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SQL Safe is ONLY compatible with IDERA Dashboard version 4.6 and with limited support.

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

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    titleSQLSAFE-14622
    Restores of backup files with FILESTREAM files are working properly now.
  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14842
    Users can now rename the bucket properly.

Availability Group

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14341
    Full and Differential backups are working properly on Availability Groups.

Azure Cloud

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    titleSQLSAFE-14619
    Backup operations to the Azure Storage account are running faster than before.

Installation

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-13999
    Users can now install remotely the SQL Safe Backup Agent where the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 redistributable or greater is previously installed.

Object Level Recovery

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14554
    Object Level Recovery operations on remote instances using CLI or XSP are working properly now.

Policies

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14393
    Users can now perform log shipping policies properly using CLI with and without encryption.
  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14572
    The SQL Server Agent is working properly when performing backup policies.

Virtual Database

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14733
    The Virtual Database is mounting the original database.

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

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    titleSQLSAFE-14448
    Backup and Restore operations are allowed on Azure File storage and Azure Blob storage.

Backup / Restore

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-13991
    Backup and Restore operations of a database from an Untrusted Domain server are successful.
  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14381
    Backup and Restore operations are allowed from Untrusted Domains.
  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14559
    Backup and Restore operations are working properly on the Amazon S3 cloud.

CLI Command

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    titleSQLSAFE-14296
    Restore Policies are working properly through CLI commands for backups in the Amazon S3 cloud.

Instant Restore

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-13868
    Restore Hydration operations can be canceled on the Management Console.

Management Service

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14268
    The Management Service is working properly.

Object Level Recovery

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14425
    Reference objects are included in Object Level Recovery operations.

Policies

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14196
    Backup and Restore policies are working properly for the Azure cloud.
  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14255
    SQL Safe detects when a policy is out of sync.

Restore

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14265
    The Restore Again option is assigning properly the new path location.

SQL Safe Agent

  • Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14130
    In untrusted domains, Windows Authentication is blocked and the SQL Safe Agent authenticates using SQL Server Authentication.

Upgrade

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-13889
    Upgrade the repository when the temporary database has been previously backed up. Please contact support for further assistance.
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    titleSQLSAFE-14129
    After upgrading SQL Safe Backup, the registration of the Web Console is successful.

Virtual Database

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    titleSQLSAFE-14626
    Virtual Database operations are working properly for both local and remote instances.

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

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    titleSQLSAFE-14526
    Backup files are now deleted from the temporary download location while performing a
    backup.

Cloud Storage

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14460
    Amazon S3 and Azure cloud storage performance has been improved to load large backup
    files.
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    titleSQLSAFE-14264
     
    Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14513
    Restore operations from Amazon and Azure cloud storage through T-SQL
    and CLI commands are now working properly.

Notifications

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14132
    Email notifications are sent properly now after the product upgrade.

Operation Status

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14544
    Queued operations are now displayed correctly in the Operation Status window.

Policies

  • Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14166
     
    Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14259
    Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14280
     
    Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14500
     
    Status
    colourGreen
    titleSQLSAFE-14562
    Policies performance has
    been improved.

Virtual Database and Object Level Recovery

  • Status
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    titleSQLSAFE-14232
    Virtual Database and Object Level Recovery operations are now supported in a cluster
    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

  • The Object Level Recovery functionality is now available in the Desktop Console.

Policies

  • Users can now copy policies in the Desktop Console.

Virtual Database

  • The Virtual Database functionality is now available in the Desktop Console.

8.6.1 New Features

Backup and Restore operations

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