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SQL Safe provides the following new features and fixed issues.

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4 New Features

• When performing backup and restore operations, users are now able to specify Microsoft Azure Blob Storage as the location for their backup and restore files.
• Copying policies is now available from the Policy tab. Users can now copy preexisting policies and modifying their settings before copying them. 
• The installer has been improved to allow the installation of all SQL Safe components and the Idera Dashboard in one single wizard. 
• Users can now perform striped backups to tape devices using Tivoli Storage Manager.
• SQL Safe is now integrated with IDERA Dashboard 3.0.  

8.3 Fixed Issues

• Virtual Database (VDB) is integrated to SQL Safe 8.4.
• SQL Safe supports SQL Server native backup format for backups along with the ability to restore from native backups.

8.4 Fixed Issues

• The servers that have SQL Safe Agents installed (Version 8.0.0.423) are no longer reporting “SQLvdb Filter Service version 8.0.0.423: License has expired”.
• SQL Safe Backup policies configured with the "Monitor + Automatically create backup jobs using the SQLsafe Backup Agent" action, are now running all operations as scheduled.
• The IDERA Dashboard now displays the SQL Safe License Key information.
• The installation or the upgrade of the remote SQL Safe Backup Agent service is no longer displaying errors.
• SQL Safe product migration on CWF is no longer an issue.

• Selecting the “Backup with different options” option in the Operation History tab no longer generates exceptions.

• In the Restore Database wizard, the browse button, located in the Databases option under File System tab, is now enabled.
• SafeToSQL Utility can convert .safe backups into .bak backups and it is no longer having .NET versions conflicts.
• In the SQL Safe Restore Wizard, selecting a file path using the Browse feature correctly populates the file path that was chosen.

• Users are no longer prevented from completing the SQL Safe Backup Wizard when selecting the "Backup with different options" setting on a backup operation that was previously completed which resulted in an encrypted backup file.

• All Azure restore operations are recorded and displayed in the Operation History tab.
• Users can select databases when adding all instances in the Backup Policy Wizard.
• When adding an instance to SQL Safe, users can now validate the entered credentials by running Test Credentials button
• 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 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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