Online Backup, Remote Offsite Data Back-up via Internet

Release Notes - PerfectBackup Online Backup

Next Release:

Version 5.5 (scheduled 01-Jan-2008)

Version 5.2.4.0 (08-Oct-2007)

This is a patch release of PerfectBackup Manager and PerfectBackup OBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

PerfectBackup Manager

Integration with other applications (e.g. Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server)

New feature - Confirmed to backup Lotus 8 (32-bit) correctly
Bug - Fixed the problem of Lotus backup agent not flushing transaction logs after backup
Bug - Fixed the problem of Lotus backup agent crashing intermittently
Enhancement - Replaced LinuxUtil with NixUtil to support PerfectBackup Manager running on Linux PPC

Backup (core backup logics and scheduler)

New Feature - Support backup of SELinux settings of each file
Enhancement - File permissions are now backed up correctly on Solaris and BSD systems
Enhancement - NixUtil uses ISO_8859_1 character encoding for filename with incorrect character set information to enhance compatibility
Enhancement - Backup of Mac resource fork file no longer requires a temporary dump file
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackup Manager not running on old Linux systems (e.g. Redhat 6.2) with GLIBC_2.2 installed
Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "Callback 0x5" error when backing up Exchange server with username / password entered in the "Network resources authentication of Windows" field
Bug - Fixed the problem of seed loading not generating backup files for folders object if folders are not being selected directly from the backup source
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup files being missed from backup if backup sources contain a folder which is a prefix of another backup source selected folder. For example, if both "D:\Temp\" and "D:\Temp Dir\" are being selected in backup source, files in "D:\Temp Dir\" won't be backed up. (ref: HTV-825944)
Bug - Fixed the problem of backing up mapped drive with non-english characters (ref: RLN-872418)
Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "NullPointerException" when running both manual backup and scheduled backup at the same time (ref: UKP-289313)
Bug - Fixed the problem of local copy files always being treated as moved files in Mac OS X.
Bug - Fixed the problem of not being able to backup files in "C:\" on NetWare, only files in "SYS:" or "VOL:" can be backed up.
Bug - Fixed the problem of command line configurator not setting the "Run scheduled backup on this computer" option correctly.
Bug - Fixed the problem of OBM always using "localhost" as hostname on FreeBSD and Linux

Restore

Enhancement - File permissions are now restored correctly on Solaris and BSD systems (ref: VDH-120610)

Auto upgrade agent

Bug - Fixed the problem of the process of AuaObmJW.exe disappeared unexpectedly in some cases (this can be resolved by upgrading PerfectBackup OBS to this release, enabling auto upgrade and restarting the AutoUpgradeAgent on the client machine).
New Feature - Auto upgrade agent will now update itself before updating PerfectBackup Manager. The version number of AUA is now 1.0.2.0.

Customization

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

GUI / Reporting / Logging

Enhancement - Added Polish localization to GUI

Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)

Enhancement - Allow custom post-install script to run by accepting the upload of [ $APP_HOME \ bin \ post-install.bat ] to customization portal
Enhancement - Digital Signature for Windows Installer is updated with the latest capicom.dll 2.1.0.2, which should be capable to handle the latest digital certificate format.
Bug - Fixed the problem of Windows Installer not showing non-english (e.g. Icelandic) characters correctly

General

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Version 5.2.2.6 - 5.2.3.x

This is an internal release.

Version 5.2.2.5 (25-Jul-2007)

This is a patch release of PerfectBackupOBM that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

PerfectBackupOBM

Integration with other applications (e.g. AS/400, Postgres)

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Backup (core backup logics and scheduler)

Enhancement - Handle mail box name with "\" or "/" character (Mail Level Backup)
Enhancement - Revised to show messages in [warn] type only when backup process is affected
Bug - Fixed the problem of Outlook source item not working for European Windows
Bug - Fixed the problem of empty string [erro] log item logged at the end of MSExchange seed load
Bug - Fixed the problem of "Access denied" when doing seed loading
Bug - Fixed the problem of receiving "Buffer overrun detected!" error when try to open UI
Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduler retry logic not working
Bug - Fixed the problem of AhsayOBM throwing exception if "System Volume Information" is selected

Restore

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Auto upgrade agent

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Customization

New Feature - Allowing all EXE to be "digitally signable" by partner's code signing certification on customization portal (important enhancement for Windows Vista)

(AutoUpgrade Agent) AuaAcb.exe, AuaObm.exe, AuaTaskkill.exe
(AhsayOBM) SystemTray.exe, SchedulerOBM.exe, ObmJW.exe, Scheduler.exe
(General) SetWritable.exe, Sleep.exe, Taskkill.exe

New Feature - Blocking user to install AhsayOBM using a non-admin account
New Feature - Added option to remove .obm directory when uninstalling

GUI / Reporting / Logging

New Feature - Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Russian GUI support

Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)

Enhancement - A completely rewritten install scripts that ensure upgrade to run smoothly

General

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Notes:

Both PerfectBackupOBS 5.1.x and PerfectBackupOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to PerfectBackupRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

All known issues (except forcing the replication mode to stay in UNSYNC mode indefinitely) in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.

