Zmanda has introduced a new version of Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) 2.1 which adds quite a few new capabilities for MySQL users. This version now includes enhanced snapshot support working with Linux LVM, Windows VSS, Solaris ZFS, NeApp SnapManager and Veritas VxFS. When they first told me about the performance on these systems I was blown away. I thought there must be some kind of a trick going on. The trick i Zmanda has introduced a new version of Zmanda Recovery Manager (ZRM) 2.1 which adds quite a few new capabilities for MySQL users. This version now includes enhanced snapshot support working with Linux LVM, Windows VSS, Solaris ZFS, NeApp SnapManager and Veritas VxFS. When they first told me about the performance on these systems I was blown away. I thought there must be some kind of a trick going on. The trick is to take advantage of the operating system’s underlying snapshot capabilities to minimize locking on the database, typically less than one second. Robin, head of our product management group, tested the snapshot backup n a 1GB database and it put a read lock on the MySQL database for 1/10 of a second. (Your mileage may vary, but this is pretty darned good.)Additionally, version 2.1 also has global management of backups. If you’ve got more databases popping up all the time, it’s nice to manage them all from a single graphical console. For those who are used to the web-based console of MySQL Enterprise Monitor, you’ll find Zmanda’s console to be immediately familiar. Ok, Robin gave them some input. Still, it’s nice to have the consistency. You can also get reports showing exactly what got backed up when and any issues or problems. Lastly, and the Zmanda guys swear this is coincidental, you can now run the entire ZRM solution (and the core engine) on Solaris as well as on Red Hat Linux, SUSE, Fedora Core, Debian et al. We’ve always been cross platform at MySQL and it’s great when others are too. Zmanda is a great solution for backing up production MySQL systems. It’s easy to use and plenty flexible. Download it and get going immediately. Open Source