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Introducing pt-upgrade : Your Go-To Tool for MariaDB Troubleshooting in a Linux Environment Navigating the complexities of database...

Replication States In order to monitor replication effectively, you need to know and understand the various states that the master and...

The time zone is configured in the /etc/my.cnf This will need reinstated in case of a server replacement or MariaDB reinstall.  ...

For mariadb replication to work, firewall ports need to be open on the primary and secondary server. Three required steps Configuration...

MariaDB can be installed by enabling the module or using the repository; both examples are in this guide.   Installing MariaDB 10.11 on...

MariaDB can be uninstalled by disabling the module or using the repository; both examples are in this guide.   Uninstalling MariaDB 10.11...

Quick overview of configuration in the event of rebuilding or replacing the server.  These notes are for quickly spinning up a MariaDB...

User admin for MariaDB overview Please not you cannot backup Pre 10.4.1 to replace the mysql.user table and restore mysql.global...

MariaDB Triage Document The Triage document is the first point of call when troubleshooting MariaDB issues. A related document called...

The MariaDB extended document offers comprehensive information on troubleshooting MariaDB within a Linux environment. This training guide...

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) over the Internet can easily suffer from latency, fragmentation, traffic congestion, and dropped packets....

Fascinating how times change, right? Fifteen years ago, crafting a disaster recovery plan without the cloud meant thinking through every...

My daily tasks in a previous role were managing updates with SCCM. Below is an outline of the updated deployment plan that I developed....

Island Cluster In this example  6 ESXi hosts are split into 3 cluster supporting 12 VMs =================================================...

HP t610 PLUS Flexible Thin Client are low powered Thin client terminals. They enable me to run multiple VMware ESXi severs hosting Linux...