Version 5.2.2.4 (21-Jun-2007)

This is a patch release of PerfectBackupOBM that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

PerfectBackupOBM

Integration with other applications (e.g. AS/400, Postgres)

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Backup (core backup logics and scheduler)

Enhancement - Make FileTree temporary directory configurable
Bug - Fixed the problem of resource fork not being backup properly
Bug - Fixed the problem of MSExServer stop responding after MAPI client opens more than 500 objtFolder
Bug - Fixed the problem of NullPointerException emerges when running a file backup job with selected source contains a path that does not exist is a root directory (e.g. A:\, F:\)

Restore

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Auto upgrade agent

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Customization

Enhancement - Remove Ahsay registry settings from Windows ACB (ref: DHI-490883)
Enhancement - Add the option to change where PerfectBackup Manager stores the temporary file list (ref: HOU-743486, 382)
Enhancement - Java VM parameters, e.g. -Xmx and -Xms, for OBM (including JVM started by scheduler and SystemTray icon) are now customizable as $OBM_HOME / config.ini

GUI / Reporting / Logging

Enhancement - Warn if backup is running when exiting PerfectBackup Manager
Enhancement - Automatic refresh of logs when visiting the log tab

Administration / Maintenance / Deployment (e.g. monitoring, installer)

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

General

N/A - No updates have been made in this category

Notes:

Both PerfectBackupOBS 5.1.x and PerfectBackupOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to PerfectBackupRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.

Version 5.2.2.3 (3-May-2007)

This is a patch release of PerfectBackupOBM and PerfectBackupOBS that contains minor enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

PerfectBackupOBM

New feature - Full brick level backup support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 (required 32-bit PerfectBackupOBM, not supported for x64 PerfectBackupOBM) *
Bug - Fixed the problem of missing backup set in [Decrypt Files Wizard]
Bug - Fixed the problem of getting NullPointerException after interrupting system state backup
Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduler being stopped when users log out of Mac OS X

Notes:

Both PerfectBackupOBS 5.1.x and PerfectBackupOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to PerfectBackupRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.
* Full brick level backup support for Exchange 2007 is only supported on 32-bit platform because Microsoft has discontinued MAPI support on x64 platform and it is not possible to do backup/restore for individual email properly without using MAPI.

Version 5.2.2.1 (21-Mar-2007)

This is a patch release of PerfectBackupOBM and contains many enhancements and bug fixes (listed below). All v5.2.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release.

(Key feature) Support of Windows Vista for PerfectBackupOBM
(Key feature) Support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 for PerfectBackupOBM (x64 version only)**
PerfectBackupOBM

New feature - Added Turkish, Greek and Hungarian GUI support
New feature - Added support of Windows/Linux x64 platform
Enhancement - Rewrote all Linux, FreeBSD & Sun Solaris installation scripts to fix old installation problems
Bug - Fixed the problem of scheduled Lotus backup set failing to run on Linux
Bug - Fixed the problem of failing to backup network mapped drive when the top directory of UNC path contains no files
Bug - Fixed the problem of brick-level backup failing because of authentication failure
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM failing to backup files larger than 2GB on Linux
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM failing to report files not backed up on Linux
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM failing when backing up many files (the error is "[AFTDataFile.Row.write] Seeking Negative Offset")
Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect "Another backup scheduler is running" when starting up backup scheduler upon fast operating system reboot
Bug - Fixed the problem of pre/post command-line tools failing on Windows 95/98/ME
Bug - Fixed the problem of Outlook Express shortcut not showing on Windows 95/98/ME
Bug - Fixed the problem of branding disappeared when using a lease license type
Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrect prompt being displayed when logging out of user session while backup from another user session (or scheduled backup) is running.

Notes:

Both PerfectBackupOBS 5.1.x and PerfectBackupOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to PerfectBackupRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

All known issues in the section v5.2.1.0 still apply here.
* SystemState backup is not working on Windows Vista because Vista on longer support SystemState backup
* Logout backup reminder not working on Windows Vista because Vista has removed the option of blocking system shutdown process
** This release only supports backup of information storage or database of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Brick-level (or mail-level) backup for Exchange 2007 will be available in v5.2.3.0
We have changed the default setting of AutoUpgrade agent to stop providing auto upgrade from PerfectBackupOBM v5.1 to PerfectBackupOBM v5.2 because there are still some unknown, unresolved and not reproducible issues when auto upgrading from v5.1 to v5.2

Version 5.2.1.0 (24-Jan-2007)

This is a major release of PerfectBackupOBM. All enhancements and bug fixes are shown below.

