Latest updates

BETA Version. Do not use in production environments

Client application

• Added Spanish language
• Added French language
• Increased application performance
• Improved HDD Image backup performance
• Added VSS support for differential backups
• Added support for dynamic drives with more than one volume
• Speeding up and reducing the size of backups
• Detection of bad sectors during HDD Image backup
• Improved application scaling
• Changing the screen for restoring Exchange projects
• Exchange backup optimization
• Improved restoring files with long paths
• Improved backup interruption
• Fixes for restoring VHD and System State backups
• Corrections to the English translation
• Message fixes
• Fix VSS removal errors
• Improve drive information retrieval when restoring HDD Image projects
• Change of password policy
• Added TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support
• Minor bug fixes.

Management Center

• Changed the interpretation of VirtualBox errors
• Added Spanish language
• Added French language
• Improved application scaling
• Improved restoring files with long paths
• Fixes for restoring VHD and System State backups
• Error fixes when creating machines from exported images
• Corrections to the English translation
• Improved integration with Active Directory
• Added the option to start up machines with UEFI
• Improve drive information retrieval when restoring HDD Image projects
• Error fixes related to machine creation and removal
• Added TLS 1.1 and 1.2 support
• Change of password policy
• Increased efficiency in project management
• Added possibility of assigning templates for inactive devices
• Minor bug fixes.

QNAP

• Increased efficiency
• Update of translations
• System Component Update
• Error fixes related to creating storages
• Visual changes in panel
• Fixes problems with application downloads
• Change of password policy
• Minor bug fixes.

B&R

• Increased efficiency
• System Component Update
• Added French language
• Increased precision of installation logs
• Improvement of database upgrade mechanism
• Visual changes in panel
• Improved uninstallation of the server application
• Change of password policy
• Minor bug fixes.

Xopero Image Tool

• System Component Update

Client application

• Installation bug fix,
• Speed up the interruption of the HDD Image backup,
• Improvement of the VHD backup execution,
• Added loading RAW disk for HDD Image backup,
• Empty files backup for network drive backup,
• Changes in MS SQL project,
• Allowed backups of Firebird databases with the same name,
• Added support for Firebird databases with GDB extension,
• Added ability to perform HDD Image backup for an AD client,
• Allowed reading data from a defective drive,
• Improved backup of VMware,
• Added the ability to import multiple Hyper-V machines at the same time,
• Added support for Windows Server 2016,
• Added VC++ 2017 to the installer,
• Changed the application default language to English,
• Translation updates,
• Minor bugfixes.

Management Center

• Saving the restore tree window after selecting the data to restore,
• Added possibility to interrupt the machine export process in Smart Recovery,
• Added support for Windows Server 2016,
• Changes in MS SQL project,
• Translation updates,
• Disk overwrite warning - Smart Recovery,
• Improved loading of the host list and logs list,
• Improved filters to exclude directories from backup,
• Improved the messages and buttons in the First Run Wizard,
• Optimization of loading the list of users while integrating with AD,
• Minor bugfixes.

Backup&Restore

• Support for a new control to indicate the location of exports,
• Implementation of virtualization and machines driver reset,
• Added support for VirtualBox,
• Cleaning of the installer,
• Optimisation of performance, reduction of resource consumption,
• Change of firewall exception type,
• Portuguese added,
• Allow backup of Hyper-V machines with the same name,
• Minor bugfixes.

Xopero Image Tool

• Added a tool to XQA and XBR.

Client application

• Fixed bug with installation on 32-bit systems.
• Improved uninstall.
• Changes in the HDD Image interface.
• Added the ability to block performing of a backup after an error.
• Acceleration of delta execution.
• Improved the working of briefcase.
• HDD Image space usage calculation for used space on disk.
• Fixes for the VHD/SystemState project form.
• Added ability to backup environment variables.
• Able to perform backup and restore disk with partitions exclusion.
• Added Shell menu to Active Directory agent.
• Speed up HDD Image backup by about 60%.
• Added possibility to change the settings directory during installation.
• Minor bugfixes

Management Center

• Fixed remote restore bug.
• Fixed host assignment bug.
• Improved uninstall.
• Improved editing and adding processes of storages.
• Changes in the HDD Image project form.
• Change the appearance of the list of exported images, while creating a virtual machine.
• Fixed VM list loading timeout.
• Minor bugfixes

Backup&Restore

• Improved date conversion.
• Improved installation and deinstallation process.
• Default language of installator is now set to english.
• Check update process fixed
• Minor bugfixes

Limitations

• Restore HDD Image only on computers without RAID.

