SQL Safe provides the following new features and fixed issues.

8.4 New Features

Native Backups

• SQL Safe supports SQL Server native backup format for backups along with the ability to restore from native backups.

Virtual Database

• Virtual Database (VDB) is integrated to SQL Safe 8.4.

8.4.2 Fixed Issues

Dashboard

• In the Operation History tab, users can now use the Virtual Database filter.

E-mail

• Users can now receive e-mail notifications for Backup/Restore operations performed from the SQL Safe Web Console.

• Users can now update e-mail settings within the IDERA Dashboard.

Licensing

• Updated licensing files that will affect expiring subscription keys (license keys that have an expiration date). If applying a new subscription license key, you must upgrade prior to applying the new key. Perpetual license keys (non-expiring license keys) are not impacted.

Object Level Recovery

• Object Level Recovery Restore Operations are no longer generating the "An item with the same key has already been added" error.

Policies

• When creating/editing a policy through the IDERA Dashboard, users can now set an account for file system access without any problem.

SQL Safe Installation

• When installing SQL Safe, the "Log on as a service" rights are now granted to the accounts specified for the SQL Safe services.

• The installation of SQL Safe is no longer checking for an existing installation of .NET Framework 2.0 as SQL Safe requires an installation of .NET Framework 4.0 or higher.

SQL Safe Re-registration 

• Users can now register SQL Safe with the IDERA Dashboard (Dashboard > Administration > Manage Products > Register a Product).

Virtual Database

• Users can mount a virtual database from backup file(s) located on a UNC share, as long as the SQL Safe Backup Service and SQL Safe OLR Service has permissions to the UNC share.

• Mount Operations through the SQLvdb CLI Commands now recognizes the default location settings in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and do not require the -Move parameter for the database file.

8.4 Fixed Issues

Add Instances

• When adding an instance to SQL Safe, users can now validate the entered credentials by running Test Credentials button.

Backup Policy

• Users can select databases when adding all instances in the Backup Policy Wizard.

Backup Policy Schedule

• 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.

Cloud Instances

• All Azure restore operations are recorded and displayed in the Operation History tab.

Encrypted Backup

• 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.

License

• The IDERA Dashboard now displays the SQL Safe License Key information.

Operation History

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

Restore Database

• In the Restore Database wizard, the browse button, located in the Databases option under File System tab, is now enabled.

• In the SQL Safe Restore Wizard, selecting a file path using the Browse feature correctly populates the file path that was chosen.

SQL Safe Backup Service

• The installation or the upgrade of the remote SQL Safe Backup Agent service is no longer displaying errors.

SQL Safe Product Migration

• SQL Safe product migration on CWF is no longer an issue.

SafeToSQL Utility

• SafeToSQL Utility can convert .safe backups into .bak backups and it is no longer having .NET versions conflicts.

Virtual Database

• 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”.