(Key Feature) Full support for Microsoft Exchange individual email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and etc.
PerfectBackupOBM

New feature - Added a "Local Copy Only" backup set to be created, i.e. skip uploading backup set data to PerfectBackupOBS for selective backup sets
New feature - Added support of Lotus Domino backup on Linux
New feature - Hide encrypting key and password in Configurator
New feature - Local copy now remove the .nozip extension
New feature - Customized XML for OBM setting and UI
New feature - Warn if no files exists in the backup set selected for backup
New feature - Added file number to file browsing during backup
New feature - Added the option of setting the default of "Run Schedule Backup on this Computer" when creating a new backup set
New feature - Added the option of restoring files with restoring file access permissions
New feature - Added entries of missed backup to [Backup Log] page
New feature - AutoUpgrade Agent

Robust auto upgrade agent which enables the delivery of updated software to selective users on selective hosts on selective OS platforms
Option to prompt users before installing updated software (as in WindowsUpdate)
Built on top of Apache ANT platform which allows further customization to be done easily by end users

Bug - Better explanation in restore scripts (document)
Bug - Skip backing up dev node on Linux
Bug - Free trial can be enabled with standard edition license
Bug - Fixed the problem of getting "PKCS7Padding not found" when running backup with encryption enabled on Turkish Windows
Bug - Fixed the slow delta merging problem when restoring files with many delta files

Notes:

Both PerfectBackupOBS 5.1.x and PerfectBackupOBS 5.2.x will replicate backup data to PerfectBackupRPS 5.1.0.8 with no problems.

Known issues in this release

The new autoUpgrade agent can only upgrade PerfectBackupOBM running on Windows, Linux or Solaris from 5.1.x to 5.2.x automatically. Users running PerfectBackupOBM on Mac OS X and NetWare will have to upgrade PerfectBackupOBM manually to 5.2
A bug identified between PerfectBackupOBM 5.1.0.6 and PerfectBackupOBM 5.1.0.8 is stopping auto upgrade agent to function as designed. Please upgrade installation running these releases manually to 5.2 if you are running these releases.
Unknown intermittent hang up when running PerfectBackupOBS with replication module enabled. In 5.1.0.9c, PerfectBackupOBS is now programmed to running exslusively in UNSYNC to workaround this instability problem (will fix this in 5.2.3.0)

Version 5.2.0.5 (beta pre-release) (1-Dec-2006)

This is a pre-release of PerfectBackupOBS, PerfectBackupOBM 5.2 which contains a preview of the full release of 5.2.1.0. All features contained in this release are listed above in 5.2.1.0 section.

Version 5.1.0.9c (1-Dec-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements. All users running PerfectBackupOBS 5.0/5.1 should upgrade to this release as soon as possible.

Bug - Fixed the problem of "[BackupSet.append] Uploaded file size incorrect" after a "Read timed out" error
Bug - Fixed the problem of "javax.net.ssl.SSLException: java.net.SocketException. Connection has been reset" when backing up large in-file delta files
Bug - Fixed the problem of slow backup speed when using PerfectBackupOBM under Mac OS X

Known issues in this release

Undeleting backup files under the [File Explorer] page is now working (fixed in 5.2.1.0 already)
PerfectBackupOBS is not retaining files under backup files using an advanced retention policy setting (fixed in 5.2.1.0 already)
Unknown intermittent hang up when running PerfectBackupOBS with replication module enabled. In 5.1.0.9c, PerfectBackupOBS is now programmed to running exslusively in UNSYNC to workaround this instability problem (will fix this in 5.2.1.1)

Version 5.1.0.8 (2-Oct-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

New feature - Added Portuguese and Lithuanian support to both PerfectBackupOBS/PerfectBackupOBM
New feature - Added integrity checking module to PerfectBackupOBS when running a backup job
New feature - Added integrity checking module to PerfectBackupOBS when running a rebuild user storage job
Enhancement - Lowered the memory requirement of PerfectBackupOBS by removing inefficient objects from the code
Bug - Force [Manage Log] -> [Backup Report] to show "error"/"warn" when there are errors/warnings in a backup job
Bug - Fixed a performance problem when backing up a directory containing more than 100,000 files
Bug - Fixed the problem of failing to delete files from the [File Explorer] web page
Bug - Fixed the problem of retention policy hanging in the middle of the job

