ApsaraDB for MongoDB:2021

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Billable backup feature

The backup feature of ApsaraDB for MongoDB provides a free quota for backup storage space. After the free quota is reached, you are charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. For dedicated cloud-disk instances, you are charged for backup on a pay-as-you-go basis when your consumed storage exceeds 200% of the instance storage capacity. For dedicated local-disk instances, you are charged for backup on a pay-as-you-go basis when your consumed storage exceeds 50% of the instance storage capacity. For more information about the billing method, see Pricing.

2021-10-14

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Hong Kong), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), UK (London), and UAE (Dubai).

• Configure automatic backup for an instance

• Configure manual backup for an instance

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MongoDB 5.0

MongoDB 5.0 marks a new release cycle in which new features are delivered to users faster than in the past. The following features are supported:

• Native time series platform: The native time series platform allows MongoDB to support a wider range of workloads and business scenarios.

• Live resharding: You can run the reshardCollection command in the Mongo Shell to reshard a collection. In the process, you must select the database and collection that you want to reshard and specify a new shard key.

• Versioned API: The Versioned API feature allows you to gain faster and easier access to the new features of the latest MongoDB version.

• Default majority write concern: Default majority write concern provides stronger data reliability.

• Long-running snapshot queries: Long-running snapshot queries improve the versatility and flexibility of applications.

• New MongoDB Shell: The new MongoDB Shell introduces syntax highlighting, intelligent auto-complete, contextual help, and useful error messages to create an intuitive and interactive experience.

• Version release adjustment: Starting with the 5.0 release, MongoDB is released as two different release series: Rapid Releases and Major Releases. Rapid Releases are available for evaluation and development purposes. We recommend that you do not use Rapid Releases in a production environment.

• Management capabilities: ApsaraDB for MongoDB provides management capabilities such as high availability, elastic scaling, automatic backup and restoration, fine-grained monitoring and alerting, and smart diagnosis and analysis and data-assisted optimization.

2021-09-28

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Chengdu), Singapore (Singapore), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia).

• New features of MongoDB 5.0

• Create a replica set instance

DynamoDB protocol and read-only nodes

Sharded cluster instances support the following features:

• DynamoDB protocol supported.

• Quantity selection of read-only nodes when you create a subscription sharded cluster instance.

• Quantity change of read-only nodes when you change the configurations of a subscription sharded cluster instance.

2021-09-28

All

Create a sharded cluster instance

MongoDB 4.4

MongoDB 4.4 is comprehensively improved from previous versions. It addresses specific key issues in MongoDB. The following section lists the main issues:

• Write performance degradation when a large number of indexes are maintained in databases.

• Slow page response.

• Latency in primary/secondary replication.

• Asynchronous creation of indexes on the primary and secondary databases.

• Management capabilities: ApsaraDB for MongoDB provides management capabilities such as high availability, elastic scaling, automatic backup and restoration, fine-grained monitoring alerts, and smart diagnosis and analysis and data-assisted optimization.

2021-09-26

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Chengdu), Singapore (Singapore), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia).

• Features of MongoDB 4.4

• Create a replica set instance

Billing of the ApsaraDB for MongoDB backup features in some regions

The backup feature of ApsaraDB for MongoDB provides a free quota for backup storage space. After the free quota is reached, you are charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. Dedicated cloud-disk instances: unset. For dedicated local-disk instances, you are charged for backup on a pay-as-you-go basis when your consumed storage exceeds 50% of the instance storage capacity.https://www.alibabacloud.com/zh/product/apsaradb-for-mongodb/pricing

2021-09-23

China (Chengdu), China (Heyuan), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta).

• Configure automatic backup for an instance

• Configure manual backup for an instance

Batch additon of mongos or shard nodes

You can batch add mongos or shard nodes for ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instances.

2021-09-16

All

• Add a mongos node

• Add a shard node

Update of backup features in ApsaraDB for MongoDB

The following backup features are updated for ApsaraDB for MongoDB:

• Custom backup retention period: The backup retention period is changed from a fixed value of 7 days to a range of 7 to 730 days. The new default value is 30 days.

• Backup frequency: The backup frequency is changed from one to seven backups each week to two to seven backups each week. The default value remains at seven backups each week.

• Enable or disable log backup feature: You can enable or disable the log backup feature for replica set instances and sharded cluster instances. A visual list of log backup files is provided to allow you to view log backup details.

2021-09-10

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• Configure automatic backup for an instance

• Configure manual backup for an instance

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The configurations of multiple mongos and shard nodes can be changed for ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instances.

You can change the configurations of multiple mongos and shard nodes at the same time for ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instances. The following configuration changes are supported:

• The specifications of multiple mongos nodes can be changed.

• The specifications, storage capacity, and number of read-only nodes of multiple shard nodes can be changed.

  Note

  The number of read-only nodes can be changed only for subscription sharded cluster instances.

2021-07-08

All

• Change the configurations of one or more mongos nodes

• Change the configurations of one or more shard nodes

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Manual release of mongos and shard nodes

Mongos and shard nodes can be manually released for ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instances. The following rules apply:

• You can manually release a mongos node for a sharded cluster instance that has at least three mongos nodes.

• You can manually release a shard node for a sharded cluster instance that has at least three shard nodes.

2021-05-08

All

Release an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance