2.5.0 features: Difference between revisions
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* Amanda configuration file changes | * Amanda configuration file changes | ||
* Auto tape labelling - This optional feature is good for disk backups (virtual tapes). See ''label_new_tapes'' in [[amanda.conf]]. | ** Auto tape labelling - This optional feature is good for disk backups (virtual tapes). See ''label_new_tapes'' in [[amanda.conf]]. | ||
* Amanda command changes | * Amanda command changes | ||
** listhost subcommand in [[amrecover]]. | ** listhost subcommand in [[amrecover]]. | ||
** update option in [[amtape]] command. | ** update option in [[amtape]] command. |
Revision as of 20:49, 26 July 2006
The list of new features in 2.5.0 release (including patch releases):
- Communication security/authentication: Kerberos 4/5, OpenSSH
- Data security: Symmetric/Assymetric encryption algorithms (aesutil and gpg encryption), Encryption can be done on server or client, Custom encryption utilities can be used.
- Compression: Ability to add custom compression tools. This is a really useful feature especially since it can specified for a DLE. You can use different compression algorithm for images, binaries, ascii files and so on.
- Dump images spanning multiple media volumes - Dump images are no longer restricted to a single media volume (tape or vtape). Data restoration can be done using amrecover and amfetchdump commands.
- Amanda configuration file changes
- Auto tape labelling - This optional feature is good for disk backups (virtual tapes). See label_new_tapes in amanda.conf.