Retrospect 9 for Mac Release Notes

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Retrospect 9.0.2 (107) for Mac

Components

  • Retrospect Application 9.0.2 (build 107)

  • Retrospect Engine (build 107)

  • Retrospect Client for Mac 9.0.2 (build 102)

Fixes

  • 2338: Fixed a cosmetic issue where the progress bar for an activity was not updating

  • 2366: Fixed a bug in the Mac client that caused error -515 (Piton Protocol Violation) when backing subvolumes on clients after upgrading to version 9

  • 2390: Fixed an issue in 9.0.1 that caused checkboxes for selecting entire clients to become unavailable

  • 2395: Fixed a bug introduced in 9.0.1 that could cause retroengine to crash when a user initiated a Restore on Demand

  • 2417: Fixed a bug that would cause the Retrospect console to crash if new media was connected while browsing a volume

  • 2425: Fixed a cosmetic issue to properly indicate when a past backup is locked from grooming

  • 2426: Fixed a bug that could cause large numbers of -1019 errors when backing up

  • 2438: Improved support for WebDAV volumes that don’t properly report space available or volume size

Retrospect 9.0.1 (401) for Mac

  • 124: Fix Progress for CreatePrivatePublicKeyCertificate (previously bug RET-523)

  • 1201: Find files restore can show files from unselected Media Sets (previously bug RET-5261)

  • 1211: Sources ⇒ Details ⇒ Interface should list connection type (previously bug RET-5272)

  • 2024: Attempting to immediately stop a proactive backup from Growl notification does not stop the backup (previously bug RET-6093)

  • 2121: Tape Alert can not be disabled once activated (previously bug RET-6190)

  • 2153: Retrospect is sending new v9 client commands to old clients resulting in Error -515 (Piton Protocol Violation)

  • 2154: Error -1012 when restoring nested locked folders with a locked file

  • 2158: MapError: unknown Mac error -5000 during restore of file to a locked folder

  • 2159: UI starts to slow down after adding large catalog files

  • 2161: byte sizes should support TB

  • 2187: Retrospect 9 may crash with elem.cpp-2591 assert error during a restore

  • 2188: Console SPODs when an execution is closing (Media Sets caching problem)

  • 2190: Proactive Backup state changes are slow, such as when media becomes available

  • 2214: Retrospect 9 member properties space free is adding to space total instead of subtracting from it

  • 2224: Activities: Past Activities' Summary should include elapsed time

  • 2226: Improve caching of tags

  • 2239: Backup/restore on demand becomes deselected after closing/opening the console using a trial license

  • 2246: Console crashes when trying to set a custom date within a rule on 10.5.8

  • 2247: 10.7 with Encrypted volume fails on incremental copy

  • 2249: Unable to browse a snapshot containing filenames that start with the '@' character

  • 2258: Add device recognition strings for LTO 6 tape drives

  • 2259: Add device recognition strings for NEC T30A and T60A

  • 2267: Upgrading to version 9 from 8 Console is unable to connect to the Engine.

  • 2271: Adding a share causes the console to hang

  • 2275: Add Share: Finder log in messages displaying when logging in as guest on in 10.7

  • 2276: Console randomly hangs after adding/removing share

  • 2277: Sources: Add dialog does not display after Scope

  • 2280: Console needs to call endDiscoveryClients only when AddDialog is dismissed

  • 2282: Disk set members not showing

  • 2298: Add Client list: Issues when clicking while list is populating

  • 2305: Console can not connect to the Engine properly if an AFP share is unavailable

  • 2307: Console can not connect to the Engine properly if an AFP share is unavailable when the AFP share is a member to a media set

Retrospect 9.0.0 (319) for Mac

Features

  • Support for up to 16 simultaneous executions

  • Support for Mac OS X Lion

  • All-new Retrospect Client for Mac

    • 64-bit capable, System Preference pane

    • On-demand backup and restore

    • Menu bar icon communicates activity to the user

    • Growl notifications

    • Improved ability to mark files, folders, and volumes as private

    • Network link encryption now employs AES-256

    • Support for S.M.A.R.T. hard drive error reporting

  • Management control of new client features and additional Wake-on-LAN options

  • Support for SSL email notification with services like Gmail and iCloud

  • All-new engine install process provides a drag-and-drop install experience and no longer requires two downloads to perform the upgrade process

  • Ability to view only those files copied during a backup

  • Improved network share support, including support of WebDAV cloud/Internet storage as both backup source and target

  • Improved use of search and scope buttons, including the ability to search for sources by assigned tag

  • Improved protection against config file corruption

Fixes

  • RET-517: Add Source list sorting is broken (name, IP address, other columns)

  • RET-520: Past Backups: Retrieve button should be disabled when no backups marked to retrieve

  • RET-521: Past Backups: Retrieve sheet needs to be more responsive

  • RET-3878: VXA-320 Firewire tape drive crash during verify pass with 8.2.361

  • RET-4695: Mac OS X Lion - Spurious Compare Errors appear in the log during local backup

  • RET-4765: Devices UI: Storage Devices - Display device driver version number in Summary | Overview

