Products: Managed Backup (Agent), Managed Backup (Web), Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace Backup, Connect, RMM Agent
Article ID: m0001Last Modified: 12-Nov-2024
Latest Releases
Management Console 7.5.5 (12-Nov-2024)
Features
- Backup data deletion: A new permission, Delete Backup Data, added to the administrator permissions. This permission is now required to delete backup data.
- Computer deletion: Enhanced options are available for deleting a computer.
- Payment confirmations: Confirmation email can include a PDF attachment of the invoice for your records.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 8.0 for Windows (24-Oct-2024)
Features
- Microsoft Azure storage account: Azure Azure Cold access tier is now supported as a backup destination in the Backup Agent
Improvements
- System Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 installation is now required. If the framework cannot be installed, the automatic update fails, and the server/computer remains not updated
- Simplified schedule settings in the backup plan wizards
- Advanced options in the backup wizards now include the following options:
- Synthetic full backup management
- Backup storage class selection
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.5 (23-Oct-2024)
Features
- Backup Plan Management for Offline Computers: Backup plan management for offline computers is now enabled by default for all newly added providers.
- Improved Schedule Options in Backup Wizards: The Schedule Options step in the new backup format has been enhanced for more flexible and intuitive scheduling.
Note: This feature requires Backup Agent v8.0 or higher for Windows.
- Automatic Reporting of Notification Issues: Cases where Managed Backup is unable to deliver notifications are now automatically reported, allowing for prompt resolution.
Improvements
- Support from the Login Screen: You can now contact support team directly from the login screen if you encounter any access issues.
- Quick Restore in Audit Logs: All Quick Restore operations are now tracked and reported in the Audit Log.
- Restart Requirement for Backup Agent Updates: If a Backup Agent update requires a system restart, the restart requirement will now be displayed on the Computers grid.
- Enhanced Filters on the Computers page: The the Computers page now includes improved filters for more precise and effective remote management.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.3.1 for macOS and Linux (02-Oct-2024)
Improvements
- Wasabi: Milan service region EU-South-1 is now supported
- Wasabi: Insufficient storage error is now reported
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.4.7 (26-Sep-2024)
Features
- Payment methods can now be managed in Management Console.
Enhancements
- Backup storage browser improvements.
- Improved General Settings. Payment methods can now be managed in General Settings.
Management Console 7.4 (29-Aug-2024)
Features
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Grouping domains by Management Console companies to ensure role-based access by delegating some management functions to company-specific administrators, detailed storage and license usage reports, and accurate billing
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: License usage report can now be used for companies containing domain users with Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup licenses
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Storage usage report can now be used for companies containing domain users with Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup licenses
Enhancements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Enhanced 'Domains' page
Backup Agent 4.3 for macOS (28-Aug-2024)
Improvements
- Backup plans are no longer interrupted due to system sleep. If the computer goes to sleep during a backup, the plan will pause and automatically resume when the computer wakes up.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.3 for Linux (28-Aug-2024)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.3.2 (19-Aug-2024)
Enhancements
- Force update actions are now reported in the Audit Log
- Improved Getting Started wizard
Resolved Issues
- Redirection issues to Management Console
- Management Console access with Chrome browser from devices running iOS and iPadOS
Management Console 7.3 (14-Aug-2024)
Enhancements
- Improved License Management
- Licence usage history added for new providers
Management Console 7.2.2 (05-Aug-2024)
Enhancements
- Enhanced Getting Started wizard
- Improved Scheduled Reports
Management Console 7.2.1 (31-Jul-2024)
Features
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Enhanced Auto-Activation for Microsoft 365 Groups or Organizational Units
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Backup and restore task handling for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace is now enhanced to avoid hanging on items that are not accessible. Unavailable items are now skipped and reported in Skipped Items grid, and therefore the backup/restore task can be completed with warning.
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Added renamed files support under restore (file name history).
- Microsoft 365 Backup: Implemented restore functionality for MS Teams messages/posts.
- Microsoft 365 Backup: OneNote files can now be backed up and restored as other OneDrive items.
Enhancements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Access to skipped items report from Backup History.
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Domains with backup licenses that have expired more than 90 days ago will be deleted automatically.
