Oracle Updates MySQL: Support for Windows System

Oracle said on Tuesday that the company has updated the commercial version of the MySQL database for Windows systems, adding a graphical installer and failover clustering.


sales director for Oracle's Bertrand Mattheli & eacute; notes that these new features will make Windows Enterprise Edition MySQL database stores become more effective and efficient database choice, but to expand outside of MySQL Enterprise Linux users The user base also has great potential. The Oracle

designed for Windows MySQL graphical installer can help simplify the installation process MySQL database and its associated tools. The new user interface guides the user through a wizard-based installation process. While installing the MySQL database, you can also install other related applications, such as MySQL Workbench and MySQL Query Analyzer. The graphical installer also automatically updates the entire MySQL product, fixes bugs and upgrades as needed.

failover cluster technology (failover clustering) can provide protection for data and applications and to ensure their availability for those who need long-term continuous operation or database very effective for very high availability requirements in terms of organization.

on Windows Server 2008 R2 systems, whether for a hardware failure or malfunction caused by the database software itself runs a copy of MySQL interruption, MySQL Enterprise Edition can be detected. When moving the business load, the management console notifies the database administrator to restart the database or server.

Previously, MySQL can provide the same high availability through a special MySQL Cluster version, which is set relatively simple, it requires a minimum of two servers to operate.

Oracle will hold a Web seminar September 15, will further describe how to use the new features in MySQL.