In LiteSpeed 8.9.7
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.9.7
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
SQL Server activities between LiteSpeedCentral and LiteSpeedLocal SQL databases across all imported SQL Servers are not synchronized | LS-2348 |
"List of Objects in cloud exception: The remote name could not be resolved: 'blob.core.windows.net'" error is encountered when GovCloud (US) Region is checked under the Amazon S3 storage and the backup process is run | LS-2428 |
The automated job is failing when the database is in the exclusive mode | LS-2338 |
“Invalid parameter detected” error is encountered when '%' character is used in an extended stored procedure parameter | LS-2332 |
The Object level recovery feature restores only partial data from the cloud Amazon S3 for tables over 1 GB in size using the direct mode or bulk insert option | LS-2335 |
"Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim" error is encountered when parallel backups are performed | LS-2339 |
Reduced console freezes when working with a large number of activity statistic events | LS-2345 |
Enterprise Console is reverting display Instance name changes when synchronizing activities | LS-2330 |
“Error code 1205: Transaction (Process ID 782) was deadlocked on lock | communication buffer resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim" error is encountered when the deadlock occurs on the msdb database entry during the backup process | LS-2350 |
"Not enough space for ending backup" error is encountered when backing up to Nimble storage resulting in the incorrect termination of backup | LS-2351 |
Smart Cleanup fails to delete the backups from the location if the variable %TYPE% is used in the @Locations parameter | LS-2297 |
"Header info is empty. Check SQL Server works properly." error is encountered when SLSRecast is run via CLI | LS-2346 |
The stored procedure for reverting display Instance name changes in the Enterprise Console when synchronizing activities is not being installed during remote deployment | LS-2349 |
"Cannot assign a default value to a local variable" error is encountered when configuring the instances in the LiteSpeed Configuration Instance Wizard window while using SQL Server 2005 | LS-2365 |
"Target database is dropped" error is encountered when the xp_restore_automated procedure is run to restore a database from an older SQL Server version to a newer one | LS-2363 |
“SELECT” statements on the msdb databases are now performed with "WITH (NO LOCK)" hint during the backup process | LS-2375 |
“Error code 1205: Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on lock | communication buffer resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim" error is encountered when the deadlock occurs on the LiteSpeedLocal, LiteSpeedCentral and msdb databases entry during the backup process | LS-2381 |
The warning message "Optimization for OLR is skipped" is now is shown in the LiteSpeed Activity tab when the backup process is successfully finished while the OLR map is skipped due to insufficient storage space | LS-2374 |
"Specified backup should be a Full Database backup type" error is encountered when using Object Level Recovery with 100 and more data files in the SQL backup database | LS-2377 |
Performance is decreased when using LiteSpeed GUI Console with the Search feature implemented | LS-2433 |
In LiteSpeed 8.9.5
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.9.5
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
LiteSpeed does not crash when requests notification operators list in the deployment wizard. | LS-1795 |
Fast compression does not reset FC sequence to "F0" after any normal full backup if database name has "/". | LS-2127 |
Maintenance plans do not report formatting is incorrect anymore. | LS-2141 |
Help files now include the minimum AWS permissions requirements. | LS-2151 |
MSDB updated when a verify fails at the end of a backup. | LS-2155 |
Automated striping options takes to account a filestream size. | LS-2163 |
Maintenance plans do not report "Invalid pointer operation" anymore. | LS-2167 |
Cloud parameters partsize and parallel uploads are now supported in the backup maintenance plan. | LS-2262 |
LiteSpeed deletes record about backup in msdb database in case of a failed write to disk operation. | LS-2283 |
In LiteSpeed 8.9.1
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.9.1
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Tlog backups do not hang sporadically anymore. | LS-1983 |
Smart Cleanup resources usage significantly decreased. | LS-1980, LS-1981 |
Backup Analyzer now shows a warning message if the data sample size too low. | LS-1083 |
