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SQL Safe Backup provides the following new features and fixed issues.

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9.2.

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2 New Features

Azure / Amazon S3 Cloud

• SQL Safe Backup 8.6 version now supports Azure and Amazon S3 subfolders.

Cloud Environment

• Redesigned cloud backup and restore operations for Azure and Amazon S3 storage.

Support for Microsoft Windows 2019

• IDERA SQL Safe Backup 8.6 version now supports Microsoft Windows 2019.

8.6 Fixed Issues

Availability Group

Restore

• For Restore operations, you can now Prioritize the Operation.

9.2.2 Fixed Issues

Availability Group

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-15109

  You can change the Database Owner for restored databases in Availability Groups.

Instance

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14063

   SQL Safe Backup operations are now working properly in availability groups.

Backup

• 14031

  Instances are listed in alphabetical order now.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-1420613993

   Users can now perform backup operations to an Azure location specifying the container name as "Page blob".  You can register instances with the same name in different domains.

PolicyBackup / Restore

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-11856

   

  14910

  The selected options in the wizard are retained when you click back on the wizard.

Restore

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13585

   

  14676

  The restore file list provides support for Cloud Storage.

SQL Safe Agent

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13890

   

  14931

  The panel Upgrade Status displays now information properly when upgrading the SQL Safe Backup Agent.

SQL Safe Management Console

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13924

   

  15056

  The instance status is now displaying the information properly in the SQL Safe Management Console.

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

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14009

   

  14897

  Full (copy-only) backups are running normally on secondary replicas when the backup preference is set to "Prefer Secondary".

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14161

   

  14976

  The Mass Agent Upgrade option works properly using AG Listener and AG Cluster nodesUsers can now backup and restore large databases to/from Azure and Amazon S3 locations.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13539

   

  14906

  Users can now apply changes to policies involved with Failover Cluster Instances.

Virtual Database

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14083

   Users can now backup and restore to/from Azure and Amazon S3 cloud base storage using subfolders.

  -14365

  The issue of restoring virtual databases is solved now.

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

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14193

   

  14621

  Restore operations are performed successfully on Amazon Cloud Storage.

Availability Group

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-1419414534

  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-14850

  There are no delays when performing simultaneous Backup operations on Availability Group instances Users can now perform AdHoc backup and AdHoc restore operations to Amazon S3 and Azure cloud storage using subfolders. They need to make sure to select the Force Restore (replace) option when performing restore operations.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14087

   

  14852

  The SQL Safe Agent is running properly on the Availability Group listener.

Azure Cloud

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14091

   

  14704

  Restore Backup and restore operations are now working properly for TSM and Amazon S3 locationson Azure Blob Storage.

Cluster EnvironmentBackup

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13853

   Users can now perform Object Level Recovery and Virtual Database operations to an agent in a clustered environment.

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• 14820

  The Backup time and compression on TDE-enabled databases are working properly.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13847

   Users can now perform backup and restore operations when enabling FIPS compliance. They can save Azure Pub Account details in the Web and Desktop Console.

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• 14866

  Information about Pre/Post Backup commands is displayed now in the Option section of the Summary tab.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-13546

   

  14006

  There is no FileStream error message for any Backup operations performed for any databasesUsers can now run backup policies to a snapshot database.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14192

   Users can now perform backup policies using subfolders from azure locations.

  14684

  The Mount VDB and Object Level Recovery operations are now working properly for Differential Backups.

PoliciesRestore

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-1395214328

    The Restore wizard is now working properly when restoring backed up databases to Amazon S3 locations in a remote instanceLocation Path is not altered when changing a Policy compression type.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14053

   Instant Restore operations to large databases are now working properly when it is restored to a new database or to an existing database using the "Force Restore" option.

  14840

  Users can now edit successfully existing policies.

SQL Safe Backup/RestoreUpgrades

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14049

   

  14699

  Users can now perform Backup and Restore operations of more than one backup file from multiple locationsAfter upgrading from SQL Safe Backup 8.5.2 to 8.6, the registration of the Web Console is now successful.

• Status
  colour Green title SQLSAFE-14123

   

  13044

  Backup and Restore operations are successful with SQL Server Multi-Subnet ClusteringUsers can now upgrade the SQL Safe Agent Components from an old SQL Safe Backup product version to 8.6 version properly.