- Restore performance is improved
- Image-based backup performance is improved
- Intelligent Retention is enabled for all backup plan types
Resolved Issues
- SQL Server backup bug fix
Backup Agent 7.9.7 for Windows (31-Jul-2024)
Enhancements
- Restore performance is improved
- Image-based backup performance is improved
- Intelligent Retention is switched on for all backup plan types
Resolved Issues
- SQL Server backup bug fix
Management Console 7.2 (25-Jul-2024)
Features
- Integration with ConnectWise: Added configurable mapping between companies in ConnectWise and Management Console
- Integration RMM with ConnectWise: RMM Agent can now create tickets at ConnectWise upon RMM alerts
- RMM Agent: Fast access to selected custom SNMP properties by pinning in Management Console.
- Managed Connect: Managed Connect: Implemented virtual monitors to enable usage of all local displays
- Connect Web: Enhanced Connect Agent configuration (Black screen, logout and timeout settings)
Improvements
- Integration with ConnectWise: Enhanced integration interface
- RMM Agent: Automatic restart of RMM Agents
- RMM Agent: New alert configuration wizard to enhance alert customization for multiple computers
- RMM Agent: Added Update only mode on Patch management for 3rd Party applications
- Managed Connect: Optimized screen capturing
- Managed Connect and Connect Web: Connect Agent can now be configured on computer level
- Connect Web: Implemented virtual keyboard and hotkeys
- Connect Web: Enhanced menu for mobile devices
Resolved Issues
- Unable to show updates for 3rd Party applications
- Incorrect system time notifications on macOS
- Status bar for Disk Usage
- Timeout handling for PowerShell
- Required reboot of target computer for updates
- Minor bug fixes
RMM Agent 2.1 (25-Jul-2024)
Features
- RMM Agent can now create tickets at ConnectWise upon RMM alerts
- Support for fast access to selected custom SNMP properties
- Added Update only mode for Install or update software action in Group Action Task
Improvements
- Improved integration with ConnectWise
- Automatic restart of RMM Agents
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Managed Connect 3.7 (25-Jul-2024)
Features
- Connect Agent can now be configured on computer level
- Implemented virtual monitors to enable usage of all local displays.
Improvements
- Optimized screen capturing
- Connect Web: Implemented virtual keyboard and hot keys
- Connect Web: Enhanced menu for mobile devices
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.6 for Windows (01-Jul-2024)
Features
- Licensing: Automatic assignment of purchased licenses and offline computer license assignment.
- Licensing: Licenses can now be assigned to the computers when the Backup Agents on these computers are offline. This functionality requires the latest version of Backup Agents installed on the offline computers and allowed offline editing.
Resolved Issues
- Minor hot fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.4 for Linux/macOS (27-Jun-2024)
Features
- Licensing: Automatic assignment of purchased licenses and offline computer license assignment.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.1 (27-Jun-2024)
Features
- Licensing: Backup License purchased using Change License dialog in Management Console is now assigned automatically to the computer for which the purchase is performed.
- Licensing: Backup licenses can now be assigned to the computers when the Backup Agents on these computers are offline. This functionality requires the latest version of Backup Agents installed on the offline computers and allowed offline editing.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.0.1 (12-Jun-2024)
Features
- Administrative accounts with Manage Users permission are now allowed to set storage limits for users in managed companies.
Improvements
- Wasabi: Chaging minimum retention period now has the transition period to avoid early deletion fees for recently created objects.
- Enabling of synthetic full rd party applicationsbackup is now available for long-term backup storage classes on Advanced Options step of backup plan wizards. The user should consider that this can result in increased storage costs.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.5 for Windows (12-Jun-2024)
Features
- Improved mechanism of incremental backup creation to reduce the backup size. Warning: the first incremental backup after the Backup Agent update could be larger than usual.
- Enhanced restore functionality for partially corrupted file backups.
- Forever Forward Incremental: Intelligent Retention is now enabled by default, and cannot be disabled using UI.
- New backup format: backup plan now requires that the full backup schedule is set before the plan can be saved.
- New backup format: full and incremental backups can now have a different start time.
Improvements
- Improved Force using VS (Volume Shadow Copy Service) option processing in case of enabled Use VSS by default in Global Agent Options.
- New backup format: Purge logic improvement for generations with warnings.
Deprecated Features
- Backup Agent: Show Predefined Plans toolbar link is now deprecated.
