How to Install ClusterControl to a Custom Location
ClusterControl consists of a number of components and one of the most important ones is the ClusterControl UI. This is the web application through which the user interacts with other backend...
View ArticleClusterControl Takes the Spotlight as Top IT Management Software; Chosen as...
ClusterControl is all about delivering robust, open source, database management for the IT management needs of our clients. This goal drives us every day, so much so that it lead us to receive two...
View ArticleUsing Database Backup Advisors to Automate Maintenance Tasks
A disaster usually causes an outage, which means system downtime and potential loss of data. Once we have detected the blackout, we trigger our DR plan to recover from it. But it would be a surprise,...
View ArticleClusterControl CMON HA for Distributed Database High Availability - Part One...
High Availability is a paramount nowadays and there’s no better way to introduce high availability than to build it on top of the quorum-based cluster. Such cluster is able to easily handle failures of...
View ArticleClusterControl CMON HA for Distributed Database High Availability - Part Two...
In the first part, we ended up with a working cmon HA cluster:root@vagrant:~# s9s controller --list --long S VERSION OWNER GROUP NAME IP PORT COMMENT l 1.7.4.3565 system admins 10.0.0.101 10.0.0.101...
View ArticleHow to Configure ClusterControl to Run on NGINX
ClusterControl uses the Apache HTTP Server to serve its web interface, but it is also possible to use nginx. nginx + PHP fastcgi is well-known for its capabilities to run on a small memory footprint...
View ArticleAnnouncing ClusterControl 1.7.5: Advanced Cluster Maintenance & Support for...
We’re excited to announce the 1.7.5 release of ClusterControl - the only database management system you’ll ever need to take control of your open source database infrastructure. This new version...
View ArticleHow to Easy Manage Database Updates and Security Patches
Database security requires careful planning, but it is important to remember that security is not a state, it is a process. Once the database is in place, monitoring, alerting and reporting on changes...
View ArticleHow to Restore a Single Table Using Percona Xtrabackup?
Backups are the means of protecting from data loss - should something happen, you can easily restore it from the backup. You cannot predict what part of the data will have to be restored - it can be...
View ArticleDatabase Load Balancing on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Using HAProxy
Using a Load Balancer is a good idea for any database technology, as you can redirect applications to the available or healthy database nodes and even distribute the traffic across multiple servers to...
View ArticleMy DBA is Sick - Database Security Tips for SysAdmins
The day happened when your database administrator did not show up on the daily online standup. Shortly after you have learned that he’ll be unavailable for an unknown period of time and it is you, who...
View ArticleMy DBA is Sick - Disaster Planning & Backup Tips for SysAdmins
The alarming nature of COVID-19 is being felt globally. Many companies have closed or filed bankruptcy because of the global pandemic. Most organizations did not see this coming. Large companies have a...
View ArticleMyDBA is Sick - Database Monitoring Tips for SysAdmins
Database monitoring is a key function for Database Administrators (DBA). With a proper monitoring platform, you can know immediately if there is something wrong with the system. Should your DBA be...
View ArticleSetting up ClusterControl as a Bastion Host for your Database Servers
A bastion host is a gateway host between an inside network and an outside network. It is commonly used to access remote hosts sitting on a different network which has no direct connection between the...
View ArticleAnnouncing ClusterControl 1.7.6: HA Stack Deployments in the Cloud with HAProxy
We’re excited to announce the 1.7.6 release of ClusterControl - the only database management system you’ll ever need to take control of your open source database infrastructure. This new edition...
View ArticleManaging Your Open Source Databases from Your iPad
With the current COVID-19 situation ongoing, plenty of people have started to work from home. Among those are people whose job is to manage database systems. The lockdowns which have been announced all...
View ArticlePGTune Alternatives - ClusterControl PostgreSQL Configuration
If you are new to PostgreSQL the most common challenge you face is about how to tune up your database environment. When PostgreSQL is installed it automatically produces a basic postgresql.conf file....
View ArticleComparing MariaDB Enterprise Backup to ClusterControl Backup Management
MariaDB Enterprise Backup is a backup solution from MariaDB Corporation with a number of features such as non-blocking backups, full backup, incremental backup, partial backup and Point in Time...
View ArticlePress Release: Severalnines Cluster-to-Cluster Replication Provides Peace of...
Organizations around the world were unprepared for COVID-19's impact. Severalnines helps companies stay prepared when crisis strikes with their end-to-end disaster recovery solutions.If the COVID-19...
View ArticlePress Release: Severalnines' Multi-Cloud, Full-Ops Database Management...
The multi-cloud approach for databases, despite being harder to manage, is growing in popularity as it helps architect against failure and mitigates the risk of cloud lock-in.STOCKHOLM, August 31, 2020...
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