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Version 11 has more mature concept than versions 8,9 or 10. It uses advanced NATS messaging system which results in much faster and hassle free task processing on database servers.
Has StandbyMP has only 2 two OS components: dbvagentmanager and webserverdbvcontrol. You no longer need to manage separatedly dbvnet, dbvagent, daemon and dbvserver. In addition, both v11 components are easily integrated with Linux systemdsystemctl.
The Observer component is integrated with the control center from V11 and automatically enabled once the standby database is created. However, this component must be separately installed and managed on V9 and V10.
The new custom script execution option can run host scripts after switchover and failover. This option enables customers to run their scripts for validation or to perform other actions.
The email notifications are centralized on the GUI. The global email settings have to be done only once. Custom email id’s can be enabled for individual configurations directly from GUI. V11 also has the option for slack notifications.
Simplified and improved webserver UI including better flow of various processes such as create standby database. The UI requires some time getting used to, but the learning curve is very comfortable. The GUI provides a single pane of glass view instead of having to move to different option in different pages.
Supports Microsoft SQL Server and Postgres PostgreSQL DR
Older Dbvisit Standby versions will receive only critical updates while v11 will receive new features and improvements as well.
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In general, if you’re on any old version (8,9 or 10) you will be able to upgrade to v11 without any issues. But there are few things which you should be aware of when upgrading to v11:
Ssing Using SSH for standby database synchronization isn’t supported in v11
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