- Legacy backup format: For new and changed plans in legacy backup format 'Back up NTFS permissions', 'Mark objects deleted in a backup source', 'File name encryption' advanced options are no longer available
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.3 for macOS (08-May-2024)
Improvements
- 'Library' directory and all its contents are now excluded if Do not backup system and hidden files option is enabled on Advanced Filter step of backup wizard.
- Do not backup files used by other processes is now renamed to Do not back up files used by other processes at the moment of the backup plan run
- CLI: Changed config export command
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.3 for Linux (08-May-2024)
Improvements
- Do not backup files used by other processes is now renamed to Do not back up files used by other processes at the moment of the backup plan run
- CLI: Changed config export command
Resolved Issues
- Error code 1629: added Knowledge base article to resolve the issue
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 7.0 (08-May-2024)
Features
- Backup storage browser added as a easy-to-use way to view backup content, perform item level restore, and delete backup data
- Enhanced general settings
- Added Authorize action menu item to authorize multiple selected computers in Pending status
- Enhanced Users page
- Network share can be added on What to backup step of backup plan wizard using Advanced Options.
- Forever Forward Incremental: Intelligent Retention is now enabled by default, and cannot be disabled using UI.
- Restore to EC2 and restore to Azure VM are now available in Managed Console for the backup plans in the new backup format. You can try this functionality.
Improvements
- Enhanced Audit Log
- Enhanced filters on Computers
- Enhanced restore for partially corrupted file backups
Deprecated Features
- Legacy backup format: For new and changed plans in legacy backup format 'Back up NTFS permissions', 'Mark objects deleted in a backup source', 'File name encryption' advanced options are no longer available.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.2 for macOS (22-Apr-2024)
Improvements
Command Line Interface: CLI 2.0 is enhanced for creating and editing of the backup and restore plans. The following parameters were changed:
- --occurrence-repeat-every TO --monthly-repeat-from
- --full-occurrence-repeat-every TO --full-monthly-repeat-from
- --full-occurrence-type-value TO --full-monthly-type-value
- --full-occurrence-day TO --full-monthly-day
- --full-occurrence-every TO --full-monthly-every
- --occurrence-type-value TO --monthly-type-value
- --occurrence-day TO --monthly-day
- --occurrence-every TO --monthly-every
- --proxy-type TO --use-proxy
Command Line Interface:--restore-deleted-files parameter is added to plan create_restore file command
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.2 for Linux (22-Apr-2024)
Improvements
- Command Line Interface: CLI 2.0 is enhanced for creating and editing of the backup and restore plans. The following parameters were changed:
- --occurrence-repeat-every TO --monthly-repeat-from
- --full-occurrence-repeat-every TO --full-monthly-repeat-from
- --full-occurrence-type-value TO --full-monthly-type-value
- --full-occurrence-day TO --full-monthly-day
- --full-occurrence-every TO --full-monthly-every
- --occurrence-type-value TO --monthly-type-value
- --occurrence-day TO --monthly-day
- --occurrence-every TO --monthly-every
- --proxy-type TO --use-proxy
- Command Line Interface:--restore-deleted-files parameter is added to plan create_restore file command
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.4 for Windows (19-Mar-2024)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.9.4 (12-Mar-2024)
Features
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Object Lock (Immutability) is now supported for Microsoft 365 and (Google) services with configured retention policy
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Global Administrators of the domain (M365) or Super administrators of the domain (Google) are marked by star sign in user grids
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: SharePoint Site Pages and Site Assets are now backed up and restored under site restore
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Organizational Units (OUs) are now supported in Google Workspace backup.
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Organizational Units (OUs) can now be used to manage auto-activation
Improvements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Mail Backup and Archive options improvements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Improved login pages
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Search of backed up mail messages in mail subfolders for Microsoft Outlook and Google Mail
- SharePoint site restore: Site can now be restored as a new site, or site can be restored to another site (document libraries, site pages, or site assets can be restored to restore folder of an existing site).
