From: jon
Date: March 28 2007 12:49am
Subject: svn commit - mysqldoc@docsrva: r5586 - in trunk: refman-5.0 refman-5.1
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Author: jstephens
Date: 2007-03-28 02:49:23 +0200 (Wed, 28 Mar 2007)
New Revision: 5586

Log:

New Cluster FAQ item about VMs (thank, Ivan & Johan!)



Modified:
   trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml
   trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml


Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml	2007-03-27 22:24:52 UTC (rev 5585)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml	2007-03-28 00:49:23 UTC (rev 5586)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 36, Lines Deleted: 0; 1515 bytes

@@ -3702,6 +3702,42 @@
         </answer>
 
       </qandaentry>
+      
+      <qandaentry>
+        
+        <question>
+          <indexterm>
+            <primary>MySQL Cluster</primary>
+            <secondary>using in a virtual machine</secondary>
+          </indexterm>
+          
+          <para>
+            Can I run MySQL Cluster nodes inside virtual machines (such
+            as those created by VMWare, Parallels, or Xen)? 
+          </para>
+        </question>
+        
+        <answer>
+          <para>
+            This is possible but not recommended for a production
+            environment.
+          </para>
+          
+          <para>
+            We have found that running MySQL Cluster processes inside a
+            virtual machine can give rise to issues with timing and disk 
+            subsystems that have a string negative impact on the
+            operation of the cluster. The behavior of the cluster is
+            often unpredictable in these cases.
+          </para>
+          
+          <para>
+            If the issue can be reproduced outside the virtual
+            environment, then we may be able to provide assistance.
+            Otherwise, we cannot support it at this time
+          </para>
+        </answer>
+      </qandaentry>
 
       <qandaentry>
 


Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml	2007-03-27 22:24:52 UTC (rev 5585)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml	2007-03-28 00:49:23 UTC (rev 5586)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 37, Lines Deleted: 1; 1548 bytes

@@ -3748,8 +3748,44 @@
         </answer>
 
       </qandaentry>
-
+      
       <qandaentry>
+        
+        <question>
+          <indexterm>
+            <primary>MySQL Cluster</primary>
+            <secondary>using in a virtual machine</secondary>
+          </indexterm>
+          
+          <para>
+            Can I run MySQL Cluster nodes inside virtual machines (such
+            as those created by VMWare, Parallels, or Xen)? 
+          </para>
+        </question>
+        
+        <answer>
+          <para>
+            This is possible but not recommended for a production
+            environment.
+          </para>
+          
+          <para>
+            We have found that running MySQL Cluster processes inside a
+            virtual machine can give rise to issues with timing and disk 
+            subsystems that have a string negative impact on the
+            operation of the cluster. The behavior of the cluster is
+            often unpredictable in these cases.
+          </para>
+          
+          <para>
+            If the issue can be reproduced outside the virtual
+            environment, then we may be able to provide assistance.
+            Otherwise, we cannot support it at this time
+          </para>
+        </answer>
+      </qandaentry>      
+      
+      <qandaentry>
 
         <question>