Quest® Backup Report for Oracle
Version 1.6.1
Release Notes
August 19, 2013
Welcome to Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle
Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle simplifies and cuts the time needed to analyze and report on the status of your Oracle RMAN backups and reduces the risks associated with failed or poorly performing backups.
With Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle, you can undertake:
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This release of Backup Reporter for Oracle supports connecting to Oracle 12C.
Click the following links to view issues addressed and enhancements implemented in Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle 1.x releases, including this latest release 1.6:
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
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| Application | The application no longer crashes when you click the backupset(raw) data tab. | TFS296478 |
| Data Polling Frequency | The Disable Background Polling feature now functions correctly. | TFS281192 |
| Support Bundle | Create Support Bundle no longer fails. | TFS281204 |
| Report Selector | You can now open a report from Task Scheduler | TFS283155 |
| Registration Window | Information in the Registration window now displays correctly. | TFS284455 |
| Import Connections | Import Toad Connections no longer fails under an Oracle Instance client. | TFS284703 |
| Connection | Connect to Oracle no longer fails under an Oracle instance client. | TFS284705 |
| Backups | 24-hour report no longer displays backups performed outside the 24 hour time window. | TFS295056 |
| Clicking the refresh button while in the Backups tab no longer causes the application to close. | TFS295353 | |
| NLS_LANG | The process to search for the NLS_LANG is faster. |
TFS295630 TFS297102 |
| Overview Page | The Save button no longer activates when you edit the Display Name. | TFS287550 |
| Help | Pressing F1 now displays online help. | TFS297557 |
| Violations Page | Only the selected violation displays when you select Single Violation Report. | TFS297579 |
| Application no longer incorrectly displays violations when time windows starts before midnight and extends to the next day hours. | TFS298211 | |
| Violations no longer occurs if policy is set to every one day or every 24 hours. | TFS298216 |
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| Backup Tab | Time range limited to AM. | TFS273672 |
| UI | Report preview does not display correctly in some circumstances. | TFS273707, TFS273700 |
| Data Connectivity | Cannot launch CL+ from the Overview panel. | TFS280743 |
| Data Connectivity Query | Date range does not behave correctly in the Growth panel. | TFS281013 |
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
|---|---|---|
| Task Scheduler | The task list now refreshes when you manually start a scheduled backup and when the window receives UI focus. | TFS224654 |
| UI | The Backup Piece size no longer gets replaced with the Backup Set size in BackupsByTypeView. | TFS225023 |
| Data Connectivity | The application no longer hangs when you connect to a local instance that does not exist. | TFS226582 |
| Data Connectivity Query | Large values no longer cause application to display an error message. | TFS232799 |
| Data Connectivity Registration | Registration Wizard now verifies catalog login correctly. | TFS233018 |
This release focuses on adding features.
| Feature | Resolved Issue | Defect ID |
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| Policies | Fixed a bug in the recovery window calculation. | N/A |
| Feature | Known Issue | Defect ID |
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| Navigation | Sometimes the navigation buttons do not work correctly. | N/A |
| Connectivity | LDAP using Active Directory on Windows 7 sometimes causes the application to hang during exit. | N/A |
If you are using the Quest Backup Report Preview Edition you may simply uninstall the Preview Edition using the “Add/Remove Programs” control panel and install the Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle 1.6.
Your configuration settings and the state information will be preserved during this upgrade.
Before installing Backup Reporter for Oracle, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
| Hardware |
CD-ROM drive or internet connection (needed for install only) VGA monitor, 1024x768 resolution, small fonts Mouse pointing device |
| Memory |
512 MB RAM required, 4 GB recommended |
| Hard Disk Space | 200 MB |
| Operating System |
Windows XP (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2012 |
| Database Server | Oracle 9i; 9i R2; 10g R1; 10g R2; 11g R1; 11g R2, 12c |
| Server Virtualization | Quest Backup Reporter has been tested on VM 3.1. |
| Additional Software |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or latter (to view the Release Notes) Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or later (for viewing the Installation Guide) |
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.
The Toad release package contains the following products:
Get the latest product information, find helpful resources, and join a discussion with the Quest Backup Reporter for Oracle team and other community members. Join the Backup Reporter for Oracle community or visit ToadWorld for more information.
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