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AhsayACB / AhsayOBM / AhsayOBR v7.7.0.0 Release Notes (10-May-2016)

This release contains the major features listed below:

Enhancements

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  • Support advertisement (ref: GJF-746-57917, YZO-955-87329, DCV-340-12541, T-12860)

Application specific backup

  • Clearer log message for MS Exchange DB backup error when circular logging is enabled (ref: T-9510)
  • Support MS Exchange 2016 Server backup (ref: HVE-290-39777, LSV-893-69231, SMW-559-59029, UUI-349-38116, PWE-973-91297, SHW-631-23142, XWB-433-15820, YSA-154-21039, KGB-235-92925, ZIF-923-25340, OUA-905-17840, KEC-905-98121, CQQ-586-14205, UTM-271-30146, T-12187)
  • Support MS Exchange 2016 DAG (Server backup) (ref: T-12187)
  • Add VMware Workstation 12 to the VMware version dropdown list (ref: T-12942)
  • When Run Direct is not supported (eg. with ESXi Free license), "Enable Run Direct" is not enabled by default. Error message will be prompt If user enables it (ref: T-13384)
  • Support VMware ESXi 6 Update 2 (ref: JXQ-116-65080, GAL-847-65584, T-13567)

Backup Destination

  • Support backup to Amazon Cloud Drive (ref: T-13155)
  • Support Amazon S3 storage class
  • Support to Google Cloud storage class

Customization

  • Support branding for AhsayOBM/ACB help pages (ref: T-12744)
  • Support customization of social media (ref: TBA-858-32673, GJF-746-57917, YZO-955-87329, CUB-387-40391, DCV-340-12541, AUO-423-14966, RDS-339-92759, YBU-930-49880, T-12861)

General / Miscellaneous

  • Support creating MySQL backup set from command line on Linux (ref: KOG-822-28745, FZH-212-40817, XUR-360-18605, T-12829)
  • Support creating Oracle backup set from command line on Linux (ref: T-12830)
  • Support creating IBM Lotus backup set from command line on Linux (ref: T-12831)
  • Support SynologyNAS x16 series (Marvell Armada 385) (ref: RYG-584-22916, T-12878)
  • Support SynologyNAS J series (DS414j) (ref: ADF-442-97820, T-13281)
  • Support SynologyNAS firmware DSM6.0 (ref: ISO-410-69642, QKW-681-56221, HSO-507-43396, ADF-442-97820, GKH-779-20573, XMX-714-40755, JGW-710-50306, DZF-324-40140, IZB-865-69849, LTB-160-40650, KHV-599-57727, ZKX-300-35184, FQI-662-10715, T-13417)

Group Policy / Reseller Panel

  • Add new policy for hiding/showing/configuring each of the social media buttons (ref: T-11837)
  • Add new policy for Utilities > Decrypt Backup Data (ref: T-12794)
  • Support policy with destination settings for NAS Client (ref: OWR-219-29823, T-13166)

License / Billing Module

  • Support VMware and MS HyperV per socket license model
  • Improper message "Another backup job is still running" when users perform MSSQL/MS Exchange/VMware mailbox backup without MSSQL/MS Exchange mailbox/VMware modules enabled (ref: T-12516, T-12835)

Operating systems

  • Support for Mac OS X 10.11 - El Capitan (ref: VNL-598-33268, NON-869-97373, PSS-986-45426, DYK-245-97959, AVF-397-88988, TUW-167-23057, XKN-716-31471, OFG-740-35964, DJH-179-55865, XKE-454-43245, DYD-722-18351, VPN-979-68238, T-12765)

Reporting / Email report

  • Show "Backup Error" on Backup Server > Monitoring page (ref: T-13086)

Restore / Decrypt

  • Feature Change - Always restore as a new VM when restoring Hyper-V to alternative location with Run Direct (ref: HNM-497-61122, T-12625)

System maintenance

  • Support migration of v6 data to v7. Note that once v6 data is migrated to v7 data format, there is no way to convert back to v6 data format (ref: T-13148)

