New Features in BackupEDGE 3.x

BackupEDGE 3.x Major Changes

SharpDrive

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.05.02

  • Added Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9.2 Support
  • Added Oracle Linux Server 9.2 Support
  • Added Rocky Linux 9.2 Support
  • Added AlmaLinux 9.2 Support
  • Added Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster Support(build 2)
  • Added Ubuntu 22.04.2 Jammy Jellyfish Support(build 2)
  • Added Ubuntu 20.04.6 Focal Fossa Support(build 2)
  • Added 6.X kernel product line (edgelx60_64)
  • Fixed parted library clash on SLES 15

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.05.01

  • Added Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu Support(build 2)
  • Added Ubuntu 22.04.1 Jammy Jellyfish Support(build 2)
  • Added Ubuntu 20.04.5 Focal Fossa Support(build 2)
  • Added Suse Linux Enterprise 15 Service pack 4 Support(build 2)
  • Added OpenSUSE Leap 15.4 Support(build 2)
  • Added Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9 Support
  • Added Oracle Linux Server 9 Support
  • Added Rocky Linux 9 Support
  • Added AlmaLinux 9 Support
  • zst compressed kernel module support
  • Optimized UEFI boot entry creation
  • Improved installer for stricter security systems

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.05.00

  • Added Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8.6 Support(build 2)
  • Added Oracle Linux Server 8.6 Support(build 2)
  • Added Rocky Linux 8.6 Support(build 2)
  • Added AlmaLinux 8.6 Support(build 2)
  • Added Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish Support(build 2)
  • SharpDrives EXT4 support

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.04.02

  • Ubuntu 21.10 Support (build 2)
  • ZSTD-Compressed Kernel Support (build 2)
  • Backblaze B2 Support
  • Added Port Support for S3CLOUD Resources
  • Added additional Signature 4 Support for S3CLOUD Resources

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.04.01

  • Maintenance Release (build 3)
  • Added Rocky Linux 8.4 Support (build 2)
  • Added AlmaLinux 8.4 Support (build 2)
  • Added SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.3 Support (build 2)
  • Added openSUSE LEAP 15.3 Support (build 2)
  • Added MD Support Under UEFI For:
    • Rocky Linux 8.4 (build 2)
    • AlmaLinux 8.4 (build 2)
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.3 (build 2)
    • openSUSE LEAP 15.3 (build 2)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x
    • Oracle Linux Server 8.x
    • CentOS 8.x
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
    • Oracle Linux Server 7.x
    • CentOS 7.x
  • Improved Error ReportingIn Summaries
  • Improved MD Support for GRUB2 on BIOS systems
  • Improved Log File Messages

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.04.00

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 support (build 2)
  • Oracle Linux Server 8.4 support (build 2)
  • CentOS 8.4-2015 support (build 2)
  • Network / Security Libraries updated (build 2)
  • Dynamic Loop Device Discovery added (build 2)
  • Added Testing for more unsupported opeating system configurations (build 2)
  • Improved Disaster Recovery with GPT on DOS-formatted disks (build 2)
  • Intel I210-series NIC support added (build 2)
  • NVMe support for Linux
  • /dev/vdX virtual disk support
  • Grub 2 installation without /boot partition support
  • Improved Remote Installation support
  • Ubuntu 20.04.2 Desktop support
  • Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Server support

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.03.01

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Support (build 1).
  • Oracle Linux Server 8.2 Support (build 1).
  • CentOS 8.2-2004 Support (build 1).
  • S3CLOUD Test ULR Support Improved for Wasabi (build 1).
  • edge.remove Updated and Optimized (build 1).
  • OSR6 MP4 improved psm_apm module support in RecoverEDGE (build 1).
  • Fixed 32-BIt Linux SharpDrive Support (build 1).

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.03.00

  • Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Server Support (build 3).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 Support (build 3).
  • CentOS 7.8-2003 Support (build 3).
  • Ubuntu 18.04.04 LTS Support (build 3).
  • Updated GPT Libraries in Linux (build 3).
  • Improved RecoverEDGE module support (build 3).
  • Updated communications and security libraries (build 3).
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 Support (build 2).
  • Oracle Linux Server 8.1 Support (build 2).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Support (build 2).
  • Ubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermin Server Support (build 2).
  • Xterm / Ncurses Fix (build 2).
  • Wasabi Test URL Fix (build 2).
  • New Product Release for 5.x Kernels (edgelx50_64).
  • Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo Server Support.
  • CentOS 8.0.1905 Support.
  • CentOS 7.7.1908 Support.
  • Updated Compression Libraries.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.02.03