Version 5.1.0.7d (14-Aug-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM crashing on Windows 95/98/ME
Bug - Fixed the problem of "Error - XML document structures must start and end within the same entity" happening occasionally on PerfectBackupOBS
Bug - Fixed a memory leak in PerfectBackupOBS
Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrectly reporting 'Path "\\" does not exist!' when running a backup job
Bug - Fixed the problem of incorrectly reporting "Removable drive not found" when running a backup job
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS using 100% CPU when there are problems with the network during replication
Bug - Fixed the problem of failing to restore some delta files from PerfectBackupOBS

Version 5.1.0.6b (7-Jul-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

New feature - Use of HTTP keep alive for backup/restore traffic. Backup/Restore operations are now speeded up 4 - 10 times.
New feature - Added Finnish support to both PerfectBackupOBS/PerfectBackupOBM
New feature - Added Mac OS X resource forks and file info backup/restore support to PerfectBackupOBM
New feature - Added a user prompt before running an off-line backup job to PerfectBackupOBM. With this feature, off-line backup no longer runs when a user hasn't logged onto his computer.
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup of Exchange mailbox failing on Exchange server with different recipient policy.
Bug - Fixed the problem of "Connection time out" when backing up using realtek network card
Bug - Fixed the problem of Null pointer exception causing reading backup file error
Bug - Fixed the problem of negative number causing error showing files on File explorer page of Web admin console
Bug - Fixed the problem of wrong calculation of quota usage of In-file delta and Volume shadow copy on Software
license page of Web admin console
Bug - Fixed the problem of dead thread causing system slow and without releasing memory resources
Bug - Fixed the problem of corrupting index file cause OBM showing NumberFormatException and skipping backup files
Bug - Fixed the problem of adding new user feature not functioning on List Users page of Web admin console for brand new OBS (not yet has a user)
Bug - Fixed the problem of rebuild header information due to corruption
Bug - Fixed the problem of rebuilding index file corruption due to corruption
Bug - Fixed the problem of report log corruption cause skip sending E-mail to client

Version 5.1.0.5 (5-Jun-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

New feature - Allow Free trial account to go over 500MB within a 30 days trial period
New feature - [File Explorer] page on PerfectBackupOBS is not shown in pagination format
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup failing after running Exchange backup multiple times using GUI (i.e. The "CExBackup::backupFile:WriteFile: Error Number 0x6: The handle is invalid." error)
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup failing when there are filenames containing control characters (i.e. getting XML while getting the list of files stored on PerfectBackupOBS while backing up)
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup files size being doubled after upgrading OBS to 5.1.0.4
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM fails to backup the "/" partition on Linux
Bug - Fixed the problem of email reports characters being shown incorrectly in Outlook (because reports are in UTF-8 format)
Bug - Fixed the problem of Exchange mail level backup module failing to backup email in Exchange 2003 Enterprise edition
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS external GetBackupJobReport API generates invalidated XML documents
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM SystemTray failing to prompt user for backup type when using the [Right Click] -> [Backup] menu
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM failing to skip network path when path is inaccessible
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS not showing "Start Backup" line in all reports
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM failing to restore files using non-administrative accounts (getting "Unable to write to C:\Program Files\PerfectBackupOBM")
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM scheduler failing to run on Windows 2003 because of missing DLLs
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS generating "Block Corruption" message when backing up files with missing backup directory

Version 5.1.0.4 (15-May-2006)

This is the major release of PerfectBackupOBS.

New feature - Incremental in-file delta backup
New feature - Single mail level exchange backup (brick level exchange backup)
New feature - NTFS/Linux access privilege backup
New feature - Allow different quota to be set to different add-on modules on PerfectBackupOBS
New feature - Allow broadcasting email messages to all users
New feature - Add a shortcut to Outlook mail store folder to PerfectBackupOBM under the [Standard] node of the [Backup Source] panel
New feature - Allow MySQL databases on other computers to be backup using the [Host] parameter
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM crashes when viewing backup logs with lots of entries
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBM crashes when viewing backup logs with lots of entries
Bug - Fixed the problem of installation failing when installing PerfectBackupOBM on Mac OS X 10.4

Known Issues:

Non-English localizations have not be performed. All localizations will be completed in 5.1.0.5
User's Guide and Administrator's Guide are not up-to-date. They will be available in 5.1.0.5
If you are getting "0" quota on all add-on modules on the [Manage System] -> [Software License] page, please press the [Update] button again on the license page.

Version 5.0.2.1c (25-Apr-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements

Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS deleting all replicated files on PerfectBackupRPS when file paths are entered in the incorrect case
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS storing corrupted backup files on the server (introduced in 5.0.2.0a)
Bug - Fixed the problem of slow backup (introduced in 5.0.2.0)
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS replication module sending the same files during a RE-SYNC process
Bug - Fixed the problem of PerfectBackupOBS replication module ignoring data under PerfectBackupOBS user home located on an UNC path.

