This topic describes the release notes for ApsaraDB for MongoDB in 2023 and provides links to the relevant references.
December 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Storage analysis | New feature The storage analysis feature of ApsaraDB for MongoDB allows you to defragment disks of hidden nodes. | 2023-12-22 | |
Resetting of the account password of shard nodes | New feature The account password can be reset for shard nodes in an ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instance. | 2023-12-12 |
October 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
High-frequency backup | New feature The high-frequency backup feature is supported for ApsaraDB for MongoDB sharded cluster instances. You can select a backup interval of several minutes or hours based on your business requirements. | 2023-10-19 | |
Monitoring information about IOPS usage | Optimized feature ApsaraDB for MongoDB optimizes the method that is used to collect monitoring information about the IOPS usage of instances that use enhanced SSDs (ESSDs) starting from October 19, 2023. This helps you obtain information about the IOPS usage of your ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance more accurately, detect issues at the earliest opportunity, and troubleshoot the issues quickly. | 2023-10-19 |
August 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Recycle bin for sharded cluster instances | New feature ApsaraDB for MongoDB provides the recycle bin to store expired, overdue, and released instances. You can renew, unlock, or immediately destroy the instances in the recycle bin. | 2023-08-03 |
July 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Storage analysis for sharded cluster instances | New feature The storage analysis feature of CloudDBA can be used to view the storage usage of an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance. This feature provides an overview of the storage usage in the instance and details about the storage space that is occupied by each object in the instance. You can use the storage analysis results to identify and troubleshoot storage exceptions. This ensures the stable performance of the instance. | 2023-07-31 |
June 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Disk encryption available for replica set and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks | New feature Disk encryption can be used to encrypt data disks based on block storage. Snapshots that are created from encrypted disks and disks that are created from the snapshots are automatically encrypted. This ensures the security of your data. Disk encryption does not affect your business workloads. You do not need to modify the code of your application. | 2023-06-05 | |
Instances that use cloud disks available in Kuala Lumpur Zone A | New feature Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks are available in Kuala Lumpur Zone A. Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks must run one of the following MongoDB versions:
| 2023-06-05 |
April 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Instances that use cloud disks available in Silicon Valley Zone A | New feature Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks are available in Silicon Valley Zone A. Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks must run one of the following MongoDB versions:
| 2023-04-26 | |
Three, five, or seven nodes for replica set instances that use cloud disks | New feature Three, five, or seven nodes can be selected when you create or change the configurations of a replica set instance that uses cloud disks. | 2023-04-21 | |
Read-only nodes for replica set instances that use cloud disks | New feature Up to five read-only nodes can be added when you create or change the configurations of a replica set instance that uses cloud disks. This boosts the read request capacity of the instance. | 2023-04-21 | |
Read-only nodes for sharded cluster instances | New feature Up to five read-only nodes can be added when you create a sharded cluster instance or add shard nodes. This boosts the read request capacity of the instance. | 2023-04-21 | |
Modification of ports for instances that use cloud disks | New feature You can change the public or internal endpoint and port of an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance. You can replace the endpoint and port of a new instance with those of the original instance without the need to modify the application. You can change the ports of the following types of instances:
| 2023-04-20 | |
Accounts for shard nodes in sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks | New feature You can apply for endpoints only for shard nodes in sharded cluster instances that run MongoDB 4.2 or later and use ESSDs. | 2023-04-20 |
March 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Dedicated instances that use cloud disks available in some zones | New feature Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances of the dedicated instance category that use cloud disks and adopt 64-CPU cores and 128 GB, 64-CPU cores and 256 GB, and 64-CPU cores and 512 GB specifications can be deployed in the following zones of the Singapore region: Singapore Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C | 2023-03-29 |
January 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Instance billing method change from subscription to pay-as-you-go | New feature The billing method of an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance can be changed from subscription to pay-as-you-go. | 2023-01-09 | |
Audit logs | New feature The audit log feature can be enabled for ApsaraDB for MongoDB instances that run MongoDB 6.0. | 2023-01-05 | |
Multi-zone deployment of instances in another region | New feature Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances that run MongoDB 4.4 or later can be deployed in the following zones of the Japan (Tokyo) region: Tokyo Zones (A + B + C) | 2023-01-05 | |
Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances available in another zone | New feature Replica set instances and sharded cluster instances can be deployed in the following zone: Tokyo Zone C | 2023-01-05 |