- SharePoint site restore: Deleted site can now be restored from backup with original site name
- SharePoint: search results have Show in folder icon, you can quickly navigate to object location
- Google Workspace Backup: Google Mail backup API improvements
- Google Workspace Backup: Enhanced backup history for Shared Drives
- Wasabi: Enhanced granular user policy
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.9.3 (29-Feb-2024)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.1 for macOS (22-Feb-2024)
Improvements
- Backup Agent for macOS installation package can now be created with pre-configured association with selected company. Newly added computer will be associated with the selected company using installation script
- macOS Sonoma versions 14.x are now supported
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2.1 for Linux (22-Feb-2024)
Improvements
- Backup Agent for Linux installation package can now be created with pre-configured association with selected company. Newly added computer will be associated with the selected company using installation script
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Managed Connect 3.6 (21-Feb-2023)
Improvements
- Major performance and stability improvements: faster screen/session switching plus reduced CPU and RAM usage
- Product builds now can include pre-configured association with selected companies, automatically linking newly added computers
Resolved Issues
- File transfer fails to send locked files
- Signal strength indicator issue on the secure screen
- Minor bug fixes
RMM Agent 2.0.0.134 (21-Feb-2024)
Improvements
- Product builds now can include pre-configured association with selected companies, automatically linking newly added computers running on Windows, macOS and Linux
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.9.2 (21-Feb-2024)
Features
- Product builds now can include pre-configured association with selected companies, automatically linking newly added computers.
- Now you can install Backup Agent on the computers and include them in selected company using installation script
- Now you can install RMM Agent on the computers and include them in selected company using installation script
- Now you can install Connect on the computers and include them in selected company using installation script
Improvements
- Enhanced Add Computer wizard
Resolved Issues
- Notification settings in User Plan Report
- Bulk installation issues on computer running macOS
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.3 for Windows (14-Feb-2024)
Features
- SQL Server Backup: Added ability to run differential and transaction log backup on demand
- Files Backup: Dropbox online files are now ignored if Do not backup on-demand files option is selected
Resolved Issues
- Network Shares: Files in use by another process are reported as unexpected error (code 1003)
- Long timeout on attempt to retrieve exclusive access to repository (code 1072)
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.2.266 for Windows (05-Jan-2024)
Resolved Issues
- Non-latin symbols are case insensitive during backup
- False negative error: There is no active upload of a large file when backing up to BackBlaze B2
Management Console 6.9.1 (21-Dec-2023)
Improvements
- Improved license management
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.2 for Windows (21-Dec-2023)
Features
- Added prompt to authorize computer in Management Console on Online Backup login screen. You can create user from the login screen manually or automatically by selecting any of existing companies
- A possibility of partial restore from corrupted file backup is now supported
Improvements
- Restore: Memory usage optimization for multiple restore points or/and folders and files
- Reporting: Enhanced logging and report texts
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.9 (14-Dec-2023)
Features
- Tags are introduced to create computer groups that are independent from companies.
- Tags can now be used to set scope for group action tasks
- Connect Web: Multiple monitors can now be available on separate tabs
- Connect Web: Session menu can now be minimized and moved to view hidden parts of the screen
- Connect Web: Sessions will be automatically reconnected in case of short-term issues
Improvements
- Administrator permissions can now set separately for remote management and remote connections
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
RMM Agent 2.0 (14-Dec-2023)
Features
- Tags is now supported for computers
- Enhanced Scrypt Library with redesigned Add Scrypt dialog
- PowerShell Tab: PowerShell script execution is now enhanced in group action tasks. Added adjustable timeout to ensure the script result appears directly in the task
- Third-party application patch management is now partialy supported (only for applications supported by Winget)
- Multiple aplications can now be uninstalled simultaneuosly
- PowerShell Tab: PowerShell terminal is now interactive
- Export to CSV added to all RMM grids
- Improved RMM alert notifications
Improvements
- Added warnings about enabled but not configured RMM alerts
- Installation date is now visible for reported installed software
- RMM Alert History records now contain links to computers
- Windows Updates: More update details are now available before the installation
Resolved Issues
- Minor Bug Fixes
Backup Agent 4.2 for macOS (28-Nov-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.2 for Linux (28-Nov-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.8.5 (28-Nov-2023)
Features
- Menu notification badges on top of the menu items provide an additional nudge to see what is new there
- Contact information of personal account manager, if any, is now available in the Account menu to the right of the horizontal menu bar
- Enhanced Online Access 2.0 (Beta) in addition to classic Online Access provides new enhanced interface for end-user access to backups
- Forever Forward Incremental: Added possibility to configure synthetic full backup for a MinIO or any S3-compatible storage account to support FFI
- Added possibility to install RMM Agent from Computers grid to remote computers running macOs and Linux
Improvements
- Audit Log now contains information about remote computer connections and Online Access logging
Resolved Issues
- Administrator with specified company access cannot uninstall Αgents on the Computers
- Administrator with specified company is unable to set minimum retention period to 30 days for Wasabi
- Backup History: removed computers records are visible
- Backup History: last result issues for Linux/macOS
- Backup History: backup plan status issues
- Backup Histore: changes in plan schedule do not appear in backup history
- Backup History: missed backup plan might not be visible
Management Console 6.8.1 (09-Nov-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Remote Deploy: Usage of Get Configuration option in case of enabled Master Password might result in the incorrect Master Password on new machine where this configuration is applied
- Cannot allocate VM socket license to a Company pool from the Global pool.
