Download Bacula 3.0.1

Bacula is a collection of applications aimed at performing backups, restores and verifications of data over the network on different file systems. It is set up with a client/server structure that makes it relatively easy to use from a standalone computer to an extensive server park. If you want to know more about Bacula, we refer you to this page. The developers have released version 3.0.1 with the following announcement:

Bacula Version 3.0.1 has been released to Source Forge.

Note, if you are not already running 3.0.0, please read the 3.0.0 release notes.

Version 3.0.1 is primarily a minor bug fix update to version 3.0.0 with one enhancement (see below).

Changes since 3.0.0:

Bug fixes:

1276, 1274, 1275, 1272 1246, 1268, 1281, 1282.

Fixed:

• Check for job_canceled() in fd_plugin code.
• Update Win32 table creation to have new DB version 11 format
• Remove illegal Options in Exclude or default Win32/64 bacula-dir.conf
• Remove ‘Reposition’ messages when restoring
• Updated project file
• Tweak version string to display versionid field at the end and keep fields order.
• Add additional mysql connection debug code submitted by: Chandranshu

Enhancement:

• Modify insertion of read Volumes in SD to be done *before* the drive reservation. This that a Volume to be read ensures not be reserved for writing. Significant improvement in eliminating tape deadlock situations.

Note, both the Director and Storage daemons must be upgraded at the same time. The 3.0.1 File daemons are compatible with 3.0.0 file daemons and as noted below in the 3.0.0 release notes the Director and Storage daemon should be compatible with 2.4.x File daemons. In general, we do not expect any of the 3.0.x File daemons to work with older Directors and Storage daemons (as has always been the case for Bacula releases).

Documentation improvements needed

note!!!!! The 3.0.0+ documentation needs rather extensive modifications in the following areas:

The documentation will not be completed in the near future due to lack manpower. If you are unhappy with this situation as we are, we suggest you help by submitting patches to the documentation. thanks.