Deploying Joomla! CMS on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

A BigAdmin deployment guide covers installing and configuring the Joomla! Content Management System with Sun's Unified Storage systems. This scenario uses Sun Storage 7110 Unified Storage System (version 2009.Q2) and Sun servers running the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release with PHP, MySQL, and Apache web server.

Posted at 08:00AM Sep 25, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Provisioning MySQL Enterprise Server Using Sun Ops Center

A new case study shows how to use Sun xVM Ops Center v2.0 to provision a user application to the target servers in a data center. A Sun engineer gives an example of provisioning MySQL Enterprise Server to managed servers and configuring the database replication environment.

Posted at 08:00AM Aug 25, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

MySQL Librarian: Cherry-Picking the Best Community Content

Giuseppe Maxia has announced a new resource for developers who use MySQL: MySQL Librarian. The MySQL Librarian collects and cherry-picks the best community-generated MySQL content on the Web. Take a look.

Posted at 09:29AM Jul 23, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Using MySQL 5.1 Database With Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System

Sun Systems engineers describe deploying the MySQL 5.1 RDBMS on a Sun server running Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. In this scenario, a volume of a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System is mounted using CIFS as a repository for database files.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 17, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Follow MySQL on Twitter

Get the latest MySQL updates, including new product releases, upcoming webinars, technical articles, newly released white papers. and other useful information. Follow MySQL on Twitter.

Posted at 07:58AM Jul 16, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Using Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence Suite on Sun Platforms

Here's a sizing study for Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence (OSBI) Suite on Sun platforms. This test used the Solaris 10 5/08 OS, MySQL database, and a Sun Fire X4540 server.

Posted at 08:00AM Jul 14, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition

This Sun BluePrints paper (registration required) describes Sun's new reference architecture. This architecture combines Sun Open Storage, high-performance networking and servers, open source software, and services into an integrated enterprise portal solution. Open Network Systems for Internet Infrastructure, MySQL Edition, offers the Sun GlassFish Portfolio, ZFS, and a choice of OpenSolaris, Solaris, or Linux operating systems.

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 16, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Using Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL on OpenSolaris 2008.11 OS

Zmanda Recovery Manager 3.0 for MySQL databases can be deployed on the OpenSolaris 2008.11 OS. This article by a Sun engineer shows how ZRM performs on a Sun Fire X4500 system using ZFS snapshots.

Posted at 08:00AM Jun 08, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Demystifying MySQL for Solaris Administrators (in Second Life)

Join us for Demystifying MySQL for Solaris Administrators, Tuesday, May 5th at 9-10am PDT, Sun Solaris Campus in Second Life (SLURL).

George Trujillo (Ty Valdez) and Steve Jones will offer a very detailed technical presentation designed for experienced UNIX/Linux administrators. The goal is to understand the installation, configuration, and management of MySQL on Solaris platforms. Also included are best practices for MySQL database, along with Solaris features that can leverage database management such as ZFS.

Posted at 02:50PM May 01, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Sun Storage J4400 Array as Disk Storage With ZRM for MySQL

Thomas Hanvey of Sun and Paddy Sreenivasan of Zmanda demonstrate how to configure and deploy Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL, using the Sun Storage J4400 array for disk storage.

The article also explains how to configure a zpool and the ZFS file system on the Solaris 10 OS. In this scenario, ZRM is running on a Sun Fire X4200 M2 server with the Solaris 10 8/07 OS.

For more info on using Zmanda with Sun gear, see the articles discussed in BigAdmin blog.

Posted at 08:00AM Apr 13, 2009 by CM and KP in BigAdmin  | 

Only 2 Weeks Left to 2009 MySQL Conference & Expo (April 20-23, Santa Clara, Calif.)

Meet with more than 2,000 MySQL experts and open-source hurus all in one location. Register now.

Posted at 03:01PM Apr 09, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

MySQL Conference & Expo (April 20-23, Santa Clara, Calif.)

The MySQL Conference & Expo is only three weeks away.

Posted at 01:23PM Apr 01, 2009 by GD in Events  | 

SDN Members: Get a 20% Discount on MySQL Workbench

MySQL is offering SDN members an exclusive 20% off MySQL Workbench. MySQL Workbench simplifies database design and maintenance, automates time-consuming and error-prone tasks, and improves communication among DBA and developer teams. Log in to learn more.

Posted at 11:28AM Mar 19, 2009 by GD in Sun Developer Network  | 

Free Online Training for Developers: MySQL University

MySQL University is a free educational online program for engineers and developers.

Future courses include How to Use Charsets and Collations Properly (March 19), How to Write MySQL Test Cases in Perl (April 16), Programming Towards Multi-Core CPUs (May 14), and Building MySQL Releases on Unix (June 11). Learn more.

Posted at 09:29AM Mar 18, 2009 by GD in Sun  | 

Get a Job (or Find an Employee) at the MySQL Conference Career Fair

The MySQL open source career fair offers sponsors the opportunity to promote job openings to the hundreds of MySQL developer DBAs and system administrators attending the conference. The one-day fair will take place on the first day of the conference.

2009 MySQL Conference & Expo, April 20-23, 2009
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA, USA

Posted at 05:18AM Mar 06, 2009 by JSM in Events  |