Backup Agent 7.9.1.152 for Windows (09-Nov-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Managed Connect 3.5 (26-Oct-2023)
Features
- Possibility to select session if there are several active sessions
- Possibility to authorize Connect Agents with credentials of Management Console users
Enhancements
- Security: Enhanced interaction with firewall
Resolved Issues
- Screen / monitor layout is not saved
- Hotkeys [WinKey]+[Shift]+ [Left Arrow]/[Right Arrow] does not handled properly
- Warning about poor quality of the connection
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.8 (24-Oct-2023)
Features
- Licensing: License management is now available on Computers. You can now assign license to a computer, change, or release license using new Computers page.
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9.1 for Windows (10-Oct-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Backup: error messages were improved
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.1.5 for macOS (05-Oct-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 4.1.5 for Linux (05-Oct-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.7 (31-Aug-2023)
Features
- VM Backup: Added new application processing options for VMware and Hyper-V backups
- VM Backup: Item-level exclude are now available for selected NTFS disks for VMware and Hyper-V backups
- Restore: File-level restore for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines with Linux guest OS
- MS SQL Server Backup: thw Backup wizard is now available on the new Computers page
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.9 for Windows (31-Aug-2023)
Features
- Hyper-V: VM-level application consistency settings
- VMware: VM-level application consistency settings
- Hyper-V: Item-level exclude for Hyper-V backup plans
- Restore: File-level restore for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines with Linux guest OS
- Restore: Single drive restore for Hyper-V backup plans
Resolved Issues
- Forever Forward Incremental: intelligent retention information for storages with early deletion policies
- Virtual machine naming is now case insensitive
- VM socket calculation issues resolved
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agents 4.1.4 for macOS and Linux (24-Aug-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.6.8 (16-Aug-2023)
Features
- General: New + Add multifunctional control to simplify adding a new computer, company, or domain to back up or to buy a new license
- General: Enhanced Add Computer wizard
- Amazon S3: Tel Aviv AWS region (il-central-1) support added
- Wasabi: Data deletion by means of lifecycle rules](https://docs.wasabi.com/docs/lifecycle is now supported to increase performance — no user action required.
Improvements
- Remote Deploy is now renamed to Backup Templates
- Pending status in Computers grid is now clickable and helps to authorize a computer
- Search and filtering on Computers is enhanced, and separate Companies filter is added
- Default icon for web console rebranding is updated
- Security: An email warning about Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) disabling is now sent to the account for whom the 2FA is disabled.
Resolved Issues
- Control visibility issue for high resolution
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.8.8 for Windows (31-Jul-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.6.7 (25-Jul-2023)
Features
- Connect: Direct (authorized) Access feature simplifies joining active sessions
- Connect: Centralized configuration management in Management Console on global or company levels
- Connect: Added possibility to paste text on a remote computer even if the clipboard sharing is disabled
- Connect: Remote computer user can now see information on the account who is trying to establish a connection
- Connect Web: Added file transfer
- Connect Web: Added possibility to control screen and block input devices on the remote computer
- RMM: Push notifications can now be sent to the registered mobile devices. This feature requires activation in Management Console
- RMM: RMM icon can now be hidden in System Tray
- RMM Agents: RMM Agents for macOS and Linux (formerly BETA) are now fully supported
- RMM options: Global and company-level RMM Agent options can now be configured separately
- RMM Alerting: Alerts can now be generated if selected services/daemons are stopped on the remote computer
- RMM Alerting: Monitoring of SNMP devices (formerly BETA) is now fully supported
- Agent Deployment: Discover and Deploy tool (BETA) is now introduced for Agents deployment on remote computers in the domain/network
- Deep Instinct: Deep Instinct (formerly BETA) integration is now fully supported
Deprecated Features
- Connect-only mode is now deprecated. All users who use this mode will now have access to fully-functional Management Console version
Improvements
- Global Agent Options: Global Agent options interface is now separated by Agents. Backup Agent, RMM Agent, and Connect can be configured on the tabs named after Agents.
