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BRU Server Updates

This page contains all of the available updates for BRU Server v1.2.0.

Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 and 10.4.10 User Announcement

Apple Safari User Notice:
If you use Apple Safari to download any of the following patches, please turn off the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in the Apple Safari Preferences. As long as this is turned on, you will not be able to use any TOLIS Group Updates or Patches with the TOLIS Group Updater.

TOLIS Group Updater v1.0

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Size: 2.5MB

There is now a GUI tool for Mac OS X users to simplify the installation of the various updates provided between the major updates. This utility is to be used to apply the updates on Mac OS X systems. This utility does not "auto update." You must still download the update(s) separately before using the TOLIS Group Updater to apply the separately downloaded update(s).

MD5Sum : b82e6403d14f2cb15f339081fbddec76

Windows Server BRU v1.2.0.2 Patch

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Size: 140KB

For Windows Agent systems that are currently running v1.2.0.1, this is the "bru.exe" only for version 1.2.0.2. T his patch will remove the "excluded by -n flag" messages that appear in the BRU Server job history. This patch cannot be applied using the TOLIS Group Updater.

Applying the patch:

Download the "BRU_1.2.0.2_patch.zip" file.
Extract the "bru.exe" file.
Rename the existing "bru.exe" located in the BRU Server Agent directory to "bru_v1.2.0.1.exe." By default, the BRU Server Agent path is "C:\Program Files\BRU Server Agent Configuration\."
Move the "bru.exe" file to the BRU Server Agent directory.
You should now have "bru.exe" and "bru_v1.2.0.1" in your BRU Server Agent directory.

MD5Sum : 1c8d17058cd86e6f79449097f4afce0f

Released: 01/18/2008

Apple 10.4.11 Resolves Backup Issues

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Apple
Update

Size: 180MB

This Apple Mac OS X update is mandatory for all users on Mac OS X 10.4.9 and 10.4.10

It is our pleasure to inform you that Apple have released Mac OS X 10.4.11 client and server updates. This update fixes a large number of reported tape-based I/O issues as well as many other issues as described in the Apple release notes.

All Mac OS X 10.4.9 and 10.4.10 users should update their systems as soon as possible, as 10.4.9 and 10.4.10 are no longer supported operating systems with the BRU technology on Mac OS X.

If you have questions about BRU Server on Mac OS X concerning this update, please feel free to contact TOLIS Group Technical Support with any questions you may have.

If you have questions pertaining to the update itself, please contact Apple Support. You may retrieve the 10.4.11 update release notes at:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306297

Released: 11/15/2007

Orphaned Stage Archive Patch

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Size: 20KB

This patch is mandatory for users that backup to disk and strongly recommended to all users.

This patch fixes an issue when importing orphaned stage archives on heavily loaded systems. If you're seeing this message when importing orphaned stage archives during the Housekeeping processes:

Importing abandoned stage archive...
status: *** archive header info ***
Missing archive ID

This patch will resolve this and allow the import to complete successfully.

Installation Instructions:

Mac OS X:
This patch may be applied using the TOLIS Group Updater for Mac OS X systems.

Linux/Unix (Mac OS X Command Line):

$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server --kill
$ sudo tar -zxPvf ~/Desktop/Stage_Update_Patch.tar.gz
$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server

The two files that it will extract are 'archival.pyc' and 'catalog.pyc' and they will be dated 08/03/2007 14:38.

MD5Sum : 7bdf80c034bef39782dba217b7661ff0

Released: 08/07/2007

Mac OS X Multitape Block Sequence Error Update for BRU Server (Tape Crossover Patch)

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Size: 84KB

This is a mandatory update for all Mac OS X BRU Server users.

