Release Notes
March 2019
These release notes provide information about the LiteSpeed for SQL Server release.
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LiteSpeed for SQL Server, or LiteSpeed, is a fast and flexible backup and recovery solution that allows DBAs to easily maintain complete control over the backup and recovery process. Its low-impact, high-performance compression and encryption technology enables users to reduce storage costs and protect data, while improving both backup and disaster recovery times. With the improved compression and LiteSpeed's Fast Compression technology, LiteSpeed for SQL Server can further reduce disk space and backup time up to another 85% over traditional, compressed full backup solutions. The result is a unique backup and recovery approach, unmatched in flexibility, that greatly reduces backup times, creates a significantly smaller storage footprint, and maintains a high level of recoverability.
Store database backups directly into the following cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure Blob storage, Amazon S3 and Google Storage.
Automate backup testing and running database consistency checks using Automated Restore
New features in LiteSpeed 8.8:
See also:
The following is a list of enhancements implemented in LiteSpeed 8.8.
Table 1: General enhancements
| Enhancement | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| Use a backup template to skip LOG backups only on LogShipping databases. | LS-1193 |
| Azure Germany region has been added to supported regions. | LS-1006 |
| Amazon S3 Paris region has been added to supported regions. | LS-1005 |
| Windows Server Core versions are supported (starting with Windows Server Core 2008 R2) | LS-933 |
| Verify backups from the console (disk, cloud and TSM backups) | LS-870 |
| Log Reader and OLR now support the SQL Server Graph databases. | LS-736 |
| Use regular expressions to exclude databases from backups in the backup template (Maintenance Plans only). | LS-729 |
| Overview and Backup History reports have been updated | LS-624 |
| Automated restore can do point in time restores: either a static point in time or something dynamic (for example 4 hours prior to recovery). | LS-532 |
| LogReader now supports export of changed data to CSV, DB, and HTML. | LS-518 |
| OLR now supports the SQL Server Varbinary(max) data type. | LS-395 |
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 |
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.7.1
Table 2: 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 |
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.7
Table 3: 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 |
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.6.1.
Table 4: 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 |
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.6.0.
Table 5: 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 6: 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 7: OLR issues
| Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| OLR should support sparse columns | LS-258 |
Table 8: 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 9: Backup Template issues
| Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| Template deployment may move registered instances to the "unregistered instances" category | LS-448 |
Table 10: 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 11: 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 |
The following is a list of issues addressed in release 8.5.
Table 12: 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 13: 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 14: Remote Deploy resolved issues
| Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| Remote deploy wizard opens normally on all systems | 119799 |
Table 15: OLR resolved issues
| Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| Filtered Index is supported | 119598 |
| NTEXT,TEXT, IMAGE types can be restored via Direct Mode | 119724 |
Table 16: 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 17: Instance Configuration Wizard resolved issues
| Resolved Issue | Issue ID |
|---|---|
| AlwaysOn Group listener can be used for the central repository connection | 119600 119596 |
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