06/29/2007: - webmin: New admin panel. Administrative tasks (rename, MAC change, ...) are now available from the control center - webmin: bottom icons replaced by a row named 'Whole profile'. - webmin-lsc: Improved are more efficient scheduler. More details in the status page, like the submitter's IP address, remaining attempts, next try date. Process killing bug fixes. More efficient recursive directory upload. Improved client OS detection (xprobe2 utility no longer needed). - webmin-lrs-inventory: custom fields can now be deleted - lbs: Backup support for clients with ULI526X NIC. Fixes for latest nForce NICs found on recent NEC clients. 04/10/2007: - new rescue boot CD with a static IP option - lbs: fix for direct NAS backup (DHCP option 177) - webmin-backuppc: new share selector - webmin-lrs-inventory: speed improved (bug in the query cache fixed) - webmin-lbs: for a group, the boot menu is now updated as soon as the changes are submitted. - bug fixes: dynamic language selection did not work with PHP modules, misc typos in the english web interface, the new format restoration CD was broken. 01/23/2007: - Added sde to sdh devices in the initrd - Kernel 2.6.18.2 used for backup: proprietary sk98lin driver removed skge, sky2, and mpt sas drivers added. - webmin-lbs: a confirmation is needed to modify a group, bugfixes in cron - webmin-lbs-common: cosmetics changes. better support for IE. - webmin-lrs-inventory: bug fixes with OCSng and PHP 4.1 10/30/2006: - post-inst sysprep script fixed to take into account that the new ntfs driver is case sensitive. - the option "Use an old CD format to improve compatibility" in the CD module now really works. - fixed a bug which appears when a client is renamed and the new name already exists in the inventory. 10/16/2006: - The backup / restoration CDROM can now work without DHCP. - new NTFS driver for post-installation: ntfs-3g - New option to fix the NT boot loader if the geometry changes (ntblfix) - Support for r1000 NICs (rtl8168) - Support for PATA ATIIXP (new NEC computers) - Support for root_squash in /etc/exports 09/06/2006: - The server is now based on a Debian Sarge (and a 2.6.16 kernel is available). - Web interface: - Added the possibility to backup the most important LRS configuration files to /tftpboot/revoboot/backup - The last seen MAC address is now displayed in the 'add a client' form. - Backuppc: less clicks, and number of kept backups configuration. - LVM2 backup bug fixed. - LVM1/2 backups can now be restored with a bootable CD-ROM. - Support for new hardware: 3ware 9xxxx SATA RAID, Perc5/i (megaraid sas), bnx2 network cards. 05/18/2006: - Web interface: - Added some post-installation scripts to resize the last disk partition (compatible with NTFS, FAT or EXT2/3) - Shared images can now be converted to local images. - Small bug fixed related to, static DHCP, the backup of LVM2 partitions, WINS name lookups, and the management of all the clients when no profiles are selected. 02/06/2006: - Linux Diskless: - Pump 0.8.21 - 2.6.15 kernel + new broadcom drivers + LSI raid support + new SATA drivers - 'revonocomp' option : no compression during backup - checking of disks size before restoration - ethnum autoconfig - Revoboot.pxe: - 'r' to reload the menu, progress bar - keymap can be changed ('kbdfr' command) - SMBios inventory improved (RAM, CPU, chassis type) - ISO: - 3ware in the LRS initrd + IPS + MPTSCSIH (fuji) - mDNS support for MacOS networks - Web interface: - new inventory with data storage in MySQL - LSC beta release - WOL: broadcast addresses can be configured - afaapps: PERC Dell Raid utility - lots of small bugs fixed. 07/21/2005: - Support for backup/restoration of LVM1/2 partitions - Support for YUKON2 gigabit ethernet cards - Misc small bug fixes in the 'lbs_common' and 'cron' modules. 06/13/2005: - Support for Laptops with a Cardbus 32bits NIC via a bootable CD-ROM. - Cron like module to schedule periodic WOLs. - A different boot menu can be displayed after a WOL. - Atftp lockups corrected. - Smartarray support in the Demo CD. - Misc bug fixes to the files backup module, to the hardware inventory. 03/08/2005: - Optimized support for XFS (beta) : only used sectors are saved. - Support for hpt366 Adaptec 1200a. - Webmin: restoration and backup progress displayed a as percentage - Bug fixed: restoration problem in NFS and Multicast, when a partition begins after the 1st 4GB (TFTP restoration is not affected by this bug). 