R1soft Server Backup Upgrade
Posted by Kevin Stange on 03 September 2014 12:08 PM |
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We have scheduled an upgrade of our R1Soft Server Backup (formerly Idera Server Backup or R1Soft CDP) platform software on cdp01.steadfast.net to version 5.8.0. This update will address performance issues and fix bugs. It also adds support for XFS bare metal backup and GPT partition tables. These enhancements are mostly useful when running CentOS 7 or if you have partitions larger than 2 TB. This upgrade is being performed during the daytime, mid-week, because it is the lowest utilization period. Date: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 Customer Impact: Backups will not be performed and restoration services will be unavailable during the maintenance period. This maintenance will not impact customer equipment or services other than backup tasks. R1Soft recommends the backup server run a version greater than or equal to the agent version, so we suggest that you wait to update your server's agent until this upgrade is complete. Then, update your local backup agent on your servers to 5.8.0 within 24 hours for best results. To use the new GPT and XFS features, you must upgrade to 5.8.0. However, we have found 5.6.0 works in most cases. If you use 5.4.3 or older, you may experience issues with some features, including MySQL backups. The full release notes may be viewed here. If you have any questions regarding this maintenance, or for assistance in upgrading the agent on your server(s), please feel free to contact us via our helpdesk or by email. | |