Release Notes
“NovaBACKUP xSP 18.5”
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What’s new in NovaBACKUP 18.5?.....................................................................................3
New Features - Client.............................................................................................................................3
Added Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 support.................................................................3
Added Native 64-bit client ................................................................................................................... 3
Plugin for Exchange 2016 ...................................................................................................................3
Added support for VMware 6............................................................................................................... 3
Fixed issues / bugs .................................................................................................................................3
Fixed issues / bugs (18.5.926)............................................................................................................. 3
Contact Us.............................................................................................................................6
Notice.....................................................................................................................................6
Copyright ...............................................................................................................................6
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What’s new in NovaBACKUP 18.5?
New Features - Client
• Support for Windows 10
• Support for Windows Server 2016 (Exchange Server 2016, Hyper-V 2016)
• Added native 64-bit backup client (automatically installed on a 64-bit operating system) - may
improve performance
• Plugin for Exchange 2016
• Replaced Kroll with Axcient for granular restore of Microsoft Exchange single mailboxes and
Microsoft SQL Server
• Added support for VMware SAN, SCSI HotAdd, and SSL virtual disk transport modes for virtual
machine backups and restores.
• Updated VMware.exe to the latest version to support VMware 6
• Added support for VMware vSphere 6 when TLS is enforced
• Added email notification options to the Virtual Dashboard
• New job monitoring UI
• Display the version number of CMon in the footer section on authenticated pages after logging in
• Improved performance and efficiency of backups and the file verification process during file rollups
on the Storage Server
• Added virtual machine jobs to backup summary reports
• Enhanced "Last Run" column in schedule tab to display the date / time the job was executed if a user
selected "Run Now"
• Enhanced the default exclusion list to properly exclude the Windows 10 download folder
• NovaBACKUP now reports with its License Key when querying the Application Update service for
available updates
• Backup client can use either .NET Frameworks versions 3.5 or 4.0, whichever is already installed,
thus reducing the need for setup to install an alternate version.
• Enhanced creation of Image Backup jobs such that incremental and differential jobs can be defined
and scheduled before the first full backup job has run.
• Ability to hide the Express Wizard via a configuration file setting.
Fixed issues / bugs (18.5.926)
 Fixed an issue relating to Disaster Recovery backups and removable media (RDX / USB) where users
would be unable to eject their removable device after executing a DR backup.
 Fixed an issue when backing up files to cloud storage destinations when the file system had 8.3 file
names disabled
 Fixed issues relating to incremental backup reporting within Daily / Weekly / Monthly summary reports
that would display, “0, or unknown”
 Fixed an issue that would crash NovaBACKUP if a user attempted to change the default temporary
folder from the Default Settings window
 The user can now right-click on a scheduled Image Backup job and select an option to modify the job.
Which parameters can be modified depends on whether the job has already run once or not.
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As a simplification to creating Image Backup jobs, the user no longer has to specify a "job name" and a
"backup name." They are now one and the same. In addition, the job name is automatically generated for
incremental and differential Image Backup jobs.
The job name for Image Backup jobs is now displayed in the log file list. Previously, the job name was
blank.
Image Backup will no longer display optical disk drives in the list of drives that can be backed up.
A bug was fixed that prevented the user from being able to backup individual partitions on some Windows
systems if the partitions had drive letters assigned to them.
A bug was fixed that prevented the creation of Image Backup boot discs in simple mode on Windows 8.1
systems after the latest Windows updates were applied.
Fixed some errors in the German translations.
Fixed issue where LogViewer.exe may crash on systems without the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
Fixed issue where the backup client doesn't show any backup devices by preventing the "NovaBACKUP
Devices" feature to be marked as "Feature will be installed when required" when performing a custom
installation.
Replaced Backup Express Wizard button on main screen with a Backup button that just navigates the user
to the Backup tab
Modify/Remove Express Wizard from NovaBACKUP
Fixed memory leak after disconnecting from a VMware virtual machine.
Fixed issue where a VMware restore/replication fails if a virtual machine with the same name already
exists.
Fixed possible DLL conflict when vmware.exe is deployed on the vCenter Server.
Virtual Dashboard UI behaves unexpectedly when resized and maximized
Virtual Dashboard message boxes can be positioned behind the main application's window
Fixed "Unable to initialize SDS kernel" errors due to corrupt or missing files which may prevent the backup
client from running
SDS Kernel Error on Win2008
Fixed help buttons and menu items within the backup client
Help Function is not available right now
Novabackup DR Help Button not available
NBK18-Final-Help Function does not work
Fixed issue when creating scheduled backup jobs where the password for the credentials were not being
saved
Retention Schedule Credentials password not saved
Using the current time as the default time when editing a scheduled job that doesn't already have a time in
the Virtual Dashboard
Create an single Time Job for the Dashboard
Replaced "Management Server" with "CMon Server" in the start menu
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CMON's Start Menu items are named wrong, they are from old CMC
In the Server Administration utility
In the backup client's Default Settings dialog
Enhance reporting and disconnect logic in the backup server in cases where a connection to the client could not
be established.
Fixed backup and image retention issues.
Backup and Image Retention does not work
Fixed copy jobs if they're set to overwrite older files so that the logs do not indicate the files were skipped.
Copy Job if set to overwrite older files only generates logs with all skipped files
Fixed restoring Hyper-V virtual machines to their original location from the Virtual Dashboard.
v18.1 Restore Hyper-V to Original location fails (Virtual Dashboard)
Fixed daylight savings time issues with scheduled backup jobs.
DST does not work
Backup logs no longer display warnings if Open File Backup is enabled and only network shares are being
backed up.
Backup has warnings if Open File Backup is enabled and only backing up network shares.
Fixed German text in the Help > About dialog
NBK Client Info Box German Spelling isn't correct
Fixed the title of the Open File dialog on the Schedule tab when adding a new schedule.
Schedule tab's dialog has wrong Japanese language when selecting a job to schedule
Fixed issue where partitions aren't available for selection when scheduling an image backup.
Fixed Image Backup's inability to distinguish between two or more removable devices having the same name.
Fixed GUI issues when the backup client is running on systems with high resolution displays, larger fonts, and/
or increased text size.
Fixed Application has usage flaws when running on High Definition Monitor
Fixed PDF Help in Image Backup
Fixed PDF Help in Image Backup is outdated
Fixed issues where subsequent backups fail when backing up to the Storage Server.
xSP 2nd and subsequent backup failures
Fixed issues in Restore.exe when trying to restore zero-length files in the Storage Server
Update restore.exe to work with 17.x + version of the xSP storage server
Fixed issues in Restore.exe when trying to decrypt files over 4GB in the Storage Server.
Fixed misleading log messages upon a failed connections to the client on the Storage Server.
Fixed command line option on the Storage Server's backupserver.exe to update storage for all users.
Running command line option on backupserver.exe to update storage for all users does not work right.
Fixed potential crash if an exception occurs while disconnecting from the client and logs are located on network
devices experiencing connectivity problems on the Storage Server.
Fixed Delayed write failure storage issue on xSP Storage Server, crashing server.
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