  • Oracle Linux Server 8 support (build 2).
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 support (build 2).
  • Added LVM support in RecoverEDGE in nwer SUSE-family platforms (build 2).
  • Modernized the HTML version of the Backup Report (build 2).
  • Updated the Dealer Information entries in the Backup Report (build 2).
  • Updated the Java detector to work better with SLES 15 and Leap 15 (build 2).
  • Red Rat Enterprise Linux 8 Support.
  • Improved Multiple Archive per Medium Support under Linux.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.02.02

  • NIC Bonding Support - Red Rat Enterprise Linux 7 / CentOS 7 and later.
  • NIC Bonding Support - Oracle Linux 7 / Scientific Linux 7 and later.
  • NIC Bonding Support - Ubuntu Server 18.x / 17.x / 16.x.
  • Network Code Improved and Updated.
  • Updated communications and security libraries.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.02.01

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 support (build 7).
  • Oracle Linux Server 7.6 Support (build 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Support (build 6)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 support (build 6).
  • Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish support (build 6).
  • Xinuos SCO OpenServer 5 Definitive 2018 (build D2M1) support (build 5).
  • Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Bionic Beaver Support (build 5).
  • Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Xenial Xerus Support (build 5).
  • openSUSE Leap 15 Support (build 4).
  • Improved S3CLOUD (Amazon S3-Compatible) Performance (build 3).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 Support (build 3).
  • CentOS 6.10 Support (build 3).
  • Updated communications and security libraries (build 3).
  • CentOS 7.5 (1804) Support (build 3).
  • Scientific L:inux 7.5 Support (build 3).
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver Support (build 3).
  • SharpDrive Booting in LEAP 42.x Support (FDISK/BIOS Only) (build 3).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Support (build 2).
  • Oracle Linux Server 7.5 Support (build 2).
  • ClearOS 7.4 support.
  • Xinuos SCO OpenServer 6 Definitive 2018 (build D2M1) support.
  • Xinuos SCO UnixWare 7 Definitive 2018 (build D2M1) support.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.02.00

  • UEFI Support for a wide variety of Linux distributions.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 support.
  • openSUSE LEAP 42.3 support.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.05

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 RecoverEDGE support (build 3).
  • Ubuntu Server 16.04.3 LTS RecoverEDGE support (build 3).
  • Amazon DevPay Resources removed (build 3).
  • Ubuntu Server 17.04 and 16.10 RecoverEDGE support (build 2).
  • Amazon S3 signature version 4 support.
  • Updated Linux XFS support.
  • Compression level added to backup reports.
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.04

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3, CentOS 7.3 (1611), Oracle Linux Server 7.3, Scientific Linux 7.3 support (build 2).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.9, CentOS 6.9, Oracle Linux Server 6.9 support (build 2).
  • Linux GPT Disk Support added. See GPT Support Tables.
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated (build 1 and 2).

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.03

  • Linux P2V Support to Hyper-V added (build 5).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8, CentOS 6.8 Support (build 5).
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Support (build 5).
  • Ubuntu 15.10 Support (build 4).
  • Xinuos OpenServer 5 Definitive, OpenServer 6 Definitive, UnixWare 7 Definitive Support (build 3).
  • CIFS Backups for Linux (build 2).
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated (build 2).
  • Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Server (build 1).
  • Linux 4.x kernel support anddistributables.
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.02

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 support (build 2).
  • Improved MySQL / MariaDB support (build 2).
  • Updated Amazon DevPay Interfaces and Screens (build 2).
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated (build 2).
  • NFS Backup support.
  • Linux GPT support for SharpDrive backups.
  • Ubuntu 15.04 64bit server support.
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.01

  • CentOS 7.1 - 1503 support (build 4).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 support (build 4).
  • Oracle Linux Server 7 Update 1 support (build 4).
  • s3cloud API Resource now supports Google Cloud Storage (build 4).
  • Communications and Security Libraries updated (build 4).
  • OpenServer 6 RecoverEDGE Improvements (build 4).
  • Ubuntu 14.04.2 support (build 4).
  • Adds Lazy Reclamation Disable for sc3cloud, url, fsp, sdrive Resource types (build 2 & later).
    (Causes ALL expired backups to be deleted when the next backup starts.)
  • S3-Compatible Cloud Backups.
    - New s3cloud Resource Type.
    - Standard Bucket and Worldwide Region Support.
    - Multiple S3-Compatible Cloud Vendors.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.01.00

