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SQL Safe Backup provides the following new features and fixed issues.
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2 New Features
Web Console Application
Besides the desktop application, a new Web Application Console has been included that allows users to monitor their registered SQL Server instances and their respective SQL Safe operations. The web console provides most of the same capabilities as the desktop application. Actions such as adding new SQL Server instances, backing up, restoring, or performing other operations depend on the role assigned to the respective user.
The main features of this Web Console Application are:
- Home tab - with a general status of the environment through alerts, summary information of SQL Safe operations, managed instances, and other important data.
- Policies tab - with information about all SQL Safe policies existing in the users environment.
- Operations History tab - with of all SQL Safe operations performed in the users environment and their current status.
- Instances tab - with a general view of all SQL Server instances registered in the users environment.
- Databases tab - with general information of the databases that belong to the SQL Server instances registered in the users environment.
- SQL Safe Agents tab - provides information of all computers that host registered SQL Server instances and the details of related Safe Agents.
Integration with the Idera Dashboard
Version 2.0 allows you to register as many instances of your SQL Safe with your chosen Idera Dashboard. The Idera Dashboard provides a platform of services that allow an integrated user experience across multiple Idera products.
User level permissions
SQL Safe Web Application now allows to assign three different roles to users: Administrator, User, and Guest. Each role has its own specific capabilities and/or restrictions.
Support for EMC Data
SQL Safe now backs up and restores to/from EMC Data Domain.
7.4 New features
Support for SQL Server 2014
Idera SQL Safe 7.4 now supports SQL Server 2014
Support for SQL Server Express
Idera SQL Safe now supports SQL Server Express in all its editions and versions.
Availability to use the SQL Safe Backup Agent to schedule policies
Users can now choose between using the SQL Safe Backup Agent for scheduling backup, restore, and log shipping policies or the SQL Server Agent as another option for scheduling these policies. Previous versions only allowed to use the SQL Server Agent to schedule policy jobs but now the user can choose the SQL Safe Backup Agent as a scheduler for these jobs too.
Centralized license management in the Management Service
License Management has now been centralized in the SQL Safe the Management Service which is in charge of keeping track of those SQL Server instances that are licensed for backup operations. The user specifies which instances they want to license through the License Management view in the Management Console and the Management Service will contact the respective Backup Agents for licensing.
The new License Management view allows users to add multi-instance license keys with no expiration date. On this view users can see which instances are licensed and which ones are only registered but not licensed yet. Users can manage licenses on this view and select those instances that they need to be licensed.
New Upgrade Installer
Users can now access upgrade production installers from our Customer Support Portal. These installers are different from the trial installer, which now generates a trial license for unlimited instances with a 14-day expiration key on a fresh install.
Support on Always On Availability Groups
SQL Safe now supports SQL Server Availability Groups and allows you to perform backup and recovery strategies on your primary and secondary replicas.
7.4 Fixed issues
You no longer need to restart the InstantRestore service when adding a new drive to a server.
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Restore
- For Restore operations, you can now Prioritize the Operation.
9.2.2 Fixed Issues
Availability Group
You can change the Database Owner for restored databases in Availability Groups.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-15109
Instance
Instances are listed in alphabetical order now.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14031
You can register instances with the same name in different domains.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13993
Policy
The selected options in the wizard are retained when you click back on the wizard.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14910
Restore
The restore file list provides support for Cloud Storage.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14676
SQL Safe Agent
The panel Upgrade Status displays now information properly when upgrading the SQL Safe Backup Agent.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14931
SQL Safe Management Console
The instance status is now displaying the information properly in the SQL Safe Management Console.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-15056
9.2.1 New Features
Instances
- Registered instances are now stored centrally for all users.
SQL Safe Agent
- When upgrading the SQL Safe Agents you can also install the Extended Store Procedure.
SQL Safe Backup Operations
- Users can perform SQL Safe Backup operations on online and offline databases. Offline databases are shown as 'Skipped' in the Status column of the Operation History panel.
9.2.1 Fixed Issues
Availability Group
Full (copy-only) backups are running normally on secondary replicas when the backup preference is set to "Prefer Secondary".Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14897
The Mass Agent Upgrade option works properly using AG Listener and AG Cluster nodes.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14976
Users can now apply changes to policies involved with Failover Cluster Instances.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14906
Virtual Database
The issue of restoring virtual databases is solved now.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14365
9.2 New Features
Amazon S3
- The On-Premise storage option is now available when performing backup operations.
Instances
- Users can now move their registered instances from the User Preferences to the SQL Safe Repository.
Policies
- Users can now Import / Export their policies.
9.2 Fixed Issues
Amazon S3 Cloud
Restore operations are performed successfully on Amazon Cloud Storage.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14621
Availability Group
The License Key Manager and Repository and Management Service Settings are now identifying and displaying properly the Availability Group Listener Name registered at installation.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14534
There are no delays when performing simultaneous Backup operations on Availability Group instances.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14850
The SQL Safe Agent is running properly on the Availability Group listener.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14852
Azure Cloud
Restore operations are working properly on Azure Blob Storage.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14704
Backup
The Backup time and compression on TDE-enabled databases are working properly.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14820
Information about Pre/Post Backup commands is displayed now in the Option section of the Summary tab.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14866
There is no FileStream error message for any Backup operations performed for any databases.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14006
The Mount VDB and Object Level Recovery operations are now working properly for Differential Backups.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14684
Policies
The Location Path is not altered when changing a Policy compression type.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14328
Users can now edit successfully existing policies.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14840
SQL Safe Backup/Restore
Users can now perform Backup and Restore operations of more than one backup file from multiple locations.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14699
Backup and Restore operations are successful with SQL Server Multi-Subnet Clustering.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13044
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