Version 5.0.2.0 (7-Apr-2006)

This is an unstable release. If you are using 5.0.2.0, 5.0.2.0a or 5.0.2.0b, please upgrade to 5.0.2.1 or above immediately. After the upgrade, please enable the [Manage Job] -> [Routine Job] -> [Rebuild User Storage] -> [Backup File Validation] -> [Verify all files] option and select [Corrupted File Action] -> [Move to retention area] to allow PerfectBackupOBS to perform integrity check on all backup files. Please remember to uncheck the [Verify all files] option after the [Rebuild User Storage] job has completed successfully (you use the [Manage System] -> [System Log] page to check the running status of the job) to avoid unnecessary integrity checking being performed on the same backup file more than once.

Bug - Fixed the problem of replication stopping intermittently by rewriting the replication module (PerfectBackupRPS must be upgraded to v5.0.2.1)
Bug - Fixed the problem of [Backup Set] -> [Backup Source] -> [Remove] on the web interface not working when the backup source entry contains non-ascii characters
Bug - Fixed the problem of new trial users always created with 256kb bandwidth throttling
Enhancement - The total throughput of replication has been increased 3 - 10 times.

Version 5.0.1.9

This is an internal release.

Version 5.0.1.8 (11-Mar-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Fixed the problem of backup running a lot slower (introduced in 5.0.1.6)
Enhancement - Speed up backup operation (required to update both PerfectBackupOBM and PerfectBackupOBS)

Version 5.0.1.7

This is an internal release.

Version 5.0.1.6 (13-Feb-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Fixed the problem of "HTTP Status 500 - javax.servlet.ServletException: No getter method for property selectedSrcs of bean getSettingChangeReportForm" in setting change report
Bug - Fixed the problem of file being uploaded by PerfectBackupOBM multiple times
Bug - Fixed the problem of in-file delta checksum file using the temporary spooling directory as its path
Enhancement - More debugging information has been added to the PerfectBackupOBM scheduler debug log file, ~/.obm/log/Scheduler/debug.log.
Enhancement - PerfectBackupOBM network timeout has been reduced from 300 seconds to 120 seconds
Enhancement - Auto Upgrade file of PerfectBackupOBM versio 4.6 has been upgraded from v4.6.2.1 to v 4.6.2.2
Enhancement - The time required to generate the file list required by PerfectBackupOBM during backup has been significant reduced (up to 30% improvement)
Enhancement - The memory required to generate the file list required by PerfectBackupOBM during backup has been significant reduced (using up to 60% less memory)
Enhancement - The disk space required to generate the file list required by PerfectBackupOBM during backup has been significant reduced (using up to 30% less storage)

Version 5.0.1.5 (1-Feb-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

New feature - Added getBackupJobReportSummary and AuthUser to PerfectBackupOBS external APIs
Bug - Fixed the problem of "VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE", "VSS_E_PROVIDER_VETO" or "Error during the last asynchronous operation" when using volume shadow copy
Bug - Fixed the problem of backup scheduler not stopping after pre-configured number of hours
Bug - Fixed the problem of "obm-delta.tmp" cannot be found on the server
Bug - Fixed the problem of MSSQL backup set not using user defined username / password for backup authentication
Enhancement - Added system property "java.net.preferIPv4Stack=true" to the startup script of PerfectBackupOBS
Enhancement - Email subjects and contents are now under the same character set (email message body will no longer contain strange characters)
Enhancement - Added client's computer name to the start of all backup job logs, e.g. "Start [ Windows 2003 (ComputerName), PerfectBackupOBM v5.0.1.5 ]"
Enhancement - PerfectBackupOBS's system password is now stored in hashed, instead of in cleartext, format.
Enhancement - Remove all <form> tags from all PerfectBackupOBS email reports
Enhancement - Added Japanese and Slovenian support to PerfectBackupOBS and PerfectBackupOBM

Version 5.0.1.4 (11-Jan-2006)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

New feature - [List Users] page can now be grouped by alias as well as by login name
New feature - downgrade the bundle JVM for PerfectBackupOBM to Java2 1.4.2_10
Bug - Unable to Added trial user account when paid user account reaches the maximum under the OEM meter package
Bug - Empty content is sent in file restoration report when no files are restored
Bug - a scroll pane is added to the error message dialog to avoid long message dialog prompted to users
enhancement - off-line backup is now default to disabled for new backup sets
enhancement - enforce web restorer page to use Java 1.4.x or above plug-in

Version 5.0.1.3d (29-Nov-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Getting "User Interrupted" when restoring more than one file (bug introduced in v5.0.1.3)