Client application

• Granting privileges doesn’t require restart of service.
• Switch to .NET 4.5 platform.
• Incremental backup for HDD Image.
• Changes in the VHD and System State backup window.
• More possibilities for VHD and System State backup.
• Improved deletion of files from the Restore tab.
• Improved deletion of temporary directory for VHD and System State backup.
• Improved listing of large amount of files in the Restore tab.
• Improved communication with the database, plug-in updates.
• Switched to Advanced installer.
• Changes to the shell menu.
• Changed application startup time, improved service startup.
• Improved update-related errors.
• Bug fixes / Improved application performance.
• Improved loading of logical and hard disks.
• Added partition backup to HDD Image.
• Changes to the HDD Image backup - backup made with new version of the application, causes that the OLD label is added to the filename made by old version of application.
• Fixed “Index out of range.” bug - during backup

Management Center

• Ability to grant privileges to user groups.
• Support for incremental backup of HDD Image.
• Increased responsiveness and improved virtualization window.
• More information about disks, while adding a new storage.
• Switched to Advanced installer.
• Added E-mail address field to user creation form.
• Changes in Smart Recovery.
• Bug fixes / Improved application performance.
• Fixed “Index out of range.” bug - displaying the restore list.

Backup&Restore

• Changed URLs to manuals in panel,
• Improved deinstallation,
• Improved update process,
• Added free license,
• Delayed service startup,
• Changed installer requirements,
• Changed “localhost” address resolving
• Fixed bugs.
• Optimization of database and queries.

Limitations

• Restore HDD Image only on computers without RAID.

Known problems

• Possible problems with client updates on 32-bit systems. For more information, see support: https://support.xopero.com/hc/articles/115000808270

Client

• The possibility of downloading client application for Windows XP.
• Improve the functioning of backup HDD Image. Proper backup extended and GPT partitions.
• The addition of message about enabled Fast Start option.
• Improved detection and saving the BIOS / UEFI at HDD Image backup.
• Resolved BMR problem with VHD and SystemState.
• Created hard disk reader – llisting the physical and logical disks, reading data using VSS.
• Making an image from hard disk to backup file.

Management Center

• Create and remote manage project HDD Image.

Server

• Database version update.
• Bugfix for installer / updater.

CLI

• Fixed backup process in CLI client.

Known problems

• Installing the client application on Windows Vista and higher may not work when the system is out of date. In this case, all system updates released by Microsoft are required.

Limitations

• Backup HDD Image - only full image available.
• Restoring HDD Image only on non-raid computers.

Management Center

• Directories are sorted automatically in restore window.
• Informing Management Center, that the client is in AD (Active Directory).
• Mapping menu for AD is located on the main application window.
• New performance settings – possibility of editing through Management Center.
• Additional message while adding backup to archivization - information about turning off encryption.
• Added remote retrieval mechanism and possibility to change the number of cores used by host from the Management Center.
• Changed the "Backup Sessions" window - added “Details“ to the ribbon. Column of session activity added.
• Changes in the host details window.
• Improved adding accounts - change the moment of checking available user licenses.

Others

• Improved the operations of export data.
• Added Italian translation.
• Improved configuration of backup VHD on Windows 10.
• Created restoring window dedicated for Hyper-V in client application.
• Improved the execution backup and restore files with long paths.
• Expanded the logs of execution backup.
• Trial licence in Xopero B&R includes one agent of VMware and Hyper – V.
• Improved the synchronization on host from the external network.
• Java client can now operate as a remotely manageable service.
• Improved the application interfaces.
• Xopero B&R installer will work much better than in last version.
• Minor bugs and problems are solved.

Active Directory

• Added new elements of integration with AD for the installer.
• Changes in the first start wizard for AD - added an additional step.
• Blocked authorization for the user account in the AD client.
• Improvement of integration with AD - a change in the mechanism of assigning users.

Performance

• Changed the way compression - added support for LZ4 in the client application, JAVA and exports.
• Reduced the usage of the hard disc while preparing / executing backup.
• Improved performance of the main database.
• Improved application performance - reduced hard disk usage.

Known problems

• Installing the application on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 may fail. If necessary, you can can use the previous version.
• Installing the client application on Windows Vista and higher may not work when the system is out of date. In this case, all system updates released by Microsoft are required.

Bare metal recovery

• Information contained in metadata extended.
• Reading system version and system partition from metadata.
• New drivers reset added.
• Improved starting of systems with UEFI partition.
• Drivers reset based on data from pendrive.
• Restore image from the network path.

Limitations

• Only non-raid support
• Not all network paths could be visible in Network Virtualization

Bare metal recovery

• ISO file prepared to create a bootable disk with support for restoring physical machines
• Added Wi-Fi and cable network connection
• Added the possibility to change the registry keys of the restored system
• Restore operation directly from the Xopero data storage
• Network configuration settings
• Reset drivers function
• Virtualization on USB stick
• Simple user interface

Limitations

• Only non-raid support
• Not all network paths could be visible in Network Virtualization
• Some systems should have drivers resetted from menu
• Only full backup images can be restored