Worrying about the ‘InnoDB: detected cycle in LRU for buffer pool (…)’ message?
If you use Percona Server 5.5 and you have configured it to use multiple buffer pool instances than sooner or later you’ll see the following lines on the server’s error log and chances are you’ll be...
View ArticleInnoDB Full-text Search in MySQL 5.6 (part 1)
I’ve never been a very big fan of MyISAM; I would argue that in most situations, any possible advantages to using MyISAM are far outweighed by the potential disadvantages and the strengths of InnoDB....
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InnoDB MySQL full text search: Part 2, the queries!
InnoDB Full-text Search in MySQL 5.6: Part 2, The Queries! This is part 2 in a 3 part series on InnoDB MySQL full-text searches. In part 1, we took a quick look at some initial configuration of InnoDB...
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Testing the Virident FlashMAX II
Approximately 11 months ago, Vadim reported some test results from the Virident FlashMax 1400M, an MLC PCIe SSD device. Since that time, Virident has released the FlashMAX II, which promises both...
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Virident vCache vs. FlashCache: Part 1
(This is part one of a two part series) Over the past few weeks I have been looking at a preview release of Virident’s vCache software, which is a kernel module and set of utilities designed to provide...
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Virident vCache vs. FlashCache: Part 2
This is the second part in a two-part series comparing Virident’s vCache to FlashCache. The first part was focused on usability and feature comparison; in this post, we’ll look at some sysbench test...
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Choosing a MySQL HA Solution – MySQL Webinar: June 5
Selecting the most appropriate solution for a MySQL HA infrastructure is as much a business and philosophical decision as it is a technical one, but often the choice is made without adequately...
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