Entries from July 2019

Tungsten Clustering 5.4.0 and Tungsten Replicator 5.4.0 Released

Author: , July 31st, 2019

Continuent is pleased to announce Tungsten Clustering 5.4.0 and Tungsten Replicator 5.4.0 for MySQL / MariaDB. It’s significant in that it introduces MySQL 8 support, along with many new features, stability improvements and bug fixes.

Tungsten Clustering 6.1.0 and Tungsten Replicator 6.1.0 Released

Author: , July 31st, 2019

Continuent is pleased to announce Tungsten Clustering 6.1.0 and Tungsten Replicator 6.1.0 for MySQL / MariaDB. It’s significant in that it has MySQL 8 support, along with many new features, stability improvements and bug fixes. This release also features a new manager, and it also has the ability to do active/active Composite Multimaster geo-clustering.

How To Add a Simple Checkbox in Confluence

Author: , July 31st, 2019

While using Confluence, I wanted to learn how to add a simple task checkbox in free-flow text and lists without creating a “real” task. The answer is very easy – just type the square bracket pair [] and the checkbox will appear!

How To Fix File Sharing Problems in MacOS 10.14 Mojave

Author: , July 28th, 2019

When I upgraded to Mojave, my laptops were no longer able to connect to my desktop. Deeply frustrating. Long story short, combo of factors: – Mojave filesystems on disk now default to APFS containers – APFS filesystems can ONLY be shared out via SMB! – Hostname resolution in Mojave also seems broken So, the fix […]

How to move the Relay role to another node in a Composite Tungsten Cluster

Author: , July 25th, 2019

How to move the Relay role to another node in a Composite Tungsten Cluster

How can I tell which Tungsten Connector mode I am using: Bridge, Proxy/Direct or Proxy/SmartScale?

Author: , July 19th, 2019

Part of the power of Tungsten Clustering for MySQL / MariaDB is its intelligent MySQL Proxy, known as the Tungsten Connector. Tungsten Connector has three main modes, and depending on the type of operations you are performing (such as if you need read-write splitting), we help you choose which mode is best. Hence the question, “How can I tell which Tungsten Connector mode I am using: Bridge, Proxy/Direct or Proxy/SmartScale?”

Slick Command-Line Tricks for a Tungsten MySQL / MariaDB Database Cluster

Author: , July 16th, 2019

Tungsten Clustering provides high availability, disaster recovery, and a host of other benefits for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server databases. In this blog post we will explore some of the shell aliases I use every day to administer various Tungsten Clusters.

Where are the logs for a Tungsten Cluster?

Author: , July 9th, 2019

Where are the logs for a Tungsten Cluster and which are the proper log files to monitor if I do a master role switch to another node?

How To List Running AWS Instances in all Regions Sorted by LaunchTime and Email in a Monospaced Font

Author: , July 1st, 2019