Hi,
>
> So here are the questions:
>
> 0. /Are you using/considering using MySQL Cluster for production,
> reasearch, fun? And if still considering, in what timeframe?/
production, within next 6 months
(already tried, but far to be very usable)
> 1. /What application or type of application are you using/intending
> to use MySQL
> Cluster for? E.g.
> /
> * Telecom Operations
> * Real-time subscriber information/profiles/authentication (Catalog
> Lookups, login/pwd, HLR databases)
> * Real-time billing information (usage records produced when a user
> uses a service, e.g. VOIP calls, CDRs)
> * Dynamic state data for online systems (session management)
> * Web applications (e-Commerce site, online shopping carts)
> * Real-Time Data Access for Finance (real-time financial information
> e.g. stock info,trading info, position info)
> * Real-Time Systems Monitoring (log aggregation, looking for
> patterns/particular values on a very dynamic datastore)
> * or other. What if so?
We will use it for Telecom ops, VOIP systems, that includes
real time billing, real time subscriber informations.
And also for ecommerce, related to selling VOIP traffic.
> 2. /What are the most important characteristics of your application (high
> availability, response time, scalability)?/
A. availability
B. response time
C. scalability
(in this exact order)
> 3.
>
> /If you are considering MySQL Cluster and this is an existing application;
> What database are you currently using?
> What critical database features are you using?
> What features are missing in the current database?/
>
> o
Mysql-standard
> o
Replication, hot backup
> o
Symmetric replication, stored procedures
> 4.
>
> Why are you using/considering MySQL Cluster (HA, performance, low-cost,
> platform support, packaged solution)?
because HA, because scalability, because runs on linux :)
> 5.
>
> /Are there any specific performance metrics you needed/are trying to meet?/
>
> *
we have some very complex queries, lot of joins + subselects + float
calcs that need to be < 1msec to execute. We plan to have something
like ~4000 of this queries/sec
>
> /Transaction volume :/
>
> *
>
> /Read/write ratio : /
>
>
> 6.
>
> /Do you have any specific HA metric expectations or requirements?/
sub second failover. queries should never fail :)
>
> 7.
>
> /What is the size of your database? /
>
> *
>
> /GBytes:/
~ 4GB, up to 12
>
> *
>
> /Number of tables:/
>
> *
~ 70
>
> /Rows:/
most tables have <1000 rows.
but 4 can have up to 100K
and 2 up to 50millions
>
> 8.
>
> /What platforms do you need to support for? (hardware, CPU, operating system,
> other software)?/
>
linux, on intel / amd dual/quad solutions
> 9.
>
> /What other databases are you considering?/
No one.
>
> 10.
>
> /What issues have been encountered while you've been using MySQL Cluster so far?/
all known limitation due to memory size. having the tables
also on disk is a great +
>
> What version are you using (version, own build, built yourself)?
don't remeber exactly, was june more or less, built myself
> o
>
> Installation issues:
ip -> hosts mappings
>
> 11.
>
> /Anything keeping you from continuing development and/or deploying on MySQL
> Cluster? (usability, stability, performance, features)/
stability, features.
> 12.
>
> /Are there any critical features that MySQL Cluster does not support that's
> keeping you from solving your problem? (Foreign Keys, Joins, Disk-based
> data, Replication, BLOBs, etc)/
disk based data (for more security, less ram)
blobs!
Joins (very important!!!)
subselects (very important +++++) (as latest testing, in june)
replications (not really)
> 14.
>
> /Can you comment on the documentation?/
as latest tests, was missing mainly :)
but with the help from the mailing list, there
wasn't any need for docs!
mysql staff support was very appreciated.
> 15.
>
> /What additions or changes to MySQL Cluster would be required in the short
> term (next 3-6 months to take it into production)? /
make it as mysql-standard, but clustered :)
> 16.
>
> /What are the aspects of MySQL Cluster that are particularly suitable for your
> application and have they worked well?/
HA, scalability, no single point of failure
In telecom world this is very important
> Other Comments?
bring it up. is a very rocking product.
in these days where VOIP is growing, a clustered solution
like that could make the difference.
> Thank you very much for your input,
thank you for all that efforts.
> Tomas Ulin
matteo Brancaleoni
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