Bug Fixes

Application specific backup

  • AhsayOBM should show non-existed mail database/mail in source page if it is included in backup source (ref: T-7832)
  • Cannot run Windows System backup if the previous backup ends with error (ref: DHN-751-44354, T-12068)
  • Cannot run System state backup if the previous backup ends with error (ref: DHN-751-44354, T-12079)
  • "Vmrun.executeCmd" error for VMware Workstation 11 on Linux backup (ref: T-12264)
  • MSSQL backup error "No DB file found" if DB file extension is in upper case (ref: HFQ-178-50411, CIC-404-63538, LYJ-196-35456, QEU-632-23159, T-12478)
  • If scheduled backup is disabled and CDP is enabled for MSSQL backup, the scheduled backup still runs while the CDP backup fails (ref: T-12622)
  • After upgrading AhsayOBS and AhsayOBM from v6 to v7, MS Exchange DAG Mail backup set hit "null" error in schedule backup jobs (ref: T-12712)
  • Extra permission update is shown for "root" directory for MSSQL full database backup (ref: T-12720)
  • For all non file type backupset, "Backup Interrupted by Scheduler" is hit if schedule of the backupset is off (ref: QXB-159-70229, T-12731)
  • Can't list MS Exchange Mail DAG Public Folder items (ref: T-12768)
  • Duplicated Databases and Mailboxes listed for the empty Database Availability Group in MS Exchange DAG backupset (ref: T-12769)
  • After upgrade AhsayOBM from v6 to v7, MS Exchange 2007 Server backupset's backup source is not shown correctly (ref: T-12789)
  • MS Exchange 2013 DAG server and mail-level backupsets migrated from v6 has "migrate v6 in index" err in backup (ref: T-12791)
  • Schedule/CDP Host of new MS Exchange DAG / Hyper-V Cluster backupsets are not correctly set (ref: T-12802)
  • Cannot backup MSSQL database if the database name is in Unicode (ref: WIZ-309-28051, IZB-865-69849, T-12891)
  • MySQL Database schedule backup cannot run on Linux after upgrading from v6 (ref: RIU-283-38354, T-12986)
  • For non-file backup sets with both scheduled backup and CDP disabled, when there is backup set setting change, schedule backup still runs (ref: T-13007)
  • Fails to run MS Exchange 2007 database backup job after upgrading from v6.27 (ref: IJB-789-90167, T-13137)
  • MSSQL DB source cannot be shown when the instance name is the same as computer name (ref: FKU-371-57934, BZA-387-22118, GZH-714-11255, T-13218)
  • When restore VMware ESXi/vCenter VM to alternate location with same name error, can still proceed to restore VM (ref: T-13231)
  • "Remove temporary files after backup" option is missing in for Shadow Protect backup set (ref: T-13246)
  • EDB file should not be backed up for MS Exchange Server "Log File" backup (ref: T-13351)
  • Incremental delta generated for MSSQL database backup is similar to the full file size (ref: NUS-771-59103, EDG-941-79695, MFY-189-96450, T-13555)

Customization

  • AhsayOBM scheduler service name is not showing branded name (ref: TBW-696-97383, NOE-123-62921, T-13109)

Deployment

  • Silent Installation of AhsayOBM failed with error (ref: T-12870)

File backup

  • AhsayOBM/ACB is not able to backup and restore symbolic link on Mac OS (ref: T-10559)
  • Fail to clean up CDP newly created bJW.exe process while previous CDP job haven't completed (ref: T-12053)
  • Unable to run backup on Linux with CLI due to encryption settings if the backup set is created on AhsayCBS (ref: IWZ-305-21623, T-12672)
  • CDP backup of ProgramData Folder results in backup hanging with index error (ref: T-12833)
  • Manual backup is interrupted by Scheduler if backup schedule is set with "stop after X hours" (ref: T-12854)
  • CDP does not run if "Only apply to files smaller than" is set to "Unlimited" (ref: RQG-376-60573, T-13049)
  • Backup fails with "Error='[CloudFileSystem.movePhysicalFiles] Failed" after upgrading to AhsayOBM v7.5 (ref: HNF-354-20715, LPE-604-92309, WWW-467-45253, HNF-354-20715, KYP-465-32889, LJP-321-90434, AMU-807-56123, KTR-391-83561, BPK-935-61903, RPI-650-44017, ACS-461-69124, T-13192)
  • Backup fails with '[MigrateV6Index.migrateIndex] Failed to migrate v6 index' (ref: IBF-595-15647, UHW-279-52797, OSK-700-78053, T-13196)

