On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 16:07 -0600, alex@crackpot.org wrote: > Quoting Craig White : > > > ---- > > btw...a bit pricey but I just got an e-mail, MySQL database > > administrator class coming to Salt Lake City March 17-21 > > > > http://www.mysql.com/training/workshops/mysql_dba.html > > > > and high availability in Phoenix Feb 18-20 > > > > http://www.mysql.com/training/courses/mysql_5_ha.html > > > > Craig > > > > I attended the HA class last fall. Unless you've got a company paying > to send you, I'd say don't bother. It's way too expensive. > > * You'll get a very general introduction to a few ways to do HA for > MySQL. You'll hear about drbd, but not actually set it up. (BTW, > this isn't really that hard.) > * You'll spend most of a day setting up MySQL Cluster, which is a > niche product useful in only a handful of circumstances. Basically, > it's great if you need an extremely available hash table. If you need > a general purpose DBMS, MySQL Cluster is not a good idea. > * You won't get much of any information on performance tuning. HA != > performance. ---- yeah, I kind of thought that the database administrator class was the better concept but that isn't being held in Phoenix this go round. Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss