Release History - Ahsay Offsite Backup Server

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Version 4.6.1.9 (19-Oct-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Added Norwegian support
  • Bug - Backup files in incorrect case will be corrected automatically to the correct case
  • Bug - Replication module no longer hang up

Version 4.6.1.8

This is an internal release.

Version 4.6.1.7 (22-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - All backup files are reported as having 1kb (or 0kb) size (this bug is introduced in v 4.6.1.6a)
  • added backup block sequence number to the URL of backup traffic
  • added checking of zipped file size (along with CRC) to make sure uploaded files contain exactly the same size
  • added backup file integrity checking to [Rebuild User Storage] routine job. This allows backup administrator the option to check the integrity of all backup files stored on the server

4.6.1.6 (12-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - It is now possible to delete files from the web interface
  • Bug - Move file action now moves backup files, checksum file and delta file to new location
  • Bug - AhsayOBM Pre v4.5.0.4 can now connect to AhsayOBS v 4.6.x

4.6.1.5b (1-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - AhsayOBS replication module no longer lock up AhsayOBS occasionally

4.6.1.5 (23-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Added Italian localization to AhsayOBS
  • Enhanced properties.xls which allows OEM edition to be branded easily
  • Bug - In-File detla is not used when "Maximum number of delta" is set to "Unlimited"
  • Bug - Unnecessary directories traversal in AhsayOBM when filter is used in a backup set
  • Bug - AhsayOBS replication module not replicating user homes and system home directory if they are not setup in the correct case

4.6.1.4 (15-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Added [Help] menu to AhsayOBM
  • Bug - Delete user now removes user completely from AhsayOBS
  • Bug - Performance bug which can lead to 100% CPU utilization introduced in v4.6.1.3

4.6.1.3 (1-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - Hang up when replication module is enabled
  • Backup is now interrupted when backup file uploaded partially has gone over backup quota already (previous release will interrupt backup only when the whole backup file has been uploaded)

4.6.1.2 (25-Jul-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - "Current" backup job is not visible under the "Show Jobs View"
  • Bug - Paid account cannot be created under OEM license
  • Bug - File processing status can be greater than 100%
  • Bug - Cannot backup an non-English Microsoft SQL Server engine
  • Bug - In-File Delta option cannot be disabled on the web interface
  • Added Czech localization to AhsayOBS

4.6.1.1d (22-Jun-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - The missing MSSQLJNI.dll problem is now resolved
  • Bug - auto license key renewal is now working
  • Bug - "Backup and Shutdown" now powers off the machine in Windows 2000
  • Bug - "Another backup is still running" message is now showing only when backup is running
  • Included Dutch texts into AhsayOBS and AhsayOBM (French, German, Icelandic version will be released in our next release)

4.6.1.1 (2-Jun-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements and all v4.5.x and v4.6.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release if possible.

  • Bug - "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." is only reported when files are exclusively locked
  • Include all Danish, Spanish, Swedish texts into AhsayOBS and AhsayOBM (French, German, Icelandic, Dutch version will be released in our next release)
  • added auto license key renewal feature to AhsayOBS

4.6.1.0 (17-May-2005)

This is the first stable release of v4.6.x series and all users are encouraged to upgrade to this release if possible.

4.6.0.3 (5-May-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - AhsayOBM now work with proxy implemented by Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server (ISA)
  • Bug - Backup MSSQL & MSExchange doesn't upload backup files
  • Bug - Incorrect size reported on the web interface when backup files > 2GB

4.6.0.2 (25-Apr-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

  • About Us Dialog added to AhsayOBM
  • Remove Window Authentication parameters from Backup Set Setup wizard

4.6.0.1 (22-Apr-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

  • Bug - installation file for Linux now have permission 755
  • Bug - password for new trial account created through free trial registration in AhsayOBM is now stored hashed on the server
  • Bug - scheduler now installed properly
  • Bug - AhsayOBM now works on Linux in XWindows mode
  • Bug - scheduler now works for all backup set type
  • Bug - SystemTray now works on 95/98/ME
  • Bug - SystemTray "Backup", "Stop Running backup" now works
  • Bug - AhsayOBM can not backup all files by overriding NTFS access permission
  • Bug - Free trial registration in AhsayOBM can now connect to backup server using HTTPS
  • Bug - Unexpected "null" error no longer appears
  • added languages selection and hide URL properties to custom.xml

4.6.0.0 (11-Apr-2005)

This is a major release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

  • (key) added in-file delta backup support
  • (key) allowed all text strings within AhsayOBM to be customized
  • (key) added free trial registration wizard to AhsayOBM
  • (key) allowed free trial registration setting to be customized
  • (key) added automatic license update feature to AhsayOBS
  • added shortcut to My Document, Favorite, Desktop to the backup source page in AhsayOBM
  • added the feature of restoring backup file to AhsayOBM
  • added a new installation wizard for AhsayOBM on Windows and Mac OS X
  • added [Save Setting], [Backup Now], [Restore Now] to the toolbar of AhsayOBM
  • added CD/DVD restore feature to AhsayOBM
  • added command line based backup file restoring feature to AhsayOBM
  • added command line based backup file decrypting feature to AhsayOBM
  • added % of quota used to AhsayOBS [List Users] page
  • added [Trial] user link to AhsayOBS [List Users] page
  • added GetUser external API to AhsayOBS
  • added the feature of allowing AhsayOBM to be used by all users using a shared computer
  • removed [Install], [CD/DVD], [Free Trial Registration] link from the web interface of AhsayOBS
  • fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring many files (e.g. 100,000) using the AhsayOBM
  • fixed the bug which allowed AhsayOBM used lots of memory and disk I/O with generating backup file list. Backup file list generation should now run a lot faster.
  • added all AhsayOBM and AhsayOBS resources to properties.xls file
  • updated User's Guide, Administrator's Guide and FAQs for AhsayOBS
  • Bug - Unable to logon to AhsayOBS with AhsayOBM when using HTTP proxy with authentication
  • Bug - MSExchange backup failed to run when individual exchange databases are selected (instead of selected by the whole storage group) in the backup source
Known Issues:
  1. not all non-English resources are included within AhsayOBS and AhsayOBM
  2. there are bugs with the replication module (will be fixed in v4.6.1.0)
  3. User's Guide, administrator's guide and FAQs are still in version 4.5 (will be fixed in v4.6.1.0)
All these issues will be addressed in v4.6.1.0 (see our development plan for details)

4.5.0.3 (1-Feb-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements. Users still on previous release are recommended to upgrade to this release.

  • added command line (text mode) online file restore feature for Linux (telnet / SSH) users
  • added the feature of allowing system tray icon and tool-tips to be customizable easily
  • fixed the bug which incorrectly allow user to logon to the backup server using a login name in an incorrect case under Windows
  • fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring files using Java 1.5.0 plug-in using HTTPS
  • fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring files larger than 2GB in size
  • fixed the bug which caused AhsayOBM and Ahsay backup scheduler to hang up intermittently
  • fixed the bug which caused OutOfMemoryError when backing up lots of files (e.g. 300,000 files)
  • fixed the bug which caused replication to hang occasionally
  • enhanced AhsayOBM memory usage when backing up many files
  • lengthened the timeout setting to make sure "Backup not yet finished" report is not sent when backing up many files

4.5.0.2

This is an internal release.

4.5.0.1 (5-Dec-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • fixed the bug which caused Microsoft Exchange backup files not being uploaded to the backup server
  • fixed the bug which caused the seed loading files not being generated correctly
  • fixed the bug which caused the point-in-file file viewing not showing the correct listing
  • fixed the bug which caused time zone setting not displaying correctly on OBM
  • fixed the bug which caused Restorer applet not working with Java 1.5.0 or above
  • added the feature of swapping backup file trees to disk (instead of keeping them in memory) to avoid excessive use of memory

