SQLsafe provides the following new features and fixed issues.
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 SQLsafe 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
SQLsafe 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.