01/21/2005: - Images can now be restored using: Multicast TFTP, NFS or TFTP. - Improved Web interface with: - groups and profiles client management, - logs (last image restored, current client status, etc), - search engine, - many bug fixes in the inventory and files backup modules. - Improved bootable CDROM/DVD restoration (improved compatibility). - Customizable background image in the PXE boot loader and backup/restoration messages. - Support added for PERC4, SATA Intel/Via/Nvidia, Adaptec SmartRaid disk controllers - Support added for Natsemi and NForce NICs. 09/01/2004: - Backup performance improved (20%-30% faster). - Support for running post-installation scripts after a recovery (the lbs v2.x Webmin module is requiered). - bugfix: saving a client could fail with a 'server's disk full' error - bugfix: some NICs with a buggy PXE bios could not register or send their hardware inventory. - bugfix: the default boot menu entry was not reset to 'hard disk' after a backup. 07/02/2004: - Webmin: fixed some bugs in inventory and files backup Webmin modules - Webmin: clients IP addresses are not shown on the main table - ISO image: upgraded to Samba 3, added support for aic79xx based SCSI cards. 06/21/2004: - Webmin: possibility to exclude some disks/partitions from backups. - Improved the hardware inventory. Lots of bugs were fixed in the software inventory. - bugfix in GCR: sometimes new clients could not be added. 05/11/2004: - BackupPC, software inventory, remote access Webmin modules - Support for excluding partition from a backup (via a configuration file) - More documentation about new PXE boot disks (PXE emulation with Etherboot). 03/31/2004: - Added support for Fusion MPT SCSI controllers - Support for choosing which NIC to use for DHCP requests during the backup - The default boot menu entry is reset to the 1st one after a backup - bugfix: machine name correctly displayed on the boot menu when using etherboot - bugfix: small bug fixed when restoring to multiple scsi drives - NFS over TCP is used by default during the backup - LVM volumes are saved in raw mode - support for more DVD burners 02/16/2004: - added support for new NICs, for the backup. 11/20/2003: - added support for saving XFS et JFS (compressed but not optimized) - added checks to diagnose NFS server configuration problems before doing a backup. 10/28/2003: - Support for backup and recovery of whole Windows dynamic disks (partitioned using W2000/XP Logical Disk Manager). Simple or mirrored partitions supported Software RAID 0/5 not supported. - Bug fixes: - NFS mounts during the backup more reliable - Support for 3C94x and other gigabit NICs really added - Possible MAC address corruption during the registration of a new client fixed - Network boot disk: added support for NS chipset (NetGear) based NICs - ISO image: support for DVD burning via dvdrecord - ISO image: Webmin's status module added to quickly see if all services are running 10/09/2003 : - Bug fix: some partition tables were not correctly restored from a LBS bootable CD-ROM 08/11/2003 : - Added support for BroadCom BCM 44xx and 3COM 3C94x NICs during the backup. 07/30/2003 : - New features in the Webmin interface: - modification of the client's MAC address (if NICs are swapped) - individual selection of partitions to recover - full backup logs available - HTB module used for traffic shaping for greater accuracy (you'll need at least a 2.4.20 kernel on your server) - Bug fix: very strange extended partitions are now perfectly backuped 06/04/2003 : - the network bandwidth used during a mass restoration can be limited - Webmin administration interface ergonomics improved - bug fixed: the Etherboot boot disk did not work properly if the LBS was not on the same subnetwork as the DHCP server - security improved: by default, the GRUB command line is disactivated 04/30/2003 : - very strange extended partitions are now perfectly backuped - more SCSI cards supported during the backup - security improvements to the 'getClientResponse' daemon - CDROM recovery improved 04/11/2003 : - bug fix : could not backup some PCs using NVidia's nforce chipset. 03/31/2003 : - all LBS parameters are now in lbs.conf - the Webmin module 'dhcp server', can be used to edit the dhcpd configuration - boot menu improved - jobs done by the client are now syslogged (boot, entry X executed, ...) - bug fix : you need only one LBS if you have clients on different sub networks - the 2.5.66 kernel is used for a backup