SQL Safe provides the following new features and fixed issues.
8.4 New Features
- 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.