Bug #44899 Cluster upgrade/downgrade methods not clearly explained
Submitted: 15 May 2009 9:58 Modified: 6 Aug 2009 11:12
Reporter: Jon Stephens Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:all OS:Any
Assigned to: Jon Stephens CPU Architecture:Any

[15 May 2009 9:58] Jon Stephens 
Description:
"Upgrading and Downgrading MySQL Cluster" (e.g. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-cluster-upgrade-downgrade.html) does not do a very good job of listing or explaining all the supported methods available for performing upgrades/downgrades.

In particular, no mention is made anywhere in the docs of using ndb_mgm -e backup/ndb_restore to restore data and mysqldump/mysql client to restore schema info.

How to repeat:
Read docs, talk to Jonas and Alex. :)

Suggested fix:
List and describe all possible upgrade/downgrade methods in this section.
[6 Aug 2009 11:12] Jon Stephens 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been addressed in the documentation. The updated documentation will appear on our website shortly, and will be included in the next release of the relevant products.