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Version 9.1.1 (Build 1015 04-05-10 -- Last Update 04-05-10)

Issues Fixed this Build:

  • Image Agent - Fixed issue with SFR enabled Image backups entering a hung state.
     
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with Email notifications not being sent when a set is skipped.
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with licensemaint.exe not appearing on the Windows taskbar.
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with jobs failing to eject media after backup.
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with Autoclean intervals not being used.
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with characters in filenames not converting properly when detailed logging is enabled.


Version 9.1.0 (Build 995 01-26-10 -- Last Update 01-27-10)

Issues Fixed this Build:

  • Image Agent - The Image Agent can now freeze all drives using the UltraBac Locked File Backup driver.
     
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with UBUI behavior when encountering multiple consecutive button clicks.
  • UltraBac Management - Fixed issue with launching the License Maintenance utility on Vista/2008 systems.
     
  • UltraCopy - Fixed issue with UltraCopy of SFR (single file restore) enabled image backups copying improperly.
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy can now email logs after a scheduled copy operation.
     
  • VCB Agent -Fixed issue with the VCB Agent timing out during some backup jobs.
  • VCB Agent - Fixed issue with UBUI closing if an incorrect host is specified for VCB Agent.

Version 9.1.0 (Build 992 11-20-09 -- Last Update 11-20-09)

New Features:

  • MySQL Agent
  • ESX formatted VMDK files are directly written to the ESX datastore.
  • ESX formatted VMDK files can use Thin Disk Provisioning.
  • Sets, groups, and logs added to MSSQL/MySQL/SQLExpress databases, along with online indexes to allow customized reporting options.
  • Backup logs attached to notification emails will be in plain text format.

Issues Fixed this Build:

  • UltraBac Management - Quick access toolbar improvements.
  • UltraBac Management - Event log entries now listed by UltraBac executable.
  • UltraBac Management - Management console now able to transform logs if all tags were not closed.
  • UltraBac Management - Jobs with AES encryption would fail if the connection to the encryption server was dropped
  • UltraBac Management - Sets with special characters wouldn’t enumerate properly.
  • UltraBac Management - Error 50 backing up unix/samba share from 2008.
  • UltraBac Management - Installer only using the host default account when deploying to remote systems
     
  • SQL Agent - SQL agent restores could not use Blowfish encryption
     
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy jobs were failing to span media in some cases.
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy license errors written to the event logs when Ultracopy was not being used.
  • UltraCopy - Various other UltraCopy improvements
     
  • Setup - Installer only using the host default account when deploying to remote systems

As a note, UltraBac has discontinued native Itanium (ia64) support.


 

Version 9.0.1 (Build 893 07-15-09 -- Last Update 07-15-09)

Issues Fixed this Build:

  • UltraBac Management - Media spanning behavior incorrect.
  • UltraBac Management - Reparse points settings causing incorrect agent behavior.
  • UltraBac Management - Non-unicode .ub/.ubb files causing issues with international keyboards.
  • UltraBac Management - Email notifications not attaching verify logs.
  • UltraBac Management - V9 unable to run backups if disabled v8 jobs were present.
  • UltraBac Management - Command line backups set to verify causing issues in the backup log.
     
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK files returning errors at the end of backup.
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK files of Vista operating systems failing to mount.
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK files only backing up one partition of a disk.
     
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy unable to see newly created backup devices.
     
  • Setup - Setup.exe returning false reboot prompt after some installs.
Current Known Issues:
  • UltraBac Management - Version number in Support/About shows 9.0.0
  • UltraBac Management - Sets with special characters fail to enumerate.
  • UltraBac Management - 2008 Active directory not supported.
  • UltraBac Management - Backups using AES encryption fail if the connection to the encryption server is broken.


Version 9.0.0 (Build 892 05-12-09 -- Last Update 05-12-09)

Issues Fixed this Build:

  • UltraBac Management - Scheduled job end date cannot be removed
  • UltraBac Management - Cannot browse or create remote Index Database paths
  • UltraBac Management - Current Operations does not display active jobs
  • UltraBac Management - Index Database setup wizard dialogs unclear
  • UltraBac Management - UltraBac Management Console terminates when running UltraCopy with autoresponse option
     
  • UltraCopy - Summary information missing when UltraCopy is run from the command line
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy jobs not visible in Current Operations pane
Current Known Issues:
  • UltraBac Engine - Command line backups returning unusual message.
  • UltraBac Engine - Backups to SFTP device terminate after network interruption
  • UltraBac Engine - Disabled jobs prevent the Scheduler service from starting enabled jobs
  • UltraBac Engine - Online Indexes handled incorrectly when using Index Database
     
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK creation only works for one partition of a multiple partition disk.
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK creation of Vista/2008 fails to mount.
     
  • UltraBac Management - "Clearing archive bit" does not appear in the backup logs.
  • UltraBac Management - Management Console has to be closed for new media to appear in UltraCopy
  • UltraBac Management - Management Console shows as "not responding" when database setup wizard is open.
  • UltraBac Management - Email notifications not attaching verify log.
     
  • UltraBac Installer - Setup.exe returing false reboot prompt after update.


Version 9.0.0 (Build 892 05-08-09 -- Last Update 05-08-09)

Issues Fixed in this Build:

  • Image Agent - VMDK files created of 2008/Vista are failing with HAL errors
  • Image Agent - ESX VMDK differential backups terminate abnormally
  • Image Agent - Incorrect lsi_scsi.sys for VMDK files
     
  • UltraBac Management - Current Operations does not display active jobs
  • UltraBac Management - Index Database setup wizard dialogs unclear
     
  • UltraBac Engine - On rare occasions, backup processes will terminate when running on systems with multiple processors
Current Known Issues:
  • UltraBac Management - UltraBac Management Console terminates when running UltraCopy with autoresponse option
  • UltraBac Management - Scheduled job end date cannot be removed
  • UltraBac Management - Some error codes showing as hex instead of decimal
  • UltraBac Management - Cannot browse or create remote Index Database paths
     
  • UltraCopy - UltraCopy jobs not visible in Current Operations pane
  • UltraCopy - Summary information missing when UltraCopy is run from the command line
     
  • UltraBac Engine - Online Indexes handled incorrectly when using Index Database
  • UltraBac Engine - Disabled jobs prevent the Scheduler service from starting enabled jobs
     
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK creation only works for one partition of a multiple partition disk
  • Image Agent - Dynamic disk images fail to restore with resize or dissimilar hardware


Version 9.0.0 (Build 892 05-04-09 -- Last Update 05-07-09)

New Features:

  • New and Improved UltraBac Management Console
  • VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) Agent
  • Direct write to ESX and GSX VMDK files
  • Dissimilar Hardware support for 2008/Vista
  • Customizable SMTP Notification emails
  • Sharepoint 2007 support
Current Known Issues:
  • Image Agent - VMDK files created of 2008/Vista are failing with HAL errors
  • Image Agent - GSX VMDK creation only works for one partition of a multiple partition disk
  • Image Agent - Dynamic disk images fail to restore with resize or dissimilar hardware
     
  • UltraBac Engine - On rare occasions, backup processes will terminate when running on systems with multiple processors
  • UltraBac Engine - Backups to SFTP device terminate after network interruption
  • UltraBac Engine - Disabled jobs prevent the Scheduler service from starting enabled jobs
     
  • UltraBac Management - Cannot browse or create remote Index Database paths
  • UltraBac Management - Current Operations does not display active jobs
  • UltraBac Management - Index Database setup wizard dialogs unclear