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** Useful if two or more volumes are used in a single run.
 
** Useful if two or more volumes are used in a single run.
 
** Dump direct to tape can be scheduled any time during the run, previously they were done sequentially after all dump to holding disk.
 
** Dump direct to tape can be scheduled any time during the run, previously they were done sequentially after all dump to holding disk.
** Enabled with the new 'taper-parallel-write' configuration option. see amanda.conf(5)
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** Enabled with the new 'taper-parallel-write' configuration option. see {{manv|3.2.0|5|amanda.conf}}
 
* Support for LEOM in storage devices
 
* Support for LEOM in storage devices
 
** allows splitting without partial parts, saving space.
 
** allows splitting without partial parts, saving space.
 
** much more efficient, since parts need not be cached on disk in most cases.
 
** much more efficient, since parts need not be cached on disk in most cases.
 
* new, simpler splitting commands in the tapetype section
 
* new, simpler splitting commands in the tapetype section
** part-size, part-cache-type, part-cache-dir, part-cache-max-size. see amanda.conf(5)
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** part-size, part-cache-type, part-cache-dir, part-cache-max-size. see {{manv|3.2.0|5|amanda.conf}}
* Amanda server configuration file changes (amanda.conf)
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* Amanda server configuration file changes {{manv|3.2.0|5|amanda.conf}}
 
** new configuration keyword:
 
** new configuration keyword:
 
*** taper-parallel-write -- How many drive amanda can write to in parallel.
 
*** taper-parallel-write -- How many drive amanda can write to in parallel.
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*** amrecover_check_label
 
*** amrecover_check_label
 
* The CONFIG parameter to amidxtaped is now required; this means that versions of amrecover older than 2.4.3 will be unable to recover from servers running Amanda-3.2 and later.
 
* The CONFIG parameter to amidxtaped is now required; this means that versions of amrecover older than 2.4.3 will be unable to recover from servers running Amanda-3.2 and later.
* The new dumptype and global parameters 'recovery-limit' can be used to limit which hosts may recover from a particular DLE. See amanda.conf(5) and amanda-auth(7) for more information.
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* The new dumptype and global parameters 'recovery-limit' can be used to limit which hosts may recover from a particular DLE. See {{manv|3.2.0|5|amanda.conf}} and {{manv|3.2.0|7|amanda-auth}} for more information.
 
** Several old changers have been removed - these changers will work with Amanda for the forseeable future, but are no longer included in the distribution.
 
** Several old changers have been removed - these changers will work with Amanda for the forseeable future, but are no longer included in the distribution.
 
*** chg-chio
 
*** chg-chio
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*** chg-scsi-chio
 
*** chg-scsi-chio
 
*** chg-scsi
 
*** chg-scsi
* amdump change
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* Amdump change {{manv|3.2.0|8|amdump}}
 
** new '--no-taper' option to start the run in degraded mode
 
** new '--no-taper' option to start the run in degraded mode
* Amvault changes
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* Amvault changes {{manv|3.2.0|8|amvault}}
 
** Supports assembling split parts on the source volume and re-splitting them on the destination
 
** Supports assembling split parts on the source volume and re-splitting them on the destination
 
** Supports filtering dumps with the same syntax as amfetchdump
 
** Supports filtering dumps with the same syntax as amfetchdump
 
** --fulls-only option skips all incremental dumps on the source
 
** --fulls-only option skips all incremental dumps on the source
 
** --export option tries to move tertiary volumes to import/export slots when completed
 
** --export option tries to move tertiary volumes to import/export slots when completed
** incompatible command-line syntax changes; see manpage or 'amvault --help'
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** incompatible command-line syntax changes; see {{manv|3.2.0|8|amvault}} or 'amvault --help'
 
* Rewritten and improved:
 
* Rewritten and improved:
** amoverview
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** amoverview {{manv|3.2.0|8|amoverview}}
** amcheckdump
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** amcheckdump {{manv|3.2.0|8|amcheckdump}}

Latest revision as of 13:58, 26 November 2010

Not all changes are listed. Please check man pages.
  • Support for multiple simultaneous writes to storage devices
    • Can write to all available drives in parallel.
    • Works only with the new changer API.
    • Useful if two or more volumes are used in a single run.
    • Dump direct to tape can be scheduled any time during the run, previously they were done sequentially after all dump to holding disk.
    • Enabled with the new 'taper-parallel-write' configuration option. see amanda.conf(5)
  • Support for LEOM in storage devices
    • allows splitting without partial parts, saving space.
    • much more efficient, since parts need not be cached on disk in most cases.
  • new, simpler splitting commands in the tapetype section
    • part-size, part-cache-type, part-cache-dir, part-cache-max-size. see amanda.conf(5)
  • Amanda server configuration file changes amanda.conf(5)
    • new configuration keyword:
      • taper-parallel-write -- How many drive amanda can write to in parallel.
    • deprecated configuration keywords:
      • amrecover_do_fsf
      • amrecover_check_label
  • The CONFIG parameter to amidxtaped is now required; this means that versions of amrecover older than 2.4.3 will be unable to recover from servers running Amanda-3.2 and later.
  • The new dumptype and global parameters 'recovery-limit' can be used to limit which hosts may recover from a particular DLE. See amanda.conf(5) and amanda-auth(7) for more information.
    • Several old changers have been removed - these changers will work with Amanda for the forseeable future, but are no longer included in the distribution.
      • chg-chio
      • chg-chs
      • chg-iomega
      • chg-juke
      • chg-mcutil
      • chg-mtx
      • chg-null (use the new "chg-null:")
      • chg-rait (use the new "chg-rait:{dev1,dev2}")
      • chg-rth
      • chg-scsi-chio
      • chg-scsi
  • Amdump change amdump(8)
    • new '--no-taper' option to start the run in degraded mode
  • Amvault changes amvault(8)
    • Supports assembling split parts on the source volume and re-splitting them on the destination
    • Supports filtering dumps with the same syntax as amfetchdump
    • --fulls-only option skips all incremental dumps on the source
    • --export option tries to move tertiary volumes to import/export slots when completed
    • incompatible command-line syntax changes; see amvault(8) or 'amvault --help'
  • Rewritten and improved: