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NetVault Plug-in for SQL Server 12.0 - Release Notes

Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug-in  for SQL Server 12.0

Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug‑in  for SQL Server 12.0
These release notes provide information about the Quest® NetVault® Backup Plug‑in  for SQL Server release.
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About this release

Quest NetVault Backup (NetVault Backup) Plug‑in for SQL Server (Plug‑in for SQL Server) 12.0 is a major release, with enhanced features and functionality. For complete product documentation, visit https://support.quest.com/technical-documents.

New features

New feature in Plug‑in for SQL Server 12.0: Added support for hardware-based, integrated VSS snapshots for the Dell Compellent product line when used with a standalone SQL Server deployment.
 
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NOTE: For Always On Availability Group deployments and Failover Cluster deployments, hardware snapshots are not currently supported by Plug‑in for SQL Server. If you are running an Always On Availability Group environment or a Failover Cluster environment, ensure that the software-based Microsoft VSS provider is in place and has preference over any vendor’s hardware-based VSS provider. Also, be aware that NetVault Backup-managed persistent snapshots are not supported in Failover Cluster deployments or Always On Availability Group deployments.

Enhancements

The following is a list of enhancements implemented in Plug‑in for SQL Server 12.0.
 
Table 1. General enhancements
Enhancement
Issue ID

To limit the amount of time elapsed waiting for a login request to a SQL Server instance, added a Login Timeout option.

DNPSS-933

Added support for SQL Server 2017 on Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.

DNPSS-1009

Added support for SQL Server Standard 2014, 2016, and 2017 on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

DNPSS-1026

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