Changes compared to 24.3.4

Enhancements​

• Added retrying for intermittent errors that occur when restoring data to UNC paths

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed sorting of logs on the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue which caused the user detail page to fail to load for usernames with certain lengths in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue where the Comet Server web interface failed to remember column selections for usernames containing an @ symbol
• Fixed an issue with missing hints for valid usernames in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed a cosmetic issue with missing or misplaced loading animations in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with remote-controlled restores from the Comet Server web interface being unable to write to user home directories
• Fixed an issue with backup job progress bars being left below 100% after the job completed
• Fixed an issue with searching for items in Office 365 backup snapshots
• Fixed an issue with unusable content when attempting to restore EFS-encrypted files to an archive
• Fixed an issue with failing to restore directory timestamps
• Fixed a cosmetic issue with EFS-encrypted files appearing as directories in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 24.2.2

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with being unable to load a user with an "@" in the username in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with "Test Connection" on VMware Protected Items not working when logged in as a normal user

Changes compared to 24.3.3

New Features​

• Added Impossible Cloud as a Storage Template provider
• Added new "Latest VM State (Changed Block Tracking)" option for Hyper-V for improved backup performance

Enhancements​

• Added "days" as a unit to the Object Lock settings field when configuring a Storage Vault with Object Lock in the Comet Server web interface
• Improved load performance of Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with being unable to load a user with an "@" in the username in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with "Test Connection" on VMware Protected Items not working when logged in as a normal user
• Fixed an issue with some spanned storage targets being absent from the dashboard Storage widget in the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with exposing S3-compatible hostnames during an early connection phase in the job logs

Changes compared to 24.2.1

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing unexpected entries to appear in the snapshot browser and the subsequent restore to fail when restoring from a Hyper-V snapshot using the Comet Server web interface if a VHDX file appears at the root of the snapshot
• Fixed an issue causing no default restore type to be selected in the restore dialog of the Comet Server web interface for Hyper-V and VMware restores
• Fixed an issue causing "undefined" to appear in the breadcrumb in the snapshot browser when restoring from a Disk Image/Hyper-V/VMware snapshot using the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with tenant email reporting when using the test button as a top-level admin in the Comet Server web interface. The test email is now correctly filtered to the expected tenant
• Fixed an issue with the Protected Items table in the Users page on the Comet Server web interface where it was not possible to run a backup from any page other than the first page
• Fixed an issue when backing up a VMware virtual disk on a vSAN datastore
• Fixed an issue with user email reporting not being enabled by default
• Fixed an issue with restore jobs under reporting the Downloaded size
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface failing to display the users page
• Fixed an issue with Comet Server stalling user profile operations if there is a high load of live connected devices

Changes compared to 24.3.2

New Features​

• Added new SMB Storage Vault type

Enhancements​

• Refreshed the UI for the Protected Item wizard in the Comet Backup desktop app
• "After" tasks will now run even for jobs which have been cancelled
• Changed "Job History" on the Comet Server web interface to "Job Logs"
• Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to choose between creating buckets or subfolders
• Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to support Object Lock
• Added an option to the IAM-Compatible Storage Template to support creating buckets in non-default S3 regions

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue causing File and Folder restores to sometimes hang when cancelled
• Fixed an issue with Comet reporting the incorrect uploaded total in the backup job report if uploading to an S3 Storage Vault with Object Lock enabled
• Fixed an issue with missing Comet Storage options in the Constellation dialog in the Comet Server settings page
• Fixed an issue with "Internal Error" messages when viewing the Constellation Bucket Users report page early after Comet Server starts up
• Fixed an issue with the Recent Activity page if a job started at precisely midnight
• Fixed an issue with Comet Server stalling user profile operations if there is a high load of live connected devices

Changes compared to 24.3.1

New Features​

• Added a new permission for enabling/disabling the ability for an admin account to delete a Storage Vault

Enhancements​

• Added "Account Name" as an additional data column to the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface
• Improved the performance of browsing files and folders for granular restores
• Reduced the amount of data downloaded while browsing files and folders for granular restores
• Improved the performance of simulated granular restores
• Implemented restoration of metadata for files and folders restored during granular restore
• Improved the performance of granular restores when restoring directories containing few files
• Improved error handling when a file or folder fails to restore correctly in granular restores