4.5.0.0 (1-Nov-2004)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

  • added real time backup data replication support
  • added point-in-time file viewing/restoring features
  • added the user interface to restore local copy files
  • added the option to setup encrypting key as the same as the password in the setup wizard
  • fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring MySQL database with column names the same as reserved names (column names are now quoted within the backup file)
  • fixed the bug which caused problems when backing up Microsoft SQL Server database containing "-" or starting with a number in its name
  • reinstalling software no longer removes log files and configuration files
  • fixed the bug which caused problems in AhsayOBM LiveUpdate

4.4.4.6 (4-Aug-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • added Spanish support
  • fixed the bug which caused scheduler to stop working from time to time
  • installer/restorer applets now detect whether Sun Plug-in is installed and use it automatically
  • skip deleting backup files on the network drive when the network drive is inaccessible

4.4.4.5 (12-Jul-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • added MySQL backup support
  • downgraded bundled Linux JVM to JVM 1.4.1_05 because JVM1.4.2 is found to be quite buggy

4.4.4.4 (28-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • corrected some Icelandic translation within the software
  • downgraded bundled Windows JVM to JVM 1.4.1_05 because JVM1.4.2 is found to be quite buggy for AhsayOBM
  • fixed the problem of hourglass not showing correctly when selecting backup files

4.4.4.3 (20-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • added Icelandic and German support
  • fixed the problem of not being able to restore file from Danish file restorer
  • remove bundled Solaris JVM from AhsayOBM Solaris installation file

4.4.4.2 (06-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • upgraded bundled Windows and Linux JVM to 1.4.2
  • upgraded bundled JVM used by Ahsay Offsite Backup Server to 1.4.2
  • increased maximum memory usage for backup job run by scheduler to 512MB
  • modified users' time zone setting to include the time zone name
  • fixed the problem of not being able to modify spooling directory in AhsayOBM

4.4.4.1 (30-May-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • fixed the decoding problems for XML character reference &#XXXX;
  • fixed the setting of last modified timestamp of all files within all local copy zip flies
  • fixed the problem of Danish characters ('ø' or 'æ') not showing correctly in system tray menu
  • fixed the infinite loop problem when symbolic link contains recursive loop
  • fixed the problem of backup reminder being sent incorrectly
  • added missed backup report setting to [Manage System] ->[Routine Job] menu
  • added CRC and original file size added to all local copy zip files
  • backup obs.xml automatically
  • log "Path does not exist" as [info] instead of as [warn]
  • new user welcome email now uses jsp_*.properties resource message as its subject
  • software license agreements within software installer are now customizable in /obs/jsp/applet/obi/SLA_*.txt
  • AhsayOBM now runs correctly on Java 1.4.2

4.4.4.0 (17-May-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • added the feature of customization for website by style sheet
  • added the feature of changing user's password from system console
  • facilitated network mapped drive support for Windows (i.e. no longer with to modify Windows Services to logon parameter)
  • added backup reminder report (i.e. sending email to users who have missed their scheduled backup)
  • added hourglass to cursor when listing local file system from AhsayOBM
  • fixed the problem of restoring files from server running on non-standard TCP port (e.g. 80 or 443) problem
  • added API to support adding user, listing user, modifying user and deleting user from external software

4.4.3.0 (Apr-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • added Dutch and Danish Support
  • fixed seed loading structure to use new backup file system structure
  • fixed daylight saving problems, all file timestamps refer to GMT now
  • upgraded to struts 1.1
  • consolidated all languages to one source, users can now customize all text on the website
  • enhanced logging from backup scheduler

4.4.2.0 (Feb-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

  • default to use Java 1.3+ for AhsayOBM
  • fixed unexpected interruption of backup job when running under NetWare JVM 1.3

4.4.1.0 (Jan-2004)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

  • added Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 backup support to AhsayOBM

4.3.0.0 (Oct-2003)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

  • added Lotus Domino/Notes backup support

4.2.0.0 (Jul-2003)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.<

  • upgraded backup file system structure to avoid having too many directories under a single directory.
  • fixed the deadlock problem in BackupFileSystem
  • added Oracle backup support to AhsayOBM

Keys:

  • AhsayRPS - Ahsay Replication Server
  • AhsayOBM - Ahsay Online Backup Manager
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