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SQL Safe is ONLY compatible with IDERA Dashboard version 4.6 and with limited support. |
You can install the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Backup on any computer that meets or exceeds the product requirements.
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The Virtual Database product is now integrated with SQL Safe Backup. There is no option to install either product separately. |
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From 8.5.2 version, you can install SQL Safe without the IDERA Dashboard on Windows 2003 Operating System. Running the combined installer will display the following message: "The current Operating System is not supported by this product". |
The SQL Safe wizard helps you install SQL Safe on our common technology framework: the IDERA Dashboard.
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Review the following sections before your installation:
- Product Components and Architecture.
- Hardware Requirements.
- Permission Requirements.
- Software Requirements.
- TSM Requirements.
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Installing the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe components
If you choose to install both the IDERA Dashboard and all SQL Safe components, then follow these steps:
- Specify whether you want to install the Dashboard on a local or remote server.
- If you select to install the Dashboard Locally, the installation wizard displays the localhost and port 9292 by default.
- If you select to register on a remote server, then specify the HostName and port where it will be installed and the respective credentials to access this server.
- Determine the installation folder. You can specify different paths for the IDERA Dashboard and the SQL Safe application. Type the name for your SQL Safe installation.
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Unique display names help you distinguish different instances of the same product if you have multiple installs. Use display names that refer to location or functionality, such as "SQL Safe West" or "SQL Safe Prod." |
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The installation of SQL Safe Backup fails in scenarios where the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable requires Operating System updates. The following patches are required depending on your Operating System:
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Installing SQL Safe Backup
- Log on with an administrator account to the computer where you want to install SQL Safe Backup.
- Run the SQL Safe Backup installer.
- Before you begin, the SQL Safe Backup wizard displays information about what is needed to complete the installation successfully.
- Click Next and select a setup type to get started.
Click Next.
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If you select to install the full setup, the SQL Safe Backup, and IDERA Dashboard components are installed.
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- SQL Safe Management Console
- SQL Safe Repository Database
- SQL Safe Backup Service
- SQL Safe Filter Service
- SQL Safe Object Level Recovery Service
- SQL Safe Collection Service
- SQL Safe Rest Service
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- IDERA Dashboard Repository Database
- Dashboard Core Service
- IDERA Dashboard Web Application Service
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard. Specify a different path for each one. Click Next.
- Specify the SQL Server Instance, Database Name, and Authentication you want to use for the SQL Safe Repository and IDERA Dashboard Repository.
By default, Windows Authentication is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, select this option and specify the login name and password for this account
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- , and click save.
Before you continue, Test Connections to make sure the SQL Server instance is connected. Then, click Next. - Specify the Service
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- Account under which the SQL Safe Backup
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- and IDERA Dashboard services will run.
- Specify the account that SQL Safe Backup Management Service will use to connect to the SQL Safe Backup Repository Database.
By default, the Windows Account specified in the previous step is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server
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- Authentication, select this option and specify the respective SQL
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- Server login credentials, and click Next.
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- Idera Dashboard Core Services Port: 9292.
- Idera Dashboard Web Application Service Port: 9290
- Idera Dashboard Web Application Monitor Port:9094
- Idera Dashboard Web Application SSL Port: 9291
- Idera SQL Safe Rest services Port: 9998
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- Once SQL Safe Backup is ready to install, review the selected settings, and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the SQL Safe Backup installation completes, you can either:
- Go to the Start Menu and select IDERA - SQL Safe Management Console.
- Open the IDERA Dashboard through the URL https://localhost:9291 from a web browser.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Launch the SQL Safe Management Console.
- Click Finish to exit the wizard.
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If you select to install the custom setup, you can specify the components you would like to install:
- SQL Safe Backup
- IDERA Dashboard
- SQL Safe Agent Components
- IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Backup
- IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Agent Components
- IDERA Dashboard, SQL Safe Management Console, and SQL Safe Agent Components
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If you select you only want to only install the IDERA Dashboard, provide the following information:install the IDERA Dashboard, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select IDERA Dashboard.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the IDERA Dashboard. Click Next.
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- Determine the
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- SQL Server
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- Instance, Database Name, and Authentication you want to use for the IDERA Dashboard Repository.
By default, the setup program uses
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- your Windows credentials
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- to create this Database. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, select this option, then specify the login name and password for this account. Click Save.
Before you continue, Test Connections to make sure the SQL Server instance is connected. Then, click Next.
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- Specify the Service
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- Accounts under which
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- the IDERA Dashboard services will run
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- Idera Dashboard Core Services Port: 9292
- Idera Dashboard Web Application Service Port: 9290
- Idera Dashboard Web Application Monitor Port: 9094
- Idera Dashboard Web Application SSL Port: 9291
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- Once IDERA Dashboard is ready to install, review the settings you selected and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Open the IDERA Dashboard through the link https://localhost:9291.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Click Finish.
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If you already have the IDERA Dashboard installed
Installing only SQL Safe components
If you already have the IDERA Dashboard installed elsewhere and you only want to install the the SQL Safe components Management Components, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select SQL Safe Backup.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select
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- the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Determine if you are going to register the SQL Safe Backup with an existing IDERA Dashboard.
By default, the option Yes is selected. SQL Safe Backup automatically detects if you have a local IDERA Dashboard installed
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- on your computer. If your IDERA Dashboard is located
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- on a remote server, then specify the HostName and Port number of this server. Type administrator credentials to access this Dashboard and click Next.
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If you select No, then proceed to the next step.- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup application. Click Next.
- Specify the SQL Server Instance, Database Name, and Authentication you want to use for the SQL Safe Backup Repository.