  • RET-4799: Log: RCU update attempts, successes, and failures should show in the log

  • RET-5219: Unable to select a tape slot to rebuild a Catalog from specific tape media

  • RET-5237: Sort by Name not working correctly in multiple list views

  • RET-5275: Console can hang when sending test email in Preferences > E-mail

  • RET-5284: Made several improvements to the Media Request workflow

  • RET-5291: Opening operations_log.utx files in the Finder should open in the Retrospect console

  • RET-5375: Fixed memory leaks in the DAG API layer

  • RET-5435: Transfer snapshots script backups selections don’t take when making selections quickly

  • RET-5451: Unable to edit disk media set member details when volumes are formatted as FAT32

  • RET-5452: Tape magazine selection can be rejected, causing an assert (reported with Windows version)

  • RET-5476: Changing the source on a scripted backup reverts back to the old source

  • RET-5514: Devices: iSCSI devices shows as SCSI in Interface details

  • RET-5552: Restoring from Past backups after retrieving the backup snapshot from the media is not displaying all files

  • RET-5560: Unable to Sort by Client Name: Add Client

  • RET-5562: Locate Media Set button should open to default Catalog location, not the root directory

  • RET-5593: Client Speed Threshold readings are off by more than an order of magnitude

  • RET-5594: Retrospect unable to back up files with exactly 255-character file names

  • RET-5596: Errors during restore of files that begin with "._" to Xsan or NAS volumes

  • RET-5597: Console: 2nd invocation of "Locate Source Directly…​" is ignored

  • RET-5601: Disconnecting a volume, then trying to "browse" it in Sources should display an error message

  • RET-5648: Server passwords aren’t saved when they contain high-bit characters

  • RET-5660: Backup completes with an unnecessary Warning during verification

  • RET-5676: The "Preview" button in the Backup Assistant only works once if there are multiple sources

  • RET-5685: Subsequent tape activities are not displayed in Activities tab while one is running

  • RET-5687: Removing a server from the console can sometimes result in the local server being renamed as "127.0.0.1"

  • RET-5694: Install button is sometimes missing when removing Retrospect server and clicking on to add a server

  • RET-5701: Cannot Stop an execution that is waiting for media

  • RET-5712: Folders Icon: Displaying as Volumes Icons in the Media Set view

  • RET-5713: Tape WORM media sets are displayed as plain "Tape" in type column

  • RET-5716: Eject button in sources window should not be dimmed for an ejectable volume

  • RET-5726: Media request window does not update when a removable disk is inserted

  • RET-5728: Icon for optical disc displays as tape icon

  • RET-5742: Scheduled Recycle backup set activities show up half as recycled and the rest as Scheduled

  • RET-5749: Inconsistent rash when previewing files in the Backup Assistant

  • RET-5750: Icon for removable disk displays as tape icon

  • RET-5761: Browse a Client Source during a backup becomes ~ Offline

  • RET-5777: Proactive activity should not show the "Choose Media" button (that is only for an active execution)

  • RET-5779: Rebuild Media Set: ALL media sets prompted for Password when just one is encrypted

  • RET-5782: Copy Backups and Media Set script summaries needs to show when the 'Recycle the source Media Set' option is turned on

  • RET-5849: Creating two different restore scripts changes the destination of both to be the same as the second script

  • RET-5852: Lack of error messages for certain activities in the Media Sets view, such as when attempting to verify a media set that is busy or unavailable

  • RET-5853: No warning that trial license codes are expiring/expired

  • RET-5854: Console UI for locating clients shouldn’t ask for the client password

  • RET-5855: Switching back and forth between remote servers and local servers causes the Tape > bindings column to duplicate

  • RET-5863: Using a Desktop code on OS X Server gives "An error occurred" message

  • RET-5866: Save Report: Should clear out last used report name

  • RET-5878: Network: Multicast client discovery fails on first launch for slower machines

  • RET-5906: Open Assert log in Retrospect: Displays on single lines; should wrap

  • RET-5927: In a File media set rebuild: typing in wrong password should display an error message

  • RET-5929: Can’t edit disk member when the media is disconnected

  • RET-5939: Sources: Encrypt Network Link on Mac OS X Lion causes -515 (Piton protocol violation) error

  • RET-5946: The Sources list shouldn’t require a refresh to properly display renamed clients

  • RET-5957: When rebuilding a catalog file for optical media, multiple entries for the same device show up

  • RET-5967: When correcting a mistyped IP/DNS address in Add Sources, Retrospect reverts back to the incorrect address

  • RET-6065: When trying to browse a client that is in use, the UI reports Source unavailable when it should be -505 client reserved

  • RET-6069: Add device recognition for BDT RDStor virtual tape library for Imation, Quantum, and BDT strings

  • RET-6080: Progress bar not updating during Grooming activities

  • RET-6081: Add Mac OS X Lion’s "Saved Application State" folders to the backup exclude list

  • RET-6157: [Storage Devices] Console crash while dragging tape to tape drive during media request

  • RET-6172: OS and File System fields in Past Backups, show as '-' for 6.1 retrieved snapshots

Last Update: 24 April, 2012