ref: NXA-661859)
    • Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)   
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category
    • General
      1. N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

  • All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.

Version 5.2.2.3 (3-May-2007)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). 

  • AhsayOBS
    • New feature - Added auto user home setting to trial registration
    • Enhancement - Remove uncompleted backup files from server if last modified time is > 48 hours
    • Enhancement - Enable AhsayOBS license activation to run on Sun Solaris
    • Enhancement - Delete checksum file when full delta file is not found during backup file listing
    • Enhancement - Add original file size to backup job report
    • Bug - Remove the checking of *.stm file when backing up Exchange 2007
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of not being able to uncheck the "Enable tracking" checkbox under the [AhsayACB Config] page
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of wrong number of restored files shown in restore report
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of not being able to update the second backup set scheduler as a result of duplicate backup set scheduler ID
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect timezone being display for daylight saving timezone
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of Restore applet not showing default path in right encoding
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of non-ascii characters being used in Exchange mail listing
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of trial user quota being reset to 500MB 30 days after registration
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect backup setting / user profile being saved when tab browsing different backup users using the system account
  • AhsayOBM
    • New feature - Full brick level backup support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 (required 32-bit AhsayOBM, not supported for x64 AhsayOBM) *
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of missing backup set in [Decrypt Files Wizard]
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of getting NullPointerException after interrupting system state backup
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduler being stopped when users log out of Mac OS X
  • AhsayACB
    • Enhancement - Make backup job interruptible when downloading file listing from AhsayOBS
    • Enhancement - Disable the logon button when no login names are provided
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of folders being repeatedly shown under the backup source [File Explorer]

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

  • All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.
  • * Full brick level backup support for Exchange 2007 is only supported on 32-bit platform because Microsoft has discontinued MAPI support on x64 platform and it is not possible to do backup/restore for individual email properly without using MAPI.

Version 5.2.2.1 (21-Mar-2007)

This is a patch release of AhsayACB, AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS that contains many enhancements and bug fixes (listed below).

  • (Key feature) Support of Windows Vista for AhsayOBM & AhsayACB *
  • (Key feature) Support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for AhsayOBM (x64 version only)**
  • AhsayOBS
    • New feature - Added suspended user account feature for trial account
    • New feature - Added Turkish, Greek and Hungarian GUI support
    • Enhancement - Allowed AhsayOBS to accept new license key on Sun Solaris
    • Enhancement - Lengthened the trial period of trial accounts from 30 days to 90 days
    • Enhancement - Updated "LOGON" information to show different messages for failed attempts
    • Enhancement - Added "Modify User Status API"
    • Enhancement - Updated 'Download Wizard' - combined Linux and Unix into one panel
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of character "?" being stored in [Backup Set] -> [Scheduled Host] field
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of [File Explorer] failing to display recently undeleted files
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect code being used for Chinese (both Traditional and Simplied) on the language drop down list
    • Bug - Correct the [File Explorer] web interface's "TOGGLE" button behaviour
    • Bug - Changed "List Backup Job " base code to list retention & current directories under a particular user instead of reading the backup logs
    • Bug - Changed the "Rebuild Index" base code to use "1970-01-01-00-00-00" instead of "Current" as the backup job when missing indexes are rebuilt. This cause the rebuilt directory to be displayed in ALL backup jobs. (It's done this way because it's better to show everything than not showing at all!)
  • AhsayOBM
    • New feature - Added Turkish, Greek and Hungarian GUI support
    • New feature - Added support of Windows/Linux x64 platform
    • Enhancement - Rewrote all Linux, FreeBSD & Sun Solaris installation scripts to fix old installation problems
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduled Lotus backup set failing to run on Linux
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of failing to backup network mapped drive when the top directory of UNC path contains no files
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of brick-level backup failing because of authentication failure
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM failing to backup files larger than 2GB on Linux
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM failing to report files not backed up on Linux
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM failing when backing up many files (the error is "[AFTDataFile.Row.write] Seeking Negative Offset")
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect "Another backup scheduler is running" when starting up backup scheduler upon fast operating system reboot
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of pre/post command-line tools failing on Windows 95/98/ME
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of Outlook Express shortcut not showing on Windows 95/98/ME
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of branding disappeared when using a lease license type
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect prompt being displayed when logging out of user session while backup from another user session (or scheduled backup) is running
  • AhsayACB
    • New feature - Added Turkish, Greek and Hungarian GUI support
    • New feature - Added support of Windows x64 platform
    • New feature - Added an splash screen when opening AhsayACB
    • Enhancement - Enforced password length to a minimum of 6 characters
    • Enhancement - Speeded up the installation process of AhsayACB
    • Enhancement - Shortened the network timeout setting of AhsayACB to provide a better user experience
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect "Another backup scheduler is running" when starting up backup scheduler upon fast operating system reboot
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of inconsistency in backup source selection between "Simple" and "Advanced" mode
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of encryption key not saved when creating a new backup set
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of branding disappeared when using a lease license type