- Downloads: Connect downloading procedure is now consistent with other Agent downloading procedures
- Connect: Added access to Connect settings from Computers grid
- Group Actions: Group Action task summary is added for review before the task is started
Resolved Issues
- Connect: Connect now can be enabled or disabled on company level
- Minor bug fixes
RMM Agent 1.7 (25-Jul-2023)
Features
- RMM: Push notifications can now be sent to the registered mobile devices. This feature requires activation in Management Console
- RMM: RMM icon can now be hidden in System Tray
- RMM Agents: RMM Agents for macOS and Linux (formerly BETA) are now fully supported
- RMM options: Global and company-level RMM Agent options can now be configured separately
- RMM Alerting: Alerts can now be generated if selected services/daemons are stopped on the remote computer
- RMM Alerting: Monitoring of SNMP devices (formerly BETA) is now fully supported
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
PowerShell Module 3.29.201 (20-July-2023)
Enhancements
- Install-MBSAgent, Install-RMMAgent, Install-CONAgent: URL request and error handling improvements
- Get-MBSAPIBuild: For the -Type parameter now added 'RMMLinuxDEB','RMMLinuxRPM','RMMmacOS' values and 'RMM' value renamed to 'RMMWindows'
Resolved Issues
- Edit-MBSNBFBackupPlan: Cannot switch to FFI schedule when GFS settings are enabled and vice versa
- Get-MBSBackupPlan: 'Cannot bind argument to parameter 'ReferenceObject' because it is null' error when parsing full schedule values in some cases
- New-MBSNBFFileBackupPlan, New-MBSNBFIBBBackupPlan, Edit-MBSNBFBackupPlan: 'Incorrect value for -gfsYMonth. The value '...' must be integer' error if -GFSMonthOfTheYear parameter is specified
- New-MBSNBFFileBackupPlan, New-MBSBackupPlan, Edit-MBSNBFBackupPlan, Edit-MBSBackupPlan: Incorrect separators used when parsing array values for -SkipFolder, -IncludeFilesMask, -ExcludeFilesMask parameters
- New-MBSNBFFileBackupPlan: -SkipFolder parameter does not work
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: backup chain parameters cannot be combined with other parameters in one command
Management Console 6.6.5 (28-Jun-2023)
Features
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: New enhanced Backup History
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Option to restore Drive to a different user
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Option to restore all subfolders within a mail account by selecting only the parent (root) folder
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Backup for SharePoint OneNote files
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Retention policy for Teams and for Backup History
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Multiple task cancellation with Task Manager
Improvements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Audit Log can now be exported as CSV
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Legacy backup history data is now available on Backup Statistics
Resolved Issues
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: Public folder backup and restore
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.6 (15-Jun-2023)
Features:
- Remote Management: Add Computer button now simplifies the process of adding new computer
- Bare-Metal Recovery: Create bootable USB or ISO image directly from Downloads menu. This functionality is based on Quick Restore application and will prompt to install it.
