Release notes - version 6.xx

SQL Backup 6.5.1.9 is a minor release that includes the following updates:

VDI timeout removed. This was causing some restore operations for larger databases to time out before completion.
MAILTO_NOLOG parameter added for BACKUP and RESTORE commands. This specifies that email notification messages should not include the contents of the log file, to avoid email message sizes exceeding mail server limits.

SQL Backup 6.5 is a minor release that includes various engine improvements and bug fixes:

New features

Ability to choose "existing database file location" as well as the SQL Backup suggested defaults.

Bug fixes and improvements

Support for KEEP_CDC
LATEST_ALL keyword fixes for restoring the latest full backup and and all subsequent log and differential backups, in particular:

Miscellaneous

Quality improvement program - users now have the option to send usage information back to Red Gate to help us improve future versions

SQL Backup 6.4 is a minor release that includes support for additional new keywords:

Keyword support for restoring a database using the latest backups, including all available transaction log files
Keyword support for backing up all user databases or all system databases on an instance
Keyword support for specifying a different source database when restoring from disk (with 'LATEST' keywords)

In addition, there are further bug fixes and enhancements:

DISCONNECT_EXISTING can now be used with RESTORE on databases that are already in a "Recovering" state
Database name is now case-insensitive when restoring with LATEST_FULL
Fixes to automatic deletion of old SQL Backup log files
Fixes to prevent event-log flooding with Microsoft Cluster Service errors on active/active clusters
Miscellaneous minor bug fixes in the engine and GUI

SQL Backup 6.3 is a minor release, including the following enhancements and bug fixes:

New keyword support for network resilience to restore commands
New support for erasing backup files (with options) independently from a backup command
New keyword support for backups to use native SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition's compression level
New keyword support for restore jobs to restore the most recent backup file
New dialog to activate serial numbers on multiple servers
Bug fix to be able to import SQL Server registrations into SQL Backup from SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
Improvements to the file browser for 64-bit systems
Improvements around handling the conversion of sqb files
Better error handling for certain situations, such as when deduplication is used or if the disk is running out of space
Miscellaneous minor bug fixes in engine and GUI

SQL Backup 6.2 is a minor release, including:

New object level recovery functionality (SQL Object Level Recovery Pro) to enable the recovery of individual database objects from SQL Backup (.sqb) backups.
Minor bug fixes

SQL Backup 6.1 is a minor release, including the following bug fixes:

When backing up multiple databases transaction logs, backup files could fail to copy
Verifying log backups could result in it failing to copy

SQL Backup 6.0 is a major release, adding the following new features and bug fixes:

Network resilience for backups to protect against temporary network outages (Pro edition)
Network resilience for log shipping to protect against more prolonged network outages (Pro edition)
New compression level 4 (Pro edition)
Kill existing connections as part of the restore process (Pro edition)
Log shipping now includes an option to skip the initialization of the destination database (Pro edition)
Check for orphaned usersas part of the restore process (Pro edition)
Enhanced timeline responsiveness
Ability to step back through the wizards to re-run an operation if a problem occurs
Manage existing backup files with new purge options
Ability to view SQL Backup log files from the user interface
Ability to deactivate licenses from the user interface
Improved file browser
Various bug fixes