The release of the cross-platform client-server backup system Bacula 13.0.0 has been introduced. The 12.x branch has been skipped to separate version numbering between the free and commercial editions — odd branch numbers are used in the free version, while even numbers are used in the commercial version. The code for the free edition of Bacula is distributed under the AGPLv3 license, but excessive control over the development process and feature reduction in favor of the commercial version led to the creation of a fork — Bareos, which is actively being developed and competes with Bacula.
Key innovations in Bacula 13.0.0:
- A new backup catalog format has been implemented, requiring the simultaneous update of the Director management process and the Storage Daemon responsible for providing resources for backup storage. The File Daemon must be updated if it runs on the same system with the new Director or Storage. Necessary tools for automating the conversion from the old catalog format to the new one are included, but the update process will require approximately twice the disk space as the current backup catalog occupies.
- Support for 'storage groups' has been implemented.
- A plugin for Kubernetes has been added.
- An option for separate saving of only ACLs and file metadata has been added.
- Support for Windows CSV (Cluster Shared Volumes) has been added.
- The option to use tags has been provided in the object catalog.
- The use of SHA256 and SHA512 hashes is allowed in FileSet.
- Authentication via LDAP has been added.
Source: opennet.ru