- Support Portal: Support portal is now fully integrated with Management Console
Improvements:
- Send Logs: Enhanced interface solution for reporting a problem with attached logs
- Downloads Panel: Enhanced Downloads panel
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.8.7 for Windows (24-May-2023)
Improvements
- Forever Forward Incremental performance improvements
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.5.6 (18-May-2023)
Improvements:
- Navigation: The Computers page https://mspbackups.com/AP/Computers is now used as start page
- Performance: Performance and stability improvements
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agents 4.1.1 for macOS and Linux (11-May-2023)
Enhancements
- Performance enhancements
- Information message that full backup is not scheduled
Resolved Issues
- Restore: Existing file cannot be restored with 'no content' message
- Performance issues
PowerShell Module 3.19.130 (10-May-2023)
New cmdlets
Enhancements
- New-MBSNBFBackupPlanCommonOption, Get-MBSBackupPlan: added support for -ForeverForwardIncremental and -IntelligentRetention parameters
- New-MBSNBFBackupPlanCommonOption: changed value type of parameter -KeepVersionPeriod from Timespan to Integer
- New-MBSBackupPlanCommonOption: changed value type of parameters -KeepVersionPeriod and -DelayPurgePeriod from Timespan to Integer
- New-MBSBackupPlanCommonOption, New-MBSNBFBackupPlanCommonOption: added backup chain parameters
- New-MBSNBFFileBackupPlan: added -KeepEFSEncryption parameter to back up EFS files as encrypted (Backup Agent version 7.6.0 and higher)
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: changed names for backup chain parameters (check help)
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: added -SyntheticFull parameter for Image-Based backup plans
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: added GlacierInstantRetrieval AWS S3 storage class support
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: code optimization and minor bug fixes
- Updated help for Edit-MBSBackupPlan
Resolved Issues
- New-MBSNBFFileBackupPlan: -KeepVersionPeriod parameter does not work if Backup Agent version is from 7.8.0 to 7.8.2
- New-MBSBackupPlan: schedule set incorrectly when incremental and full schedules are specified
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: all backup chain parameters should be specified even if only one parameter change is needed
- Edit-MBSBackupPlan: backup chain is disabled if next backup plan ID in chain is not specified in command for Backup Agent version 7.2.1 and higher
Backup Agent 7.8.6 for Windows (09-May-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.5.5 (13-Apr-2023)
Features:
- Connect Web: Added clipboard support in session and for logon screen
- Connect Web: Added multiple monitor support
- Connect Web: Remote sound and microphone support
- RMM Notifications: Added ability to customize notification options on global (provider), company, and computer levels
- RMM Notifications: Added ability to exclude disks, devices, and software from notification scope
- RMM Notifications: Added ability to notify when the lost connection is restored
- Remote Management: Managed computer can be turned on using Wake-on-LAN (requires pre-configured Wake-on-LAN)
- Remote Management: You can now reboot remote computer
- Remote Management: Execution of bash scripts for macOS and Linux OS is now supported
Improvements:
- RMM Agent: Enhanced RMM alerts history
- RMM Agent: Enhanced SNMP devices monitoring
- Connect Web: Backup Agent can be started on the remote computer, if installed
- Remote Management: Enhanced script library
- Remote Management: Bash scripts are now supported in group action tasks and script library
- Remote Management: Added button to reboot a remote computer
- Remote Management: Applications can now be uninstalled on computers running macOS and Linux OS
- PowerShell: Updated PowerShell tab
- PowerShell: Added ability to execute PowerShell scripts from file or script library directly on the selected computer
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
RMM Agent 1.6 (13-Apr-2023)
Features
- Enhanced support for Linux OS (Bash scripts execution is now supported)
- Enhanced support for macOS (Bash scripts execution is now supported)
- Enhanced support for SNMP monitoring
- Notify when connection restored notification added for 'Connection loss' alert
- Added ability to customize notification options on global (provider), company, and computer levels
- Added ability to exclude disks, devices, and software from notification scope
- RMM Agent on the offline computer running Windows can be started using Wake-on-LAN (requires pre-configured Wake-on-LAN)
Backup Agent 7.8.5 for Windows (10-Apr-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.5.1 (30-Mar-2023)
Features
- New Backup History page: restore verification results will now be available.
- New Backup History page: new statuses (Missed Run, Scheduled, Deleted, Running) are added for backup plans. Consider, information for new backup history statuses is being collected from this release date and will be available starting in April.
