[Bacula-users] New release Bacularis 6.5.0

[Marcin H. <gan...@gm...>]

Hello,

I'd like to let you know that we have released Bacularis 6.5.0. The
main new feature in this release is Restore Verification, which
provides automated restore testing.

A successful backup does not necessarily guarantee that the required
data can later be restored correctly. For this reason, administrators
often perform periodic test restores. The new Restore Verification
feature in Bacularis makes it possible to automate this process.

Restore tests verify data from restored backups according to defined
criteria. Two verification methods are available:

 - Rule-based verification - verification is performed using Bacularis
checkers. The administrator defines the verification criteria, and
Bacularis runs the checks after the restore. These can include simple
file and directory checks, checksum verification, as well as
application-level tests. It is also possible to create custom
checkers, for example to verify whether a restored database dump can
be imported successfully and queried with SQL.

 -  Native Bacula Verify - this method uses the native Bacula Verify
Job with the DiskToCatalog level to verify restored data.

In short, Restore Verification is a flexible framework for automated
testing of backup restores. You can find more information about this
feature in the dedicated section of the Bacularis documentation. There
is also a short video guide presenting its basic functionality:

https://bacularis.app/doc/restore-verification/general.html

Besides Restore Verification, Bacularis 6.5.0 includes a number of
other changes. Thanks to the work and involvement of our community
member Philippe Ramage, we have updated the French translation of
Bacularis. We have also added support for Bacula 17.0.

You can find the full release notes here:

https://bacularis.app/news/176/36/New-release-Bacularis-6.5.0

We encourage you to try the new version and share your feedback with us.

On behalf of the Bacularis Team,
Marcin Haba