Version 5.0.1.3b (25-Nov-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Fixed the "Unable to connect to backup server" problem when having backup set using filters (bug introduced in v5.0.1.3)
Bug - Fixed the problem of unable to create an Exchange Backup Set (bug introduced in v5.0.1.3)
Bug - Fixed the problem of unable to backup the SYS: volume under NetWare (bug introduced in v5.0.1.3)

Version 5.0.1.3 (22-Nov-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - PerfectBackupOBM generates huge log files
Bug - File restoration report contains funny characters
Bug - Off-line notification is now enforced to be larger than backup interval
Bug - PerfectBackupOBM fails to auto-upgrade to the latest release (This bug is introduced in v5.0.1.0-2. It is required to upgrade all existing prev 5.0.1.3 installations to the latest release manually by reinstalling new PerfectBackupOBM over existing installation)
Bug - PerfectBackupOBM no longer generate null errors
Bug - the subject of the email no longer reports as failed when there are no errors in the attached reports

Version 5.0.1.2 (10-Nov-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - weekly rebuild user storage job resets all quota to zero
Bug - SQL Server backup set setting doesn't upgrade to v5.0 setting
Bug - backup set setting containing non-english characters becomes question marks(?) after editing custom retention policy setting
Bug - Added Danish, French, German support to PerfectBackupOBS and PerfectBackupOBM

Version 5.0.1.1 (1-Nov-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - backup set with root drives (e.g. C:\) as backup sources won't be considered as removed from the backup set
Bug - error report email now has the zipped error report attached
New feature - backup set name is added to the title of the backup job and restore job report

Version 5.0.1.0 (19-Oct-2005)

This is the major release of PerfectBackupOBS.

New feature - company logo is now attached to all email reports as attachment
New feature - volume shadow copy is now supported in Windows XP/2003
New feature - off-line backup and logout backup reminder is now available
New feature - a more flexible retention policy is now available
New feature - backup account level bandwidth throttling is now available
New feature - Clustered SQL Server is now supported
New feature - System state backup is now available as a standalone backup set type
New feature - In-file delta module is now available to all backup set types (all add-on modules can now use in-file backup feature)
New feature - Warning emails are sent when 90% of backup quota has been reached

Version 4.6.1.9 (19-Oct-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Added Norwegian support
Bug - Backup files in incorrect case will be corrected automatically to the correct case
Bug - Replication module no longer hang up

Version 4.6.1.8

This is an internal release.

Version 4.6.1.7 (22-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - All backup files are reported as having 1kb (or 0kb) size (this bug is introduced in v 4.6.1.6a)
added backup block sequence number to the URL of backup traffic
added checking of zipped file size (along with CRC) to make sure uploaded files contain exactly the same size
added backup file integrity checking to [Rebuild User Storage] routine job. This allows backup administrator the option to check the integrity of all backup files stored on the server

4.6.1.6 (12-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - It is now possible to delete files from the web interface
Bug - Move file action now moves backup files, checksum file and delta file to new location
Bug - PerfectBackupOBM Pre v4.5.0.4 can now connect to PerfectBackupOBS v 4.6.x

4.6.1.5b (1-Sep-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - PerfectBackupOBS replication module no longer lock up PerfectBackupOBS occasionally

4.6.1.5 (23-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Added Italian localization to PerfectBackupOBS
Enhanced properties.xls which allows OEM edition to be branded easily
Bug - In-File detla is not used when "Maximum number of delta" is set to "Unlimited"
Bug - Unnecessary directories traversal in PerfectBackupOBM when filter is used in a backup set
Bug - PerfectBackupOBS replication module not replicating user homes and system home directory if they are not setup in the correct case

4.6.1.4 (15-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Added [Help] menu to PerfectBackupOBM
Bug - Delete user now removes user completely from PerfectBackupOBS
Bug - Performance bug which can lead to 100% CPU utilization introduced in v4.6.1.3

4.6.1.3 (1-Aug-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - Hang up when replication module is enabled
Backup is now interrupted when backup file uploaded partially has gone over backup quota already (previous release will interrupt backup only when the whole backup file has been uploaded)

4.6.1.2 (25-Jul-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - "Current" backup job is not visible under the "Show Jobs View"
Bug - Paid account cannot be created under OEM license
Bug - File processing status can be greater than 100%
Bug - Cannot backup an non-English Microsoft SQL Server engine
Bug - In-File Delta option cannot be disabled on the web interface
Added Czech localization to PerfectBackupOBS

4.6.1.1d (22-Jun-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains some bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - The missing MSSQLJNI.dll problem is now resolved
Bug - auto license key renewal is now working
Bug - "Backup and Shutdown" now powers off the machine in Windows 2000
Bug - "Another backup is still running" message is now showing only when backup is running
Included Dutch texts into PerfectBackupOBS and PerfectBackupOBM (French, German, Icelandic version will be released in our next release)

4.6.1.1 (2-Jun-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements and all v4.5.x and v4.6.x users are recommended to upgrade to this release if possible.