Improvements
- Security: added email notifications about login from a new IP address
- Backup History is now redesigned to improve backup plan monitoring
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.8.4 for Windows (22-Mar-2023)
Improvements
- Backup: error messages were improved
- Hyper-V Backup: Processing of virtual machines in invalid state was improved
Known Issues
- Upon rollback from version 7.8.4 to 7.8.2 or earlier, all passwords (storage accounts, network credentials, encryption passwords) are reset and require manual re-entering
Resolved Issues
- Restore: minor bug fixes
- Hyper-V/VMware Backup: minor bug fixes
Backup Agents 4.1 for macOS and Linux (20-Mar-2023)
Features
- New backup format (beta version) is introduced for file backup
- Wasabi: ap-southeast-1 region (Singapore) is now supported
Resolved Issues
- Backup: 503 error is not displayed upon synchronization
- Performance issues
Management Console 6.5 (16-Mar-2023)
Features
- New Remote Management page: Added support for Linux and MacOS backups
- VM Backup: Item level exclude is now available for VMware
- Deep Instinct: Deep Instinct user is now created automatically at first installation od Deep Instinct Agent
- Deep Instinct: You can now create a Deep Instinct account for Deep Instinct management console
Improvements
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup: M365/Google > General page updated. Information about DNS binding is now available on Settings > Branding
- Performance improvements
- Rebranding: a custom image for Management Console favicon can now added to custom branding in Settings > Web Console Rebranding
Resolved Issues
- SharePoint/Teams/Shared Drives license issues resolved
- Password Reset email is no longer considered as spam
- Two-Factor Authentication: Login screen issue resolved
Connect 3.3 (03-Mar-2023)
Features
- Improved multiple monitor support
- Display resolution can now be saved for next session
Deprecated Features
- Connect 2.5 is no longer supported
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Management Console 6.4.7 (22-Feb-2023)
Resolved Issues
- Connect: Incorrect connection options for computers running on Linux or macOS
- Remote Management: Cannot execute newly created backup/restore plans after the Backup Agent update to version 7.8.3
Management Console 6.4.6 (16-Feb-2023)
Features
Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace Backup:
- Enhanced domain settings page for Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup in Management Console
- Ability to change backup storage destination with deleting backup data from original backup storage and initiating backup to the new backup storage destination
- Ability to delete domain with deleting backup data from backup storage
- Microsoft 365/Google Workspace backup and restore email notifications
Improvements
Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace Backup:
- Enhanced domain settings page for Microsoft 365/Google Workspace Backup in Management Console
- Enhanced domain user management
Resolved Issues
- Minor bug fixes
Backup Agent 7.8.3 for Windows (15-Feb-2023)
Features
Improvements
- Retention policy: Scheduled full backup is mandatory to apply the retention policy in the new backup format
- Immutability feature renamed to Object Lock
Known Issues
- Upon rollback from version 7.8.3 to 7.8.2 or earlier, all passwords (storage accounts, network credentials, encryption passwords) are reset and require manual re-entering
Resolved Issues
- Backup storage: Block-level backup is displayed instead of full from another computer
- Quick Restore: Error upon starting Quick Restore app after closing it
- SQL backup: Sync fails after the failed backup plan execution
- Consistency check: 'Sequence contains more than one element' error upon consistency check in the new backup format
- Forever Forward Incremental: 'Unnecessary restore point was found' error after re-enabling Forever Forward Incremental backup
- VMware backup: Error upon editing VM list using the quick edit
Management Console 6.4.5 (09-Feb-2023)
Features
- Free Connect Web for Backup users
- Remote Management/Remote Deploy: 'Force full' option for chained plans
- Security: Support for Azure AD Single Sign-On
Improvements
- Remote Management: Support for all features previously available on legacy 'Computers' page
- Backup: Backup plans tagged with their backup format (new backup format or legacy)
- Backup: Retention policy is applied only if backup plan is scheduled
- Wasabi: Ability for MSP360 customers to reduce the minimum retention period from 90 to 30 days
- Immutability feature renamed to Object Lock
- Licensing: Resume auto-renewal for expired licenses
- Connect: 'Join using CMD' and 'Join using Powershell' options removed
Resolved Issues
- Licensing: License edition cannot be changed for Backup Agent for Linux
- MS SQL backup: Minor bug fixes
- Restore: Restore to EC2 minor bug fixes
- Logging: 'Error occurred during audit log table binding' error in Audit Log
- Security: Sub-administrators can disable provider notifications
- Security: 'Your session has expired' upon login attempt with too long password
Management Console 6.4 (19-Jan-2023)
Features
- Security: Improved two-factor authentication (2FA) with MSP Control app (for Android) and MSP Admin app (for iOS)
- Ability to delete user and computer data located on MSP360 storage (powered by AWS or Wasabi) via Management Console
- Computer data deletion via Capacity Report
Improvements
- Enhanced Audit Log messaging