An issue involving multitape archives on Mac OS X platforms has been identified and fixed. During the verification pass of tape archives, after the tape is rewound there is a block sequence error on the first file of the tape. This causes that file to appear damaged and a "block sequence error" results. Here is what the log will look like:

Found tape 100006 (471689661b9f:1)
Seeking to offset 0
bru: [W010] "/path/to/file.txt ": warning - block sequence error
Loading tape '100007'
Unloading tape from drive 1 of changer0
Looking for tape 100007 in slot 9 of EXABYTE
Looking for tape in 'ntape0'
Tape is online
Reading header
Found tape 100007 (471689661b9f:2)
Seeking to offset 0
bru: [W010] "/path/to/file2.txt": warning - block sequence error
Loading tape '100008'
Unloading tape from drive 1 of changer0
Looking for tape 100008 in slot 10 of EXABYTE
Looking for tape in 'ntape0'
Tape is online
Reading header
Found tape 100008 (471689661b9f:3)
Seeking to offset 0
bru: [W010] "/path/to/file3.txt": warning - block sequence error

This patch will properly verify the files on the tapes and the block sequence error will then be gone. If you see further "block sequence error" messages, there may be further problems to examine. Contact TOLIS Group Technical Support for assistance.

Installation Instructions:

Mac OS X:
This patch may be applied using the TOLIS Group Updater for Mac OS X systems.

Linux/Unix (Mac OS X Command Line):

$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server --kill
$ sudo tar -zxPvf ~/Desktop/brufilter_update_OSX.tar.gz
$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server

You must install this even if you download a fresh server package for Demo/Evaluation or purchased customers. This fix will be included in future releases.

The installation of this patch does not require a server restart and will apply to the next backup written to tape by the updated server.

MD5Sum : 094dda6847c7b3ebeacb32bf859e1042

Released: 02/09/2007

BRU Server Console v1.2.0m Released

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Size: 15MB

The Mac OS X Console GUI is currently limited to compatibility with OS X 10.3 and 10.4 systems ONLY. We are using Carbon library functionality that is not available in 10.2 or 10.1. We are examining the possibility of a 10.2 GUI that may be missing some functionality. Your feedback on this is very important.

The command line tools - bru-server.cmd and bru-server.console may be used on any Mac OS X system from 10.2.8 and newer. For information on the command line tools, please refer to the Administrator's Guide.

Fixed an issue with the date displayed in the Archives datatable.
Fixed a GUI crash that could occur if you elected to Not reload the archives datatable when viewing the archives in the Data Manager.
Fixed a GUI crash that could occur if you tried to open the "Library Manager" panel when you only have standalone tape drives.
Changed the way removal of entries from the inclusion/exclusion panel ("Show Selections") saved the changes. The changes are now saved automatically instead of requiring a manual save.
Added new "Orphaned Jobs" folder in the "Current Jobs" listbox on the Backup Tab. This will display jobs that have been orphaned from their parent Full base jobs.

MD5Sum : 558161465050297cd97b78dde7112446

Released: 12/13/2006

DHCP Client IP Address Update Script for BRU Server

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Size: 8.0KB

If you have Mac or Unix clients that operate under DHCP and are assigned new IP addresses when they attach to the network, the BRU Server server will not be able to properly locate them after the initial connection. We have created a simple script that can be run either at agent startup or at any time by a user with "sudo" abilities. This script will connect to the BRU Server server and update that system's IP address in it's machine (Client) record. A Windows version is being worked on.

Details for configuration are included in the zip file. This patch cannot be used with the TOLIS Updater, this patch must be installed via the command line. The instructions for this are included in the Readme in the zip file.

MD5Sum : 8d272ea3b7b4034520311b14905bf9fa

Released: 07/21/2006

Library User Update

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Size: 20KB

An issue that could cause a reload of a library to continue operating as if the tapes had not been changed has been discovered in the 1.2.0 version of BRU Server on Linux and OS X. This patch can be installed using the TOLIS Group Updater

To Install manually, you must use a terminal and the tar command.
Save that file to your home folder or directory and then use the following commands to stop the server daemon, install the new file, and then restart the server daemon:

$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server --kill
$ sudo tar -zxPvf ~/Desktop/Library_Timeout_Update.tar.gz
$ sudo /usr/local/bru-server/server

If you use Safari to download the tgz file and you have the 'Open "safe" files after downloading' option checked in Preferences, change that second command to:

$ sudo tar -xPvf ~/Library_Timeout_Update.tar

You must install this even if you download a fresh server package below. This fix will be included in the next release of BRU Server.

Note: If you have trouble even after applying this update, please check permissions on the file 'backup.pyc' in the /usr/local/bru-server/pyc/ directory. They should be 775 (-rwxrwxr-x); 'root' should be the owner and the group assignment should be 'admin'.

MD5Sum : 9d3fe4cb1f66cd732e2796182b6635bd

Released: 10/2006