Console now may recognize AlwaysOn Group Listener used as a central repository. | LS-1643 |
Backup to cloud performance has been optimized. | LS-1892 |
Tlog backups do not fail with the error "The connection is no longer usable..." anymore. | LS-1893 |
Restore_headeronly stored procedure performance has been optimized for Cloud storage. | LS-1896 |
Maintenance plans do not hang anymore in case of Сloud storage. | LS-1932 |
Core correctly handle Access denied error in case of IAM authentication. | LS-1960 |
Smart Cleanup now correctly handles non-immediate deletions of Cloud storages. | LS-2001, LS-2028 |
LiteSpeed now correctly calculates CloudPartSize and CloudParallelUpload parameters for large and very large databases. | LS-2009 |
LiteSpeed does not leave a database in restoring state after restore anymore. | LS-2029 |
LiteSpeed now uses nolock option for queries to TempDB tables. | LS-1978 |
Auto-filters disabled for the LiteSpeed Activity tab. | LS-1927 |
Restore process now able to use LSM file from the backup file. | LS-1712 |
In LiteSpeed 8.9
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.9
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Log Shipping restore job now fails in case of the first tlog backup was not found. | LS-1401 |
The AG-related SELECT statement now runs only once. | LS-1033 |
The updating license key procedure described in the help file. | LS-1232 |
Fast Compression now takes into account Sql Server native differential backups. | LS-1416 |
A cluster uninstall script now deletes empty Quest Software folder in Program Files. | LS-1450 |
Automated restore now takes into account t-log backups created during a full backup. | LS-1452 |
Maintenance plans now correctly apply the "Order selected databases" option. | LS-1522 |
Automated restore now correctly sorts backup files | LS-1533 |
Maintenance plans do not fail now with "session expired" | LS-1569 |
TDE compressed backups now supports starting SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU8, SQL Server 2017 CU16 and SQL Server 2019 RTM versions | LS-1584, LS-1585 |
Log reader now does not hang on large backups. | LS-1592 |
LiteSpeed now works with Amazon Web Services IAM Roles as expected. | LS-1603 |
LiteSpeed now correctly calculates the cloud automatic stripping option. | LS-1628 |
LiteSpeed now supports the pound symbol in Sql Server passwords where allowed. | LS-1630 |
LiteSpeed now supports the creation of subfolders for encrypted objects in the Amazon Web Services cloud. | LS-1651 |
In LiteSpeed 8.8
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.8
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Corrected a problem on restoring on old backup to source database. Automated restore used to incorrectly choose older backups with a higher LSN number that newer backups created after the restore. |
LS-514 |
Corrected a problem where DCR backup files larger than 4GB with Verify option turned on failed. | LS-924 |
Corrected a problem behind error on upgrade of server during upgrade of LiteSpeed Local 'Latin1_General_100_CS_AS_KS_WS_SC' | LS-982 |
Cloud browsing performance has been improved in maintenance plans. This is specifically related to the time taken to complete backup jobs when cleanup is enabled. | LS-1000 |
Corrected a display problem, when a backup or restore verify ran for a longer period of time it showed up in the console as failed but was still running in the background.. The central repository is now updated in real time with progress percentage of restore. | LS-1027 |
Corrected a problem where OLR failed to start when processing more than 200 TLOG backups. | LS-1030 |
TSM Issue "Error in conversion TSMEstimatedSize" has been fixed. | LS-1035 |
Issue related to TSM server generates too many TSM database transactions has been fixed. | LS-1036 |
Issue "Template was not deployed. Installed LiteSpeed version (8.6.1.36) does not support Azure Blob Storage." when deploying the template has been fixed. | LS-1037 |
The help files have been updated to include always on group support in SQL Server 2014 and SQL Server 2016. | LS-1123 |
Log shipping jobs do not check contiguous memory before executing any more. | LS-1127 |
The option to "Force a full backup if one has not been created" is now applied in the case where a database name does not match the logical name of the MDF file. | LS-1150 |
xp_restore_verifyonly now reports compression level or adaptive compression mode | LS-1187 |
Overlapped write has been disabled by default for network storage since it generates too many issues with non-compatible windows storage. | LS-1197 |
The ability to add / hide copy-only full backups from a selection has been added to Intellirestore | LS-1207 |
