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Many of the core VoltDB database features described herein are part of the VoltDB Community Edition, which is licensed under the GNU Affero Public License 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. Other features are specific to the VoltDB Enterprise Edition, which is distributed by VoltDB, Inc. under a commercial license. Your rights to access and use VoltDB features described herein are defined by the license you received when you acquired the software.

Abstract

This books explains how to set up, monitor, and manage databases using the VoltDB Enterprise Manager.


Table of Contents

Preface
1. Structure of This Book
2. Related Documents
1. Managing VoltDB Databases
1.1. Using the VoltDB Enterprise Manager
1.2. Managing Databases
2. Installing and Starting the VoltDB Enterprise Manager
2.1. Operating System and Software Requirements
2.2. Installing the VoltDB Enterprise Manager
2.3. Preparing the Cluster Nodes for Management
2.4. Starting the Enterprise Manager
2.4.1. Specifying the Network Interface and HTTP Port
2.4.2. Using a Different Configuration Directory
2.5. Configuring Access to the Enterprise Manager
2.6. Applying Your Enterprise License
3. Getting Started with the Enterprise Manager
3.1. The Components of the Interface
3.1.1. Database Dashboard
3.1.2. List of Databases
3.1.3. Banner and Global Server List
3.2. Starting the Enterprise Manager
4. Adding a Database
4.1. Configuring the Database
4.2. Changing the Database Configuration
4.3. Configuring Export
4.3.1. Configuring Export to File
4.3.2. Configuring Export to JDBC
4.4. Adding Servers to Your Database Configuration
5. Starting and Stopping the Database
5.1. Starting the Database
5.2. Stopping the Database
5.2.1. Pausing the Database (Admin Mode)
5.2.2. Starting and Stopping Individual Servers
6. Monitoring the Cluster
6.1. Monitoring Database Activity
6.2. Monitoring Overall Cluster Health
7. Updating the Database
7.1. Updating the Database Configuration
7.2. Updating the Application Catalog
7.2.1. Loading a New Catalog
7.2.2. Comparing Differences Between the Catalogs
7.2.3. Confirming the Update
7.3. Updating Snapshot Settings
7.4. Adding Servers "On the Fly"
8. Maintaining and Repairing the Cluster
8.1. Detecting and Evaluating Error Conditions
8.2. Rejoining and Replacing Servers
8.2.1. Rejoining a Node to the Database Cluster
8.2.2. Choosing a Rejoin Option (Live Rejoin)
8.2.3. Replacing a Node in the Database Cluster
8.2.4. Restarting the Cluster
8.3. Preventative Maintenance Using Snapshots
8.3.1. Collecting Snapshots
8.3.2. Restoring the Database from a Snapshot
8.3.3. Managing Snapshots
A. VoltDB Management REST Interface
A.1. Introduction to the REST Interface
A.1.1. Resources and Methods
A.1.2. Interpreting Status Codes and Return Values
A.1.3. Examples of Using the Management Interface
A.2. VoltDB Management Interface: Reference Section
/mgmt/catalogs — Manage catalog resources
/mgmt/databases — Manage database resources
/mgmt/databases/{id}/servers — Manage servers assigned to a database
/mgmt/deployments — Manage deployment resources
/mgmt/servers — Manage server resources
/mgmt/snapshots — Manage snapshot resources
/info/catalogdiffs — compares two catalogs and reports on the differences
/log/messages — Returns log messages from all database and servers
/log/managements — Returns log messages from the Enterprise Manager

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4.1. Add Database Dialog