v3.8 Release Notes

Release Date: 23 December 2013

New Features in v3.8

Backup Repository Self-Healing: Network connectivity disruptions, change of credentials and permissions, improper backup repository detach and third-party software intervention can cause metadata and backup data to be locked, partially written, or even corrupted in a backup repository. To ensure backup repository integrity, NAKIVO introduces the self-healing feature. The product runs automatic and scheduled self-checks to verify backup repository consistency and automatically repairs discovered errors.
vSphere 5.5 Support: NAKIVO Backup & Replication v3.8 now fully supports the most recent release of VMware vSphere (5.5), including support for 62TB virtual disks.
Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Support: In addition to supporting the latest VMware hypervisor, the new version also adds support for the resent Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 operating systems.

“.lock” file is introduced to prohibit concurrent access to repository by different Transporters or multiple instances of same Transporter
SerialID is introduced into metadata header to be used as a signal for the latest metadata file identifier
Trailing record is introduced to ensure that metadata file is written/read completely
Redirection from HTTP ports 80 and 8080 to the web HTTPS port
Improved handling of cases when repository is out of space
Improved error messaging