Fast compression template job now records failed backups to Litespeed activity. | LS-1220 |
Fast compression maintenance plans now support variable “%TYPE%". | LS-1246 |
Litepseed now sets maximum striping/CloudPartSize values for backups to cloud databases that cannot be read. | LS-1262 |
Improve stability of a backup transfer process to Amazon cloud. | LS-1289 |
Disable OLRMAP option for TLOGS in Backup Templates. | LS-1296 |
Backup wizard no longer ignores "Use SSL" setting for Microsoft Azure. | LS-1340 |
In LiteSpeed 8.7.1
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.7.1
Table 3: Core issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Corrected a problem where Log shipping calls to check memory should not crash server or consume up server resources. | LS-1127 |
Corrected a problem behind a Delete File error on backup to Google Storage for files containing special symbols, slashes or spaces including files in subfolders. | LS-1320 |
With tlog backups, changed the default setting for the option "Optimize Object Level Recovery speed" to off as in some cases there is more difficulty with its usage than profit. | LS-1222 |
Corrected a display problem, when a backup or restore verify ran for a longer period of time it showed up in the console as failed but was still running in the background. | LS-1027 |
Litepseed now sets maximum striping/CloudPartSize values for backups to cloud databases that cannot be read. | LS-1262 |
The LiteSpeed activity page now records successful and failed fast compression backups. | LS-1220 |
Fast Compression now shows all messages in the logs, not just messages from the last database. | LS-1218 |
Fast Compression backups no longer backup databases in STANDBY mode. | LS-1236 |
OLR is now able to execute requests to process more than 200 TLOG bakcups. | LS-1030 CSR 4369943 |
LiteSpeed now locks backup files during regular backup full / differential / TLOG / fast compression. | LS-1194 |
LiteSpeed now includes logging and retries into the CloudProxy where it checks for bucket existence and requests a bucket's region | LS-1161 |
In LiteSpeed 8.7
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.7
Table 4: Core issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
The Instance configuration wizard now allows you to edit the instance name at the SQL Instances step. Ctrl+Left Click on an empty place near the "use the same login ..." check box. |
LS-552 |
When the console is setup to use "central" view, refresh now correctly updates the list of registered SQL Servers. | LS-570 |
Automated restore now reports the correct message for a dropped database.. | LS-576 |
The Database tab at the instance level now shows the last backup for all databases. | LS-580 |
LiteSpeed Core is now able to correctly read files with non-standard sector sizes from storage. | LS-643 |
LiteSpeed now handles license information from old license types (License types used by LiteSpeed versions prior to 8.6). |
LS-646 LS-647 LS-649 LS-780 |
Instance configuration now allows the SQL name to include a port number. |
LS-656 |
Multi-database Fast Compression now correctly works with the %DATABASENAME% parameter. | LS-708 |
Maintenance Plans can now run backups without an additional call to xp_restore_headeronly | LS-721 |
On upgrade LiteSpeed is now able to correctly handle the old license type (License types used by LiteSpeed versions prior to 8.6). | LS-780 |
Corrected an issue where Automated Restore ran with no results. |
LS-819 |
Symbol "]" is now allowed in the database name in backup Maintenance Plans. | LS-823 |
Symbol "{" is now allowed in OLR scripts.. | LS-845 |
“Always on availability group” options are now disabled when "System Databases" is selected in Maintenance Plans. | LS-854 |
Remote Deploy now supports TLS 1.2 automated provider selection. | LS-855 |
Backup Template jobs now produce an error when the backup path option is selected and not used. | LS-871 |
LiteSpeed Core now works correctly on receipt of unexpected errors from the SQL Server. | LS-890 |
Browsing for a backup location on windows 2016 no longer results the error "Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow." | LS-904 |
The LiteSpeed Console now reports the server as registered when the native Log Shipping plan includes a server port number in "name". | LS-186 |
The Log Shipping wizard now uses the port number of a registered SQL Server instance. | LS-897 |
Fast Compression smart cleanup tasks are now able to delete files in the case of locked files. |
LS-903 LS-820 |
In LiteSpeed 8.6.1
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.6.1.
