GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.21.0.rc1

Changes

• When enabled, backup operations save native Elasticsearch snapshots, and restore operations load from those snapshots. Restore also automatically starts index repair operations after the snapshot is restored, so that any updates that happened after the snapshot was taken are replayed on the restored indexes. You can enable native Elasticsearch snapshots by setting GHE_ES_BACKUP_STRATEGY=snapshot in backup.config.

• Backup Utilities will be retired starting in version 3.22. There won't be Backup Utilities in 3.22. We will continue to support Backup Utilities in 3.21 and earlier versions during their respective support windows. Consider migrating to the Backup service, a managed, built-in service. It provides an alternative to Backup Utilities and does not require a separate host for backup software. For more information, see the Backup service documentation.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.20.0

Bug Fixes

• Snapshot pruning output is properly reported when no snapshots are eligible for pruning, preventing incorrect messages during ghe-prune-snapshots runs when the computed prune set is empty.

Changes

• Please note that Backup utilities will be retired starting in version 3.22. Consider migrating to the Backup service, which is now generally available in GHES 3.20. The managed, built-in service provides an alternative to GHES backup utilities and does not require a separate host for backup software. For more information, see the Backup service documentation.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.19.1

Bug Fixes

• When backing up instances configured with live upgrade configurations, site administrators would encounter a backup failure with an error during the "Backing up Live Migrations data" step.
• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.18.3

Bug Fixes

• When backing up instances configured with live upgrade configurations, site administrators would encounter a backup failure with an error during the "Backing up Live Migrations data" step.
• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.17.5

Bug Fixes

• When backing up instances configured with live upgrade configurations, site administrators would encounter a backup failure with an error during the "Backing up Live Migrations data" step.
• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.16.5

Bug Fixes

• When backing up instances configured with live upgrade configurations, site administrators would encounter a backup failure with an error during the "Backing up Live Migrations data" step.
• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.15.5

Bug Fixes

• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.14.6

Bug Fixes

• When no directories were pruned, the logs incorrectly reported that one directory was pruned due to how lines were counted.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.18.2

Bug Fixes

• Observability metrics settings are properly configured during backup, preventing issues when upgrading to the newer versions.

GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities v3.17.4

Bug Fixes

• Observability metrics settings are properly configured during backup, preventing issues when upgrading to the newer versions.