SQL Safe provides the following new features and fixed issues.
8.3 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
- 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.