Bug - "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." is only reported when files are exclusively locked
Include all Danish, Spanish, Swedish texts into PerfectBackupOBS and PerfectBackupOBM (French, German, Icelandic, Dutch version will be released in our next release)
added auto license key renewal feature to PerfectBackupOBS

4.6.1.0 (17-May-2005)

This is the first stable release of v4.6.x series and all users are encouraged to upgrade to this release if possible.

4.6.0.3 (5-May-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - PerfectBackupOBM now work with proxy implemented by Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server (ISA)
Bug - Backup MSSQL & MSExchange doesn't upload backup files
Bug - Incorrect size reported on the web interface when backup files > 2GB

4.6.0.2 (25-Apr-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

About Us Dialog added to PerfectBackupOBM
Remove Window Authentication parameters from Backup Set Setup wizard

4.6.0.1 (22-Apr-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

Bug - installation file for Linux now have permission 755
Bug - password for new trial account created through free trial registration in PerfectBackupOBM is now stored hashed on the server
Bug - scheduler now installed properly
Bug - PerfectBackupOBM now works on Linux in XWindows mode
Bug - scheduler now works for all backup set type
Bug - SystemTray now works on 95/98/ME
Bug - SystemTray "Backup", "Stop Running backup" now works
Bug - PerfectBackupOBM can not backup all files by overriding NTFS access permission
Bug - Free trial registration in PerfectBackupOBM can now connect to backup server using HTTPS
Bug - Unexpected "null" error no longer appears
added languages selection and hide URL properties to custom.xml

4.6.0.0 (11-Apr-2005)

This is a major release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements.

(key) added in-file delta backup support
(key) allowed all text strings within PerfectBackupOBM to be customized
(key) added free trial registration wizard to PerfectBackupOBM
(key) allowed free trial registration setting to be customized
(key) added automatic license update feature to PerfectBackupOBS
added shortcut to My Document, Favorite, Desktop to the backup source page in PerfectBackupOBM
added the feature of restoring backup file to PerfectBackupOBM
added a new installation wizard for PerfectBackupOBM on Windows and Mac OS X
added [Save Setting], [Backup Now], [Restore Now] to the toolbar of PerfectBackupOBM
added CD/DVD restore feature to PerfectBackupOBM
added command line based backup file restoring feature to PerfectBackupOBM
added command line based backup file decrypting feature to PerfectBackupOBM
added % of quota used to PerfectBackupOBS [List Users] page
added [Trial] user link to PerfectBackupOBS [List Users] page
added GetUser external API to PerfectBackupOBS
added the feature of allowing PerfectBackupOBM to be used by all users using a shared computer
removed [Install], [CD/DVD], [Free Trial Registration] link from the web interface of PerfectBackupOBS
fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring many files (e.g. 100,000) using the PerfectBackupOBM
fixed the bug which allowed PerfectBackupOBM used lots of memory and disk I/O with generating backup file list. Backup file list generation should now run a lot faster.
added all PerfectBackupOBM and PerfectBackupOBS resources to properties.xls file
updated User's Guide, Administrator's Guide and FAQs for PerfectBackupOBS
Bug - Unable to logon to PerfectBackupOBS with PerfectBackupOBM when using HTTP proxy with authentication
Bug - MSExchange backup failed to run when individual exchange databases are selected (instead of selected by the whole storage group) in the backup source

Known Issues:

not all non-English resources are included within PerfectBackupOBS and PerfectBackupOBM
there are bugs with the replication module (will be fixed in v4.6.1.0)
User's Guide, administrator's guide and FAQs are still in version 4.5 (will be fixed in v4.6.1.0)

All these issues will be addressed in v4.6.1.0

4.5.0.3 (1-Feb-2005)

This is a maintenance release which contains many bug fixes and enhancements. Users still on previous release are recommended to upgrade to this release.

added command line (text mode) online file restore feature for Linux (telnet / SSH) users
added the feature of allowing system tray icon and tool-tips to be customizable easily
fixed the bug which incorrectly allow user to logon to the backup server using a login name in an incorrect case under Windows
fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring files using Java 1.5.0 plug-in using HTTPS
fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring files larger than 2GB in size
fixed the bug which caused PerfectBackupOBM and PerfectBackup backup scheduler to hang up intermittently
fixed the bug which caused OutOfMemoryError when backing up lots of files (e.g. 300,000 files)
fixed the bug which caused replication to hang occasionally
enhanced PerfectBackupOBM memory usage when backing up many files
lengthened the timeout setting to make sure "Backup not yet finished" report is not sent when backing up many files

4.5.0.2

This is an internal release.

