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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?"

Discover the latest release of Tungsten Clustering & Tungsten Replicator v6.1.22! Packed with important bug fixes, this update brings improved performance and stability to the Tungsten products. From command-line tool enhancements to critical bug fixes, explore the release notes to learn about the exciting updates.

Tungsten clustering supports a variety of topologies, each with unique characteristics. Today we introduce yet another compelling topology for your consideration: Tungsten Distributed Datasource Groups, with the new ability to failover automatically between Regions or Datacenters.

Check out the latest release of Tungsten Clustering and Tungsten Replicator v6.1.21! Discover new features, improvements, and bug fixes for enhanced functionality and stability. Upgrade now for seamless data management in your MySQL environments.

In this blog, part 6 of a series of “Recently a Customer Asked” posts for Tungsten University, we explore the reason for the dreaded "NOT A MEMBER" error when running the tpm command and possible root causes, along with steps to fix.

We are pleased to announce that Tungsten Dashboard v1.0.14 is now available. Tungsten Dashboard is a web-based UI for monitoring and managing Tungsten Clustering deployments of MySQL databases, freely included for Tungsten Clustering customers. We provide Tungsten Dashboard in addition to our command-line user interfaces for easy visual monitoring and management of Tungsten Clusters. Users are able to view, monitor and maintain all of their database clusters in one place.

We are pleased to announce the release of Tungsten Clustering and Tungsten Replicator v7.0.3, which includes several bug fixes, behavior changes, and new features. In this release, we have focused on improving the overall functionality of the product.

It may seem arduous, but there are ways to build a database stack where you have full control of your data and data operations. For mission-critical applications that must perform continuously 24/7/365, it might make a lot of sense to consider, as there are many benefits to taking control of your mission-critical data and operations. Below are a couple important points to consider when doing an analysis of what’s best for your application and end users.

The Tungsten Connector proxy within a Tungsten Cluster is a very powerful tool, able to route traffic many different ways. The Quality Of Service (QoS) determines where the Connector proxy will send client request packets, either to the Primary for writes or to a Replica for reads. This short blog post will show you how to use the command line to control the Quality Of Service when creating a new connection to the MySQL Server database.

In this blog post, we cover the correct method for doing Tungsten software upgrades. When doing systems and database administration, there are often multiple ways to get the job done. While each of those ways may work, there is often one way that is called the “best practice”, meaning that it is the agreed-upon best workflow to accomplish that specific goal. With Tungsten Clustering software, the same holds true.

VMware chose to migrate key MySQL database from Galera (MariaDB Cluster) to Tungsten. In this blog we will look at the key reasons for why VMware ultimately decided that Tungsten Cluster would better fit their multi-site MySQL clusters.

In this blog, part 5 of a series of “Recently a Customer Asked” posts for Tungsten University, we explore the values of the STATE output field in cctrl> ls which tells us about the health of the datasource. Specifically, we focus on the SHUNNED state, the different cctrl> ls outputs you may see when SHUNNED, and possible recovery steps.