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue that allowed new Storage Vaults to be added using the Comet Server API even if adding a Storage Vault is restricted for a tenant admin
• Fixed an issue where restoring symlinks to a SquashFS archive caused the archive to be invalid
• Fixed an issue where granular restores to SquashFS archives that include files from multiple partitions or disks do not restore all files
• Fixed an issue where selecting a directory containing a virtual disk for granular restore would restore some of the VMDK files as well as the disk contents
• Fixed an issue preventing granular restores from restoring files and folders from inside and outside a virtual disk in the same restore job
• Fixed an issue causing granular restores to archive formats to create symlinks on disk instead of inside the archive
• Fixed an issue causing the "Overwrite if existing file is newer" option to be ignored by granular restores
• Fixed an issue with reduced performance when running Comet Backup for Linux on ARMv7 CPUs

Changes compared to 24.2.0

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Storage Template dialog for tenant administrators displaying incorrect fields after upgrading the Comet Server version
• Fixed an issue applying language selections in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 24.3.0

New Features​

• Added a new restore option to only overwrite existing files if there is a difference in file content already written to the restore location

Enhancements​

• Backup job logs now appear in the Console app on macOS
• Installing the Comet Client on Linux devices no longer echoes password characters to the terminal
• Improved the performance of the Comet Server when a large number of devices resume their live connection

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with macOS installs where the Comet version was not being reported
• Fixed an issue causing unexpected entries to appear in the snapshot browser and the subsequent restore to fail when restoring from a Hyper-V snapshot using the Comet Server web interface if a VHDX file appears at the root of the snapshot
• Fixed an issue causing no default restore type to be selected in the restore dialog of the Comet Server web interface for Hyper-V and VMware restores
• Fixed an issue causing "undefined" to appear in the breadcrumb in the snapshot browser when restoring from a Disk Image/Hyper-V/VMware snapshot using the Comet Server web interface
• Fixed an issue with tenant email reporting when using the test button as a top-level admin in the Comet Server web interface. The test email is now correctly filtered to the expected tenant
• Fixed an issue with the Protected Items table in the Users page on the Comet Server web interface where it was not possible to run a backup from any page other than the first page
• Fixed an issue where backup jobs could complete successfully when a previous retention pass failed. Backup jobs are now blocked until retention pass errors are resolved
• Fixed an issue when backing up a VMware virtual disk on a vSAN datastore
• Fixed an issue with user email reporting not being enabled by default
• Fixed an issue causing errors when attempting to begin an OpenID Connect authentication process to fail to display in the browser and cURL
• Fixed an issue with restore jobs under reporting the Downloaded size
• Fixed an issue with the Comet Server web interface failing to display the users page
• Fixed an issue applying language selections in the Comet Server web interface

Changes compared to 23.12.9

Enhancements​

• Added informational headers to job logs that are exported to CSV (now renamed to Text) or Excel. Previously these headers were only included when exporting to Clipboard
• Added the ability to select which logs are exported from the Server Logs and Job Logs pages in the Comet Server web interface
• Removed Object Lock options from Storage Role in the Comet Server web interface and the Comet Server Service Manager
• Added a warning when starting the Comet Server starts if the Storage Role is detected to be using Object Lock
• Enabled Server Self-Backup by default for new Comet Server installations. This will not affect existing Comet Servers when they are upgraded
• Removed the File column on the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface
• Added a Last Message column to the Server Logs page on the Comet Server web interface

Bug Fixes​

• Fixed an issue with the Storage Template dialog for tenant administrators displaying incorrect fields after upgrading the Comet Server version

Mimas is the latest entry in our quarterly rollup series. It branches off from our main rolling Voyager development into a fixed target for our partners to qualify and build upon.

Mimas is named after a moon of Saturn, which in turn takes its name from an ancient Greek mythological giant. Mimas is relatively small compared to Earth's moon, with a diameter of about 396 kilometers (246 miles). Its composition is primarily made up of water ice with a small amount of rocky material. Its most distinguishing feature is a giant impact crater which stretches a third of the way across the face of the moon, making it look like the Death Star from "Star Wars".

As for the software, Comet 24.2.0 Mimas brings 3 new features and 14 enhancements, including Dark Mode for the Comet Server Web Interface.