4.5.0.1 (5-Dec-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

fixed the bug which caused Microsoft Exchange backup files not being uploaded to the backup server
fixed the bug which caused the seed loading files not being generated correctly
fixed the bug which caused the point-in-file file viewing not showing the correct listing
fixed the bug which caused time zone setting not displaying correctly on OBM
fixed the bug which caused Restorer applet not working with Java 1.5.0 or above
added the feature of swapping backup file trees to disk (instead of keeping them in memory) to avoid excessive use of memory

4.5.0.0 (1-Nov-2004)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

added real time backup data replication support
added point-in-time file viewing/restoring features
added the user interface to restore local copy files
added the option to setup encrypting key as the same as the password in the setup wizard
fixed the bug which caused problems when restoring MySQL database with column names the same as reserved names (column names are now quoted within the backup file)
fixed the bug which caused problems when backing up Microsoft SQL Server database containing "-" or starting with a number in its name
reinstalling software no longer removes log files and configuration files
fixed the bug which caused problems in PerfectBackupOBM LiveUpdate

4.4.4.6 (4-Aug-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

added Spanish support
fixed the bug which caused scheduler to stop working from time to time
installer/restorer applets now detect whether Sun Plug-in is installed and use it automatically
skip deleting backup files on the network drive when the network drive is inaccessible

4.4.4.5 (12-Jul-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

added MySQL backup support
downgraded bundled Linux JVM to JVM 1.4.1_05 because JVM1.4.2 is found to be quite buggy

4.4.4.4 (28-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

corrected some Icelandic translation within the software
downgraded bundled Windows JVM to JVM 1.4.1_05 because JVM1.4.2 is found to be quite buggy for PerfectBackupOBM
fixed the problem of hourglass not showing correctly when selecting backup files

4.4.4.3 (20-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

added Icelandic and German support
fixed the problem of not being able to restore file from Danish file restorer
remove bundled Solaris JVM from PerfectBackupOBM Solaris installation file

4.4.4.2 (06-Jun-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

upgraded bundled Windows and Linux JVM to 1.4.2
upgraded bundled JVM used by PerfectBackup Offsite Backup Server to 1.4.2
increased maximum memory usage for backup job run by scheduler to 512MB
modified users' time zone setting to include the time zone name
fixed the problem of not being able to modify spooling directory in PerfectBackupOBM

4.4.4.1 (30-May-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

fixed the decoding problems for XML character reference &#XXXX;
fixed the setting of last modified timestamp of all files within all local copy zip flies
fixed the problem of Danish characters ('ø' or 'æ') not showing correctly in system tray menu
fixed the infinite loop problem when symbolic link contains recursive loop
fixed the problem of backup reminder being sent incorrectly
added missed backup report setting to [Manage System] ->[Routine Job] menu
added CRC and original file size added to all local copy zip files
backup obs.xml automatically
log "Path does not exist" as [info] instead of as [warn]
new user welcome email now uses jsp_*.properties resource message as its subject
software license agreements within software installer are now customizable in /obs/jsp/applet/obi/SLA_*.txt
PerfectBackupOBM now runs correctly on Java 1.4.2

4.4.4.0 (17-May-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

added the feature of customization for website by style sheet
added the feature of changing user's password from system console
facilitated network mapped drive support for Windows (i.e. no longer with to modify Windows Services to logon parameter)
added backup reminder report (i.e. sending email to users who have missed their scheduled backup)
added hourglass to cursor when listing local file system from PerfectBackupOBM
fixed the problem of restoring files from server running on non-standard TCP port (e.g. 80 or 443) problem
added API to support adding user, listing user, modifying user and deleting user from external software

4.4.3.0 (Apr-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

added Dutch and Danish Support
fixed seed loading structure to use new backup file system structure
fixed daylight saving problems, all file timestamps refer to GMT now
upgraded to struts 1.1
consolidated all languages to one source, users can now customize all text on the website
enhanced logging from backup scheduler

4.4.2.0 (Feb-2004)

This is a maintenance release which contains some minor bug fixes and minor enhancements.

default to use Java 1.3+ for PerfectBackupOBM
fixed unexpected interruption of backup job when running under NetWare JVM 1.3

4.4.1.0 (Jan-2004)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

added Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 backup support to PerfectBackupOBM

4.3.0.0 (Oct-2003)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

added Lotus Domino/Notes backup support

4.2.0.0 (Jul-2003)

This is a major release which contains the following enhancement and bug fixes.

upgraded backup file system structure to avoid having too many directories under a single directory.
fixed the deadlock problem in BackupFileSystem
added Oracle backup support to PerfectBackupOBM

Keys:

PerfectBackupRPS - PerfectBackup Replication Server
PerfectBackupOBM - PerfectBackup Online Backup Manager