General / Miscellaneous

  • Mapped drive connections are not cleared after CDP backup has completed (ref: T-12091)
  • AhsayOBM command line force to set Deselected Source when Importing Backup Set Settings from XML (ref: T-12702)
  • Encryption key prompts when user perform Data Integrity Check in the first AhsayOBM login session (ref: T-12692, T-12714)
  • AhsayOBM service terminates unexpectedly after upgrading from v6 to v7 if user contains MS Exchange Server backup set (ref: T-12764)
  • RunConfigurator.sh shows "line 35: xhost: command not found" error (ref: JFN-948-28112, T-12826)
  • Unable to run backup from Systemtray on Windows (ref: VAF-830-25315, OUJ-337-72998, QXS-952-39930, UKG-254-49686, T-12834)
  • When quota exceeded under Redirector environment, inappropriate error message will be shown when users resided on an AhsayCBS, which runs on different machine from Redirector, login via AhsayOBM (ref: T-12852)
  • Misleading prompt message when user logs off with a backup running on Windows (ref: VJE-398-72540, T-13011)
  • No backup runs after selecting YES on Windows logoff/shutdown Reminder (ref: T-13468)
  • Fails to generate new backup set template on Linux using CLI runCB.sh (ref: SQU-134-55900, T-13593)
  • Fails to import XML for existing backup set on Linux using CLI runCB.sh (ref: T-13603)

Group Policy / Reseller Panel

  • Encryption settings in [Default Values] are not apply to "Encryption Settings Prompt" in AhsayOBM/ACB (ref: T-12011)
  • Custom default encryption key cannot be not applied to the new backup set created in AhsayOBM (ref: FVF-156-90593, ADH-815-86136, T-12812)
  • Misalignment in handling the [Group Policy] > [Default Value] "Backup Set Name" in AhsayCBS and AhsayOBM/ACB (ref: T-12851)
  • CBT option in AhsayCBS [Default Values] does not properly apply to new backup set created in AhsayOBM (ref: T-13318)

Reporting / Email report

  • When backup has Delta files and/or Checksum files uploaded, figure in PDF report would be wrong (ref: QKR-417-51182, T-12675)
  • When backup to more than 1 destination, "View Backup Log" does not show log for the chosen destination properly (ref: T-12935)
  • Backup report email and PDF report should show new directories of the backup (ref: T-13073)
  • Changed the term from "Updated access permissions" to "Attributes Changed Files" under Backup Report summary page to align with AhsayCBS backup report (ref: T-13126)

Restore / Decrypt

  • "RestoreWizard" directory not removed when the Online Backup Restore Wizard close on Linux (ref: T-12377)
  • For AhsayOBM upgrade from v6.27 to v7 via AUA, users are not able to perform RunDirect Restore for Hyper-V Backup Sets with "Failed to open driver" error (ref: T-12697)
  • Unable to run the Online Backup Restore Wizard in an environment that is different from the one that backups ran (ref: T-12599, T-12756)
  • The Online Backup Restore Wizard should not prompt for Free Trial Login (ref: T-12856)
  • Failed to restore v6 local copy data after upgrading AhsayOBM to v7.5.0.0 (ref: T-13111)
  • Can not restore if the temp folder does not exist or is inaccessible on the Mac OSX (ref: WMX-830-14591, T-13135)
  • Restore fails when restoring VMware ESXi VM (which VDDK not supported) to original location to replace existing VM (ref: T-13230)
  • May not be able to restore VM with large data size (ref: T-13628)

System maintenance

  • Data integrity check reports index corruption issue for file backup sets containing symlinks (ref: OYH-396-82959, T-12715)
  • Reduce the probability that required to delete all data when index is found to be corrupted during data integrity check by making use of other available index files of the backup set (ref: XQY-317-26624, ILX-370-27973, ITL-869-58520, OCQ-900-66022, BCA-787-28568, ITL-869-58520, TAD-144-39008, FDS-954-61632, T-13571)

User experiences

  • Missing icons for the Administrative Tools - Start/Stop/Restart AhsayCBS shortcuts (ref: T-12480)
  • AhsayOBM CDP allows 0MB for "Only apply to files smaller than" results in no files being backed up (ref: QGJ-835-64406, T-12753)
  • Installation Wizard displays Catalan instead of English if the Windows language is not supported (ref: NLI-746-12567, BWE-685-42237, MWD-288-66547, T-12815)
  • Amazon S3 "US Standard" region showed as blank in AhsayOBM GUI (ref: T-12843)
  • MS System Backup "Insufficient disk space available for backup. " error (ref: IOS-874-77385, T-12882)
  • System error shown on AhsayCBS console when AhsayOBM is running backup for MS Exchange mail level, VMware and HyperV backup (ref: EGZ-487-39798, MQP-629-85131, TUY-703-75439, T-13042)
  • Missing font properties files caused AhsayOBM font misalignment on RedHat/CentOS 7 and Windows (ref: T-13321)
  • User Home info is blocked by the grey button panel when adding Sub Admin (ref: T-13385)

Product Abbreviations:

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