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Pablo ClaudinoIt is generally known and established that different database versions provide different sets of features and performance rates. Along with the binary versions, MongoDB has a property called Feature Compatibility Value, which allows administrators to run a binary version without enabling any features that are incompatible with the previous one. This property is generally helpful […]
This blog post follows up on my previous one, How to Upgrade MongoDB Using Backups Through Many Major Versions, in which I analyzed the possibility of using backups to upgrade MongoDB through multiple major versions and ended up stumbling on a specific issue regarding restoring a particular subset of Binary data with Oplog Replay. The […]
Companies use specific database versions because they’re proven performers or because it’s hard to keep up with frequent releases. But lagging behind has some major issues. When it’s time to upgrade, is it better to update binaries through each major revision or skip versions? TL;DR: Upgrading a MongoDB cluster using backups and skipping versions is […]