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

  • All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.
  • * SystemState backup is not working on Windows Vista because Vista on longer support SystemState backup
  • * Logout backup reminder not working on Windows Vista because Vista has removed the option of blocking system shutdown process
  • ** This release only supports backup of information storage or database of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Brick-level (or mail-level) backup for Exchange 2007 will be available in v5.2.3.0 (see our development plan for details)
  • We have changed the default setting of AutoUpgrade agent to stop providing auto upgrade from AhsayOBM v5.1 to AhsayOBM v5.2 because there are still some unknown, unresolved and not reproducible issues when auto upgrading from v5.1 to v5.2

Version 5.2.1.0 (24-Jan-2007)

This is a major release of AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS. All enhancements and bug fixes are shown below.

  • (Key Feature) Full support for Microsoft Exchange individual email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and etc.
  • (Key Feature) Introduction of A-Click Backup (Try pre-release software here)
    • New feature - Backup client that is "So easy to use", allowing offsite backup to be employed even by "dummy" users
    • New feature - Allow advertisements to be delivered to backup users while running backup
    • New feature - Support basic scheduled backup setting
    • New feature - Support simple retention policy setting
    • New feature - Support file-level backup only
    • New feature - Allow a single backup set only
    • New feature - Display backup size, space requirement, remaining disk space
  • AhsayOBS
    • New feature - New trial account management, allow 100GB within 14 days i.e. change 50GB -> 100GB
    • New feature - Added login name, backup set name, backup job name to the subject line
    • New feature - Added a link to open detail report for backup job on the [Manage Logs] -> [Backup Job] List
    • New feature - [File Explorer] page now shows "Backup File Type" (e.g. full, differential, incremental)
    • New feature - Added customizable filter to show selective files/directory on the [File Explorer] page
    • New feature - Added uncompressed total file size statistics per user account to the [User Profile] page
    • New feature - Added backup account registration date to the [List User] page
    • New feature - Added the option to skip copying files with updated access permission to retention to [System Configuration] page
    • New feature - Added an adaptive control on the maximum number of concurrent backup connections when AhsayOBS is too busy
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of unable to perform undeleting files function under the [File Explorer] page
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of retained files being deleted incorrect under advanced retention policy setting
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of "BackupFileIndex has stopped" when running backup on backup set with many files
  • AhsayOBM
    • New feature - Added a "Local Copy Only" backup set to be created, i.e. skip uploading backup set data to AhsayOBS for selective backup sets
    • New feature - Added support of Lotus Domino backup on Linux
    • New feature - Hide encrypting key and password in Configurator
    • New feature - Local copy now remove the .nozip extension
    • New feature - Customized XML for OBM setting and UI
    • New feature - Warn if no files exists in the backup set selected for backup
    • New feature - Added file number to file browsing during backup
    • New feature - Added the option of setting the default of "Run Schedule Backup on this Computer" when creating a new backup set
    • New feature - Added the option of restoring files with restoring file access permissions
    • New feature - Added entries of missed backup to [Backup Log] page
    • New feature - AutoUpgrade Agent
      • Robust auto upgrade agent which enables the delivery of updated software to selective users on selective hosts on selective OS platforms
      • Option to prompt users before installing updated software (as in WindowsUpdate)
      • Built on top of Apache ANT platform which allows further customization to be done easily by end users
    • Bug - Better explanation in restore scripts (document)
    • Bug - Skip backing up dev node on Linux
    • Bug - Free trial can be enabled with standard edition license
    • Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "PKCS7Padding not found" when running backup with encryption enabled on Turkish Windows
    • Bug - Fixed the slow delta merging problem when restoring files with many delta files

Notes:

  • Both AhsayOBS 5.1.x and AhsayOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to AhsayRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

  • The new autoUpgrade agent can only upgrade AhsayOBM running on Windows, Linux or Solaris from 5.1.x to 5.2.x automatically. Users running AhsayOBM on Mac OS X and NetWare will have to upgrade AhsayOBM manually to 5.2
  • A bug identified between AhsayOBM 5.1.0.6 and AhsayOBM 5.1.0.8 is stopping auto upgrade agent to function as designed. Please upgrade installation running these releases manually to 5.2 if you are running these releases.
  • Unknown intermittent hang up when running AhsayOBS with replication module enabled. In 5.1.0.9c, AhsayOBS is now programmed to running exslusively in UNSYNC to workaround this instability problem (will fix this in 5.2.3.0)

Version 5.2.0.5 (beta pre-release) (1-Dec-2006)

This is a pre-release of AhsayOBS, AhsayOBM and AhsayACB 5.2 which contains a preview of the full release of 5.2.1.0. All features contained in this release are listed above in 5.2.1.0 section.

Keys:

  • AhsayOBS - Ahsay Offsite Backup Manager
  • AhsayACB - Ahsay A-Click Backup Manager
  • AhsayOBM - Ahsay Online Backup Manager
  • AhsayRPS - Ahsay Replication Server
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