Version 8.0.3 - September 12th 2016

Fixes

• SB-4646: Improved check for SQB V6 & stopped NULL Reference exceptions
• SB-4659: Allowed unrecognised backup formats)
• SB-5584: Fixed ActivityHistoryGrid Resynch
• SB-5739: {SA} TypeInitializationException @ MainForm.WndProc(…)
• Fix Menu Font

Version 8.0.1 - August 11th 2016

Fixes

• SB-5717: Fix LOG_ONERRORONLY and LOG_ONERROR options.
• SB-5729: Fix email address bug to support both ; and , as delimiters
• SB-5730: Fix SECONDARY_REPLICA_COPY_ONLY bug
• SB-5733: Fix default lock timeout issue
• SB-5734: Fix installer to support TLS 1.2 connections.
• SB-5735: Fix installer when upgrading from paths that were enclosed in double quotes in the services' ImagePath property.

Version 8.0.0 - July 6th, 2016

Features (Engine)

• Support for SQL Server 2016
• Improved support for AlwaysOn Availability Groups
  • Added backup options CHECK_PREFERRED_AG_REPLICA/SECONDARY_REPLICA_COPY_ONLY
  • Added file location tags<CLUSTER>,<AVAILABILITYGROUP>
  • Added support for Availability Group backup preference
  • Added support to apply COPY_ONLY when doing FULL backup on secondary replica
  • Added awareness of limitations of backup capabilities on secondary replicas
  • no longer require registry configuration to SkipChecks
• Support for Email Encryption in server options
• Improved support for removable storage media
• Support for multiple DATETIME tags
• Support for .NET4 & .NET 3.5

Features (Other)

• GUI Rebuilt with newer shared components
• GUI New window appearance
• GUI New product logo
• GUI New product switcher - accessible from the product logo top-left
• GUI Support for .NET4 & .NET 2
• GUI Added Logging menu to Help menu
• OLR Basic support for SQL Server 2008-2016
• OLR Logging menu

Fixes

• SB-5543: Full support for SQL Backup restoring from solid state storage devices
• SB-5619: Engine installer sets the correct permissions for Windows 2012, if the startup account is not a sysadmin
• SB-5670: CHECKSUM is being set when using fully required on 2016
• SB-5673: using CHECKSUM and CONTINUE_AFTER_ERROR returns a warning on SQL 2016
• SB-5685: Improve restore process
• SB-5689: Restore from backup history works when transaction logs are needed
• SB-5690: Support higher BUFFERCOUNT to reduce elapsed time to complete backup
• SB-5692: Passwords stored in scheduled backup jobs are obfuscated not encrypted
• SB-5694: SQL Backup installer works on .NET 2 & .NET 4 frameworks
• SB-5697: Improved support for encrypt connections to SQL Server
• SB-5700: Improved support for restoring transaction log files where the STOPAT value matches the time the transaction log backup was started
• SB-5701: Paths can now support UNC, VolumeIds etc
• SB-5702: Improved support for restoring on Advanced Format hard disks where the sector/byte is NOT 512 bytes
• SB-5703: Reports back locking app for SQL Compact data file, when the error 'Get exclusive local data store access failed' is raised.
• SB-5719: Can now enter passwords on touch screen devices

• SB-5723: Services' ImagePath value is now enclosed in double-quotes

• SB-5718: Timeout error reading sysdatabases now caught by SQL Backup

• SB-5724: Run GUI in preference under .NET 4 over .NET 2

• SB-5728: Relax permissions check in Restore Wizard