Table 5: Core issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Handling of the error “The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process” in maintenance plans has been improved. |
LS-721 |
Fast Compression backup for multiple databases now supports the %DATABASENAME% variable. | LS-708 |
LiteSpeed core work with different drive sector sizes has been improved. | LS-643, LS-649 |
Smart cleanup is able to work with a larger number of files now. | LS-644 |
License verification is now optimized for old format keys (prior to version 8.6). |
LS-646, LS-647 |
The Instance Configuration Wizard now allows you to set a port number for SQL Server instances on non-standard ports. | LS-656 |
In LiteSpeed 8.6.0
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.6.0.
Table 6: Core issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Errors "Database 'name' is invalid: not found" may occur during smart cleanup process on fast computers | LS-293 |
Cloud buckets browsing may fail with error "List of Objects in cloud exception: The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found" in case of a lot of cloud objects | LS-369 |
Automated restore does not show error in case of drop database operation fail | LS-207 |
Automated restore may fail drop database if the database in use by other connection | LS-214 |
Backups executed with depreciating @LSECompatible=1 parameter can't be restored. | LS-323 |
Backup performance slow due to the running of unneeded T SQL statement. | LS-384 |
Automated restore changes file names and extension for secondary data files | LS-483 |
Backup of AG secondary replica fails if the replica is not set to be readable. | LS-498 |
Table 7: Log Reader issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Log reader may fail when reading large log files because it could not use all available RAM on the machine | LS-6 |
Table 8: OLR issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
OLR should support sparse columns | LS-258 |
Table 9: Job Manager issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Job Manager may raise an error in case of adding job step to a job. | LS-446 |
Table 10: Backup Template issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Template deployment may move registered instances to the "unregistered instances" category | LS-448 |
Table 11: Console issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
The user interface console displays an incorrect message if the central repository instance is setup with a port number | LS-503 |
Table 12: Maintenance Plan issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Maintenance plans create but do not drop temp tables. | LS-516 |
Maintenance plans may fail with error "Access violation at address 00511475 in module 'slssqlmaint.exe'. Read of address 7FFD5DF6" during fast compression with smart cleanup plan execution in some cases. | LS-521 |
In LiteSpeed 8.5
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.5.
Table 13: Backup and Restore resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Performance issue related to mirrored backups resolved | 115926 |
Issue with hanging backups on high load systems resolved | 119546 119800 |
LiteSpeed install on windows 2012/2016 servers does not need NET 3.5 any more | 119868 |
“Provider” parameter added to LS Core ini file | 119658 |
Table 14: Fast Compression resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Number of threads from LiteSpeed defaults correctly applied in Fast Compression | 119711 |
Escalation events do not raise error status for backup | 119780 |
Fast Compression can figure out special cases caused by SmartCleanup | 119735 |
Table 15: Remote Deploy resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Remote deploy wizard opens normally on all systems | 119799 |
Table 16: OLR resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Filtered Index is supported | 119598 |
NTEXT,TEXT, IMAGE types can be restored via Direct Mode | 119724 |
Table 17: Maintenance plans resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
Maintenance plan reports can be emailed in all cases | 119476 |
Striped backups can be deleted from cloud with “delete files older then” option | 119689 |
Table 18: Instance Configuration Wizard resolved issues
Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
---|---|
AlwaysOn Group listener can be used for the central repository connection | 119600 119596 |