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9.1 New Features
Azure
- New Authentication Methods are available: Key and SAS (Shared Access Signature Service URL).
Backup in Desktop Console
- Users can now run Pre/Post-Backup Commands.
Upgrade
- A new wizard to upgrade SQL Safe Agents is available.
9.1 Fixed Issues
Amazon S3 Cloud
Restores of backup files with FILESTREAM files are working properly now.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14622
Users can now rename the bucket properly.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14842
Availability Group
Full and Differential backups are working properly on Availability Groups.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14341
Azure Cloud
Backup operations to the Azure Storage account are running faster than before.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14619
Installation
Users can now install remotely the SQL Safe Backup Agent where the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 redistributable or greater is previously installed.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13999
Object Level Recovery
Object Level Recovery operations on remote instances using CLI or XSP are working properly now.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14554
Policies
Users can now perform log shipping policies properly using CLI with and without encryption.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14393
The SQL Server Agent is working properly when performing backup policies.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14572
Virtual Database
The Virtual Database is mounting the original database.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14733
9.0 New Features
User Interface
- New User Interface features include UI Scaling (support for 4K monitors and scaled fonts) and a new dark mode theme.
8.7.2 New Features
Amazon S3 Cloud
- The StorageClass parameter is now available when backing up to Amazon S3 Cloud (AWS S3).
SQL Safe Repository
- Users can now record the cluster details in the SQL Safe Repository.
8.7.2 Fixed Issues
Azure Cloud
Backup and Restore operations are allowed on Azure File storage and Azure Blob storage.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14448
Backup / Restore
Backup and Restore operations of a database from an Untrusted Domain server are successful.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13991
Backup and Restore operations are allowed from Untrusted Domains.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14381
Backup and Restore operations are working properly on the Amazon S3 cloud.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14559
CLI Command
Restore Policies are working properly through CLI commands for backups in the Amazon S3 cloud.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14296
Instant Restore
Restore Hydration operations can be canceled on the Management Console.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13868
Management Service
The Management Service is working properly.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14268
Object Level Recovery
Reference objects are included in Object Level Recovery operations.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14425
Policies
Backup and Restore policies are working properly for the Azure cloud.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14196
SQL Safe detects when a policy is out of sync.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14255
Restore
The Restore Again option is assigning properly the new path location.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14265
SQL Safe Agent
In untrusted domains, Windows Authentication is blocked and the SQL Safe Agent authenticates using SQL Server Authentication.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14130
Upgrade
Upgrade the repository when the temporary database has been previously backed up. Please contact support for further assistance.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13889
After upgrading SQL Safe Backup, the registration of the Web Console is successful.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14129
Virtual Database
Virtual Database operations are working properly for both local and remote instances.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14626
8.7.1 New Features
Cloud Support
- Extended support is now available for cloud backups and restores from Azure and Amazon S3.
Desktop Console
- The user experience has been improved in the Desktop Console.
Object Level Recovery / Virtual Database
- The Object Level Recovery and Virtual Database functionalities are now refined and reinforced.
8.7.1 Fixed Issues
Backup
Backup files are now deleted from the temporary download location while performing aStatus colour Green title SQLSAFE-14526
backup.
Cloud Storage
Amazon S3 and Azure cloud storage performance has been improved to load large backupStatus colour Green title SQLSAFE-14460
files.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14264
Restore operations from Amazon and Azure cloud storage through T-SQLStatus colour Green title SQLSAFE-14513
and CLI commands are now working properly.
Notifications
Email notifications are sent properly now after the product upgrade.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14132
Operation Status
Queued operations are now displayed correctly in the Operation Status window.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14544
Policies
Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14166 Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14259 Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14280 Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14500
Policies performance hasStatus colour Green title SQLSAFE-14562
been improved.
Virtual Database and Object Level Recovery
Virtual Database and Object Level Recovery operations are now supported in a clusterStatus colour Green title SQLSAFE-14232
environment after a failover.
Make sure you set up manually the VDBMetadata directory structure before a Virtual Database operation is
attempted on an availability group environment.
8.7 New Features
Object Level Recovery
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Performing a Point-In-Time restore no longer leaves the database in a "recovering" state.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-14267
8.6 New Features
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The Last Operation Status section is now updating properly the list of backups that succeeded and failed.Status colour Green title SQLSAFE-13766
Grooming
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- The installer has been improved to allow the installation of all SQL Safe components and the Idera Dashboard in one single wizard.
Policies
- Copying policies is now policies is now available from the Policy tab. Users can now copy preexisting policies and modifying modify their settings before copying them.
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Users do not experience error messages anymore when performing the bulk "Backup Again" operation in the Operation History tab.
Users can now sort the databases list of the backup wizard according to Database Name, Last Backup, or Space Used.
The Restore Wizard now updates the point-in-time date accurately after clicking the Apply option.
"Restore again" and "Restore with different options" are now available for Instant Restore operations in the Operation History tab.
Links from "Databases with failed backups" and "Databases with failed restores" in the "My Environment" section of the Home tab now direct to the correct information in the Operation History tab.
Users can now access a tool tip tooltip that provides the complete name of SQL Server instances and databases displayed in the bar graphs of the Home tab.
SQL Safe now supports TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) 7.1.1.1.
Users can now use wildcards such as %, _, [ ], [^] to find their information more quickly through the filters.
Users can now perform the "Restore again" operation as a bulk operation in the Operation History tab without experiencing error messages.
When upgrading to a new version, users can now select previous SQL Safe display names or create a new one.
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- Administrators and users can now create a backup, restore, and log shipping policies with the same capabilities as in the desktop console. The options for launching the Policy Wizards are available from the Home, Policies, Instances, and Databases tabs.
- SQL Safe now allows you to access and edit any policy from the Policies tab.
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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 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.
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