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 support.
  • CentOS 7 support (build 2).
  • RHEL7 / CentOS 7 P2V support (build 2).
  • Commercial Java Certificate (build 2).
  • Amazon S3 (now called Amazon DevPay) improvements (build 2).
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server support.
  • Communications security updates.
  • Linux 2.4 kernels and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x and 3.x and variants support ends with this release.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.00.07

  • P2V Physical to Virtual support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and
    6, as well as similar CentOS and Oracle distributions to VMware ESXi 5.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.00.06

  • SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 SP3 support.
  • Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04, 13.10 support.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.00.05

  • MD RAID support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and CentOS 6.
  • Oracle Linux 6.4 Server support.
  • SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 SP2 support.
  • OpenSUSE 12.1 support.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.00.04

  • First Linux 3.0 kernel support.
  • Ubuntu 10.10 / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 support.
  • OpenSUSE 11.4 support.

Additions in BackupEDGE 03.00.03

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 support (03.00.03 build 7 and later).
  • CentOS 6.2 support (03.00.03 build 7 and later).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 support (03.00.03 build 5 and later).
  • CentOS 6.0 / 6.1 support (03.00.03 build 5 and later).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 support (03.00.03 build 3 and later).
  • SharpDrive™ Support. Sharpdrive is is our terminology for a best-in-class method of preparing and using USB flash drives and hard drives, USB and SATA RDX and GoVault cartridge drives as archive devices.
  • LTO5 Tape Drive Support.
  • Support for Linux Kernels compressed via newer lzma/bzip.

Additions in BackupEDGE 3.x

  • MySQL™ Hot Backups. MySQL databases can now be dumped directly to the archive during a backup, without shutting down MySQL. No intermediate files need to be created.
  • Blu-ray Disc drives and BD-RE 25GB and 50GB media are now supported.
  • Tapes, Blu-ray Disc, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW and REV media now support multiple archives per medium. Full support for Instant File Restore, Fast File Restore (tape), and Bare Metal Disaster Recovery is maintained.
  • Time-To-Live (retention time) settable per archive. Archives won't be over-written until TTL expires. This makes 2 week, 3 week, and a wide variety of other archive retentions available.
  • Disk-to-Anything-to-Anything (D-to-*-to-*) Scheduling. Perform a quick backup to disk, FTP, or other fast Resource, then copy to a slower Resource as time permits.

Major Changes Since 2.x...

  • The Scheduler has been replaced by one with far more features, which will be explained in detail. However, the default behavior remains the same; a weekly backup rotation with Monday through Friday enabled.
  • All CD and DVD Resource Names have been changed to "optical" and combined with Blu-ray Disc support.
  • The Web Services Interface has been improved. It is no longer necessary to copy files to the desktop system. Simply browse to "https://hostname:3946" and the user interface will download. Web Services still needs to be enabled manually.
  • There are no more "Slotnames" used in AWS, FTP and FSP backups. Archive rotation is now controlled by Time-To-Live.
  • EDGEMENU has been reorganized. Infrequently used setup menus are now consolidated in the Setup -> Configure BackupEDGE sub-menu.

Links Currently Available

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Link Description Notes
S3-Compatible Cloud Backups Support for Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage, Backblaze B2, Digital Ocean Spaces, dinCloud dinStorage D3, Dunkel and other cloud providers. Uses the standard S3 Object Storage API. Signature version 2 and Signatue version 4 authentication supported.
NAS (Network Attached Storage) Backups Support for Standard Network Storage devices via FTP, NFS and CIFS/Samba.  
SharpDrive Support Best available removable disk / cartridge support  
MySQL Notes Release notes on MySQL Backups  
New Scheduler Release notes on the new Backup Scheduler  
Data Retention Release notes on Time-To-Live, or Archive Retention  
Multiple Backups to Tape More information on Multiple Backups Per Tape  
Multiple Backups to Optical Media More information on Multiple Backups per Optical Medium DVD-RAM, DVD+RW,
and Blu-ray Disc BD-RE
(re-writable)
D-to-*-to-* Backups How to shorten backup windows  
Updated Web Services Interface No download files: just enable and begin using it  
Updated License Manager Allows free updates and upgrades for all releases shipped up to 1 year from activation date.  

Last Updated - 2021/12/06

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