v9.11.0 Release Notes (26-Aug-2024)

Limitation / Known Issue of This Version
Deployment / Upgrade
  • For multi-domain SSL certificates added to CBS before v7.17.0.30, users are required to re-add the SSL certificates to CBS v7.17.0.30 or above, before the certificates can be used on sub-admins accounts.
Note
  • Besides the availability of re-branding option, the license key must have valid maintenance in order to build any v9 branded AhsayCBS/OBM/ACB installer.

This release contains the major features listed below:

Enhancements
Administrative Management
  • CBS - Simpler way to reset System Administrator's Password (ref: T-39617)
  • CBS - Default enable all Non-charging Modules for Administrator's user creation page (ref: T-40064)
Customization
  • CBS - Output terms of use in Branding info to SynologyOBM installer LICENSE file (ref: T_40031)
General / Miscellaneous
  • CBS - Enhanced handling for AhsayCBS Web Console in Mutliple Browser Tabs (ref: T-34055)
  • CBS - Add Username & Backupset information to Backup Page (ref: T-40343)
  • OBC - Enhanced handling for skipped Backup job caused by "Historical Backup Job: %Date%-%Time%" (ref: T-40022)
  • CBS, OBC - Centralized Retention Policy settings (ref: T-27874, 38860, 40038)
  • CBS, OBC - Upgraded Dropbox SDK to 7.0.0 (ref: T-40047)
Group Feature / Reseller Panel
  • CBS - Hide "Used / Quota" column in CBS > User Group for subadmins view (ref: T-36813)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - MariaDB
  • OBM - Support for MariaDB 11 (ref: T-40364)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Microsoft365
  • CBS, OBC - Support Backup List items with History version larger than 10000 (ref: T-38833)
  • CBS, OBC - Support Microsoft365 Basic / Personal / Family Plan (ref: T-39477)
  • CBS, OBC - Support Microsoft Outlook Free account (ref: T-39490)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Microsoft SQL
  • CBS, OBM - Enhanced UI by adding On/Off toggle for SQL & Windows Authentication (ref: T-40101)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Linux Bare-Metal
  • CBS - Add download link for Deployment Tool (ref: T-40316)
  • OBM - Bootable USB Disk with Extra Partition to Restore Linux Bare-Metal Data for Offline Machines (ref: T-39525)
Synology / QNAP NAS
  • OBM - Allow customizing Temporary Directory for Restore (ref: T-39625)
  • OBM - Online Installer for QNAP no longer require rebuild when CBS Hostname changes (ref: T-39783)
Operating Systems
  • OBM - Support for Rocky Linux 9 (ref: T-40355)
  • CBS, OBM - Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 (ref: T-39949)
  • CBS, OBM - Support for FreeBSD 14 (ref: T-40195)
Performance
  • CBS, OBC - Enhanced Performance for MoveFile Tasks in Backup (ref: T-35823)
  • CBS, OBC - Enhanced Performance for Listing Backup Snapshots (ref: T-37358)
Reports
  • CBS - Missed Backup count in graph's tooltip is missing when there are overlapping missed and failed backups (ref: T-39988)
Security
  • CBS - Support @#_ as special characters for CBS/OBC login password (ref: T-36047)
  • CBS - Support Tomcat private key format for SSL Certificate installation (ref: T-39553)
  • CBS, OBC - Enhanced Encryption handling for CloudFile / Microsoft365 Backupset (ref: T-16188, 33924, 39923)
Translation
  • CBS, OBC - Localize messages for PDIC/DIC (ref: T-39486)
Bug Fixes
API
  • CBS - BuildInstaller API does not allow building OBC installers (ref: T-40408, 40425)
General / Miscellaneous
  • CBS - GZ files are not deleted in index folder when file viewer is enabled and encounter upload error (ref: T-39439)
Group Feature / Reseller Panel
  • CBS - No user home and owner are shown in the dropdown list when transferring backup user ownership (ref: T-40317)
CloudFile & File Backup/Restore
  • CBS - Blank message prompt is encountered after Run-on-Client Backupset creation (ref: T-40392)
  • OBM - File Backup getting error "Failed to initiate List parsing %path location%" (ref: T-40068)
  • OBM - File Restored to the incorrect target destination (ref: T-40174)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Hyper-V
  • OBM - Backup error "java.io.IOException: [isRCTEnabled][OpenVirtualDisk] path=%path% Error The system cannot find the file specified" (ref: T-40182)
  • OBM - Backup error "[New File] File="%path%.vhdx" Error="java.lang.RuntimeException: Cannot retrieve Raw CRC value for this input stream.." (ref: T-40274)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - VMware
  • OBM - RunDirect Restore error "Failed to restore "VM". Reason = "Session not found"" (ref: T-40412)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Tibero Database
  • OBM - Restore error "Fail to restart database with no-mount state" (ref: T-40319)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Microsoft Exchange
  • OBM - Exchange Server Backup stuck after main backup process finished (ref: T-40215)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Microsoft365
  • CBS - Backup getting stuck due to multiple retry attempts (ref: T-39505)
  • CBS - Encountered error "Destination type (Exchange) is not supported" when creating Backupset (ref: T-40344)
  • CBS - Blank message prompt is encountered when creating Backupset in Firefox browser (ref: T-40374)
  • CBS - Encountered error "Input user and login user mismatch" when switching backup scope and logged in Microsoft365 accounts (ref: T-40394)
  • CBS, OBC - Restore getting error prompt "Failed to login to Microsoft 365, reason = AADSTS900433: Invalid National Cloud Token" (ref: T-40121, 40175)
  • CBS, OBC - Backup encountered error "No full backup found for this path" (ref: T-40285)
Application Specific Backup/Restore - Microsoft SQL
  • OBM - Backup encountered warning "BACKUP DATABASE permission denied" (ref: T-40167)
  • OBM - Incorrect Microsoft SQL Server credentials is saved successfully in existing Backupset (ref: T-40183)
  • OBM - No error prompt is shown when creating new Backupset using incorrect Microsoft SQL Server credentials (ref: T-40184)
Index
  • CBS - Restore Drill encountered error "I/O error within xShmMap while trying to resize an existing shared memory segment" (ref: T-40065)
Reports
  • CBS - User change log displaying quota values for CBS while it is not selected as destination (ref: T-40120)
Replication
  • CBS - Cancel button is not working in create receiver page (ref: T-39529)
Synology / QNAP NAS
  • OBM - "Run Retention Policy after backup" option is not automatically ticked (ref: T-39825)
Systems Maintenance
  • CBS - Restore Drill is stuck on a suspended user with inaccessible VM (ref: T-39457)
  • CBS - Encountered "null java.lang.NullPointerException" on GUIConfigError when Branding Settings are corrupted (ref: T-39629)
  • OBM - "etilqs" files in C:\Users\%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp\2 cretead by bjW.exe filling up C drive (ref: T-40103)

Product Abbreviations:

  • AhsayACB - ACB
  • AhsayOBM - OBM
  • AhsayOBR - OBR
  • AhsayCBS - CBS
  • AhsayACB & AhsayOBM - OBC
  • AhsayMobile - MOB
  • Mobile Backup Server (AhsayMobile) - MBS