By default, Windows Authentication is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, select this option and specify the login name and password for this account, and click save.
Before you continue, you can Test Connections to make sure the SQL Server instance is connected. Then, click Next. - Specify the Service Account under which the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard will run.
- Specify the account that SQL Safe Backup Management Service will use to connect to the SQL Safe Backup Repository Database.
By default, the Windows account specified in the previous step is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication
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Unique display names help you distinguish different instances of the same product if you have multiple installs. Use display names that refer to location or functionality, such as "SQL Safe West" or "SQL Safe Prod." |
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- , select this option and specify the respective SQL Server login credentials
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- , and click Next.
- Once SQL Safe Backup is ready to install, review the selected settings and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Go to the Start Menu: select IDERA - SQL Safe Management Console.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Launch the SQL Safe Management Console.
- Click Finish.
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If you only want to install the SQL Safe Backup Agent on your SQL Server instance, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select SQL Safe Agent Components.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup Agent application. Click Next.
- Specify the Service Account under which the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard will run.
- Specify the name of the server that hosts the SQL Safe Management Service.
- Once SQL Safe Backup is ready to install, review the selected settings, and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Configure the Firewall.
- Click Finish.
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If you only want to install the SQL Safe Management Console and SQL Safe Agent Components on your SQL Server Instances, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select the SQL Safe Management Console and SQL Safe Agent Components.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup application. Click Next.
- Specify the name of the server that hosts the SQL Safe Management Service.
- Once the SQL Safe Management Console and SQL Safe Agent Components are ready to install, review the selected settings, and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Go to the Start Menu: select IDERA - SQL Safe Management Console.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Launch the SQL Safe Management Console.
- Click Finish.
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If you want to install the IDERA Dashboard and the SQL Safe Backup components, then follow the Full setup steps.
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If you want to install the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Agent Components on your SQL Server Instances, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Agent Components.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard. Specify a different path for each one. Click Next.
- Specify the SQL Server Instance, Database Name, and Authentication you want to use for the IDERA Dashboard Repository.
By default, Windows Authentication is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, select this option and specify the login name and password for this account, and click save.
Before you continue, you can Test Connections to make sure the SQL Server instance is connected. Then, click Next. - Specify the Service Account under which the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard will run.
- Specify the name of the server that hosts the SQL Safe Management Service.
- Once the IDERA Dashboard and SQL Safe Agent Components are ready to install, review the selected settings and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Open the IDERA Dashboard through the link https://localhost:9291.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Click Finish.
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If you want to install the IDERA Dashboard, SQL Safe Management Console, and SQL Safe Agent Components on your SQL Server Instances, then follow these steps:
- In the installation wizard, select IDERA Dashboard, SQL Safe Management Console, and SQL Safe Agent Components.
- Review the license agreement. To accept it, select the I accept the Terms and Conditions checkbox. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where you want to install the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard. Specify a different path for each one. Click Next.
- Specify the SQL Server Instance, Database Name, and Authentication you want to use for the IDERA Dashboard Repository.
By default, Windows Authentication is selected. If you want to use Microsoft SQL Server Authentication, select this option and specify the login name and password for this account, and click save.
Before you continue, you can Test Connections to make sure the SQL Server instance is connected. Then, click Next. - Specify the Service Account under which the SQL Safe Backup and IDERA Dashboard will run.
- Specify the name of the server that hosts the SQL Safe Management Service.
- Once the IDERA Dashboard, SQL Safe Management Console, and SQL Safe Agent Components are ready to install, review the selected settings, and click Install to install the program.
If you want to edit your settings, select Back and apply your changes. - When the installation completes, you can either:
- Go to the Start Menu: select IDERA - SQL Safe Management Console.
- Open the IDERA Dashboard through the URL https://localhost:9291 from a web browser.
- Configure the Firewall.
- Launch the SQL Safe Management Console.
- Click Finish.
Accessing SQL Safe Backup with IDERA Dashboard
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Take into that your should have the latest version of the IDERA Dashboard to install SQL Safe components on it. |
Installing only SQL Safe Backup Agent
If you only want to install the SQL Safe Backup Agent on your SQL Server instance, then follow these steps:
- Select SQL Safe Backup Agent only in your installation wizard. Click Next.
- Specify the Destination Folder where it will be installed.
- Determine the service account to be used by the SQL Safe Backup Agent service. The "Log on as a service" will be granted to this account.
- Specify whether you want to install SQL Safe Extended Stored Procedures. The SQL Safe XSP extend the Backup Agent, allowing to integrate SQL Safe backup operations with existing T-SQL scripts. You can always deploy this at a later time. By default the Extended Stored Procedures will be created using Windows credentials. If you want to use SQL Server authentication, select this option and specify the respective credentials.
- Once you are ready to install, click Install.
- When the installation completes, click Finish.
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To access the IDERA Dashboard, type the following URL
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into your browser: https://localhost:
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9291 or the port you specified.
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The URL used to access the IDERA Dashboard is constructed from the name of the machine on which the IDERA Dashboard was installed and the port specified for the IDERA Dashboard Web Application Service. For example, if the IDERA Dashboard was installed on a machine named MYSERVER and the Idera Dashboard Web Application Service used the default port of 9291, then the URL to access the IDERA Dashboard would be the following: http://MYSERVER:9291 |
Logging into the Web Application
To To log into the SQL Safe Backup web application you can , use one of the following alternatives:
- Type an account with permissions permission to access SQL Safe Backup (the account you provided at installation for example).
- Select Select Log on using Windows credentialscredentials to use Windows integrated authentication and bypass the login process. (You may need to configure your browser for this option, go to Configuring your browser for Windows Authentication to find out more information).
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