January 31, 2017 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.8.1
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Fixes
- Fixes the unexpected look of the home page and data image details page onWeb UI
January 30, 2017 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.8.0
Features
- SQL Clone Server creates logs in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Red Gate\Logs\SQL Clone
- SQL Clone Agent creates logs in subdirectories of
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Red Gate\Logs\SQL Clone
- When creating images from backup, the SQL Server that will be used to create the images is displayed in the wizard
Fixes
- Added and improved error messages for image creation
- Initialization message shown if web UI is accessed during startup
- Fixed inaccurate "Agent on '{MachineName}' is not connected" message
- Updated references to SQL Clone Management Service to SQL Clone Server, including certificates (agents will require an update)
- SQL Clone Agent checks for the existance of the ShellHWDetection Windows Service before attempting to work with it
- Fixed issue where on some machines it was necessary to run the uninstall/upgrade twice
Known issues
- UI layout issues on the home page and image detail page
January 16, 2017 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.6
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Bundle Agent installation prerequisite for easier offline installation (Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 runtime)
- Show image creation progress on dashboard
- Increase accessibility of delete image UI option
- Preselect the image for the clone operation when already specified
- Made it much clearer when an agent is disconnected
- Made Internet Explorer watermark text less confusing color
- Added more context to error messages
Fixes
- Support creating images on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 when using network path to local share
- Installation now continues if Windows Firewall is turned off (adding firewall rules for the TCP ports 14145 and 14146 is skipped)
- Fixed missing scrollbar during image and clone creation
- Operations now fail when not responding after a timeout
- It is no longer possible to delete an image while it's being created
December 21, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.5
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Show the image creation date on the dashboard and image details pages
- Improved the accuracy of the progress bar during data image creation
- Detect missing agent prerequisites on Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
- Delete failed images and clones from the dashboard
Fixes
- Prevented some situations in which creating and deleting could appear to get stuck
December 13, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.4
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
Fixes
- Change certificate hash algorithm to prevent connection errors
- UI improvements
- Reduced network traffic on repeated errors
- Improved upgrade reliability
December 7, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.3
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Enter key submits the form from text boxes
Fixes
- Agent installer now only use hostnames that have DNS entries
- Improve example backup path to be relative
November 28, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.2
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Fixes
- Management system setup tool automatically appends .\ to local usernames
- Fixed a bug causing cloning and imaging operations to appear to hang in the UI
November 28, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.1
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Fixes
- Agent installer now returns instantly after detecting invalid credentials
November 28, 2016 - SQL Clone Public Beta 0.7.0
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Allow deleting images which have no clones (including those in an error state)
- Improved handling of in-progress create and delete operations on images and clones
Fixes
- Disallow creation of backup locations with invalid characters in the path (ref: 1732503934)
- Fix a bug giving confusing error messages on case sensitive databases
- Don't show the dashboard as selected in the side navbar when on the home page
- Allow Edge to load SQL Clone on the same machine the management service is installed on
- Display instructions for adding SQL Clone to trused sites when Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled
November 24, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.5
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Allow deleting images which have no clones (including those in an error state)
Fixes
- Disallow creation of backup locations with invalid characters in the path (ref: 1732503934)
- Fix a bug giving confusing error messages on case sensitive databases
- Don't show the dashboard as selected in the side navbar when on the home page
November 22, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.4
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Windows Firewall entries automatically added
Fixes
- Removed an incorrect warning during management service setup
- Improvement to SQL Server instance validation logic
November 21, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.3
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Minor improvements to management service setup
- Improved handling of deleting a clone database
Fixes
November 18, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.2
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Adding ability to ovveride the default clones storage folder through the "SQLCLONE_CLONES_FOLDER" environment variable.
- Checking the backup location accessibility before creation and preventing it to be created if it's invalid or cannot be accessed.
- Checking the image destination location accessibility before creation and preventing it to be created if it's invalid or cannot be accessed.
Fixes
- Makeing the agent installer require elevation from the beginning, so it can correctly check login credentials.
- Several improvments and fixes on the Web interface.
November 10, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.1
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Add check for updates and improve upgrade experience
Fixes
- Fix duplicate key error on first operation after agent upgrade
November 9, 2016 - SQL Clone Beta 0.6.0
This release of SQL Clone Beta includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:
Features
- Improve feedback when database list is loading
- Improve Agent connection resilience
- A number of usability tweaks around install and first use
Fixes
- Fix issue with restoring clones after reboot
- Fix issue with deleting clones
Known issues
- Creating a clone from and image of a clone throws the exception
The system cannot find the file specified
- The management service installer sometimes launches a browser before the service is ready to serve web pages