A Guide to MongoDB Backups
In previous posts of our MongoDB DBA series, we have covered Deployment, Configuration, Monitoring (part 1) and Monitoring (part 2). The next step is ensuring your data gets backed up safely. Backups in MongoDB aren’t...
Turning a MongoDB Replica Set into a Sharded Cluster
Replica Sets or Sharded Clusters? ** Diagrams updated on May 22nd. Thanks to Leif Walsh from Tokutek for his feedback. Replica Sets are a great way to replicate MongoDB data across multiple servers and have...
ARCHIVE – Install ClusterControl on Top of Existing MongoDB Sharded Cluster
**Attention: The instructions in this blog post are outdated. Please refer to ClusterControl Quick Start Guide for updated instructions. In this post, we are going to show you on how to install and integrate ClusterControl...
MongoDB Sharding – On-Premises Deployment and Monitoring of MongoDB Sharded Clusters
Last year, we did a survey asking our users about any other databases they were using alongside MySQL. A clear majority were interested in using other databases alongside MySQL, these included (in order of popularity)...