Amanda Enterprise 3.0.2 Patch Release notes

Compatibility with previous versions of Amanda Enterprise  

• Amanda Enterprise 3.0.2 is a patch to Amanda Enterprise 3.0 release. It is compatible with Amanda 3.0 backup sets (no configuration file migration required)
• Amanda Enterprise 3.0.2 requires migration of configuration files from Amanda Enterprise 2.6.4p2.  To migrate configuration files, click on the Migrate button in the Admin|Backup Sets page in Zmanda Management Console.

• Amanda Enterprise 3.0.2 can report on and restore from backup images created using older versions of Amanda Enterprise (2.5.x and later)

Patch installation procedure

Note: Zmanda Management Console should not be in use during this process. Amanda backup or restoration should not be in progress.

1. Amanda Enterprise 3.0 server installer and Amanda Enterprise 3.0.2 patch must be downloaded from the Zmanda Network Downloads page.  Please select Patches for Backup Server for 3.0.2 release and then download the version that is compatible with your backup server operating system/distribution.
2. Amanda Enterprise 3.0 should be successfully installed on the Amanda server.
3. The patch is a tar ball that contains binary package and installation script(s). Extract the tar ball in a temporary directory on the Amanda server.  
4. If ZRM is installed on the server, Stop ZRM services before running the installation script.
5. Run the installation script from the temporary directory on the Amanda server as root user. The patch installation log is at /opt/zmanda/amanda/logs/zmc_upgrade302.log
6. Restart ZRM services if they have been stopped.
7. Flush browser cache on all systems used to access Amanda ZMC and ZRM ZMC. Do not resume ZMC sessions.

Upgrading from Amanda Enterprise 3.0.1 patch release

Note: Zmanda Management Console should not be in use during this process. Amanda backup or restoration should not be in progress.

1. The 3.0.2 patch is a tar ball that contains binary package and installation script. Extract the tar ball in a temporary directory on the Amanda server.
2. If ZRM is installed on the server, Stop ZRM services before running the installation script.
3. Run the installation script from the temporary directory on the Amanda server. The patch installation log is at /opt/zmanda/amanda/logs/zmc_upgrade302.log
4. Restart ZRM services if they have been stopped.
5. Flush browser cache on all systems used to access Amanda ZMC and ZRM ZMC. Do not resume ZMC sessions.

List of major changes

• Monitor page displays long client host names truncated from the right.
• Under some circumstances, Backup|Where page in ZMC could not be saved. This has been fixed.
• New or unlabeled tape can be labeled for single tape configuration.
• The requirement for mtx package for single tape configuration has been removed.
• Deletion of DLEs in Backup|What page causes duplicate entries in the Amanda disklist configuration file.
• The Staging area location in Backup|Where page can be changed and saved.
• Monitor page displays status till the end of the backup run.
• Repeated explore operation for same host and directory fails. It has been fixed.
• Labeling tapes using Zmanda Management Console hangs with message - Please wait until after the "Scan All Slots" operation completes . This issue has been fixed.
• Permissions check on the Disk backup and Staging area can be relaxed using Admin|Preferences "Show Security Warnings" setting in the Zmanda Management Console.
• Client licensing issues have been fixed.
• Migration of configuration files from Amanda Enterprise 2.6.4p2 is supported.
• Issues with regeneration of configuration files that have been manually edited has been fixed.
• ZMC Report|Summary page fails with MySQL internal error when old backup images are flushed to the media. This issue has been fixed.
• Amazon S3 Device secret key can be modified from Zmanda Management Console.
• On OpenSolaris, ZMC services are successfully restarted when the Amanda server is rebooted.

Known Issues

• The Plan mode in Zmanda Management Console Backup|What page is not available in this release. Please use Live mode to add objects to the backup set.
• Amanda man pages are not available in Solaris server and client packages. Users are advised to use the man pages available at the Amanda wiki.