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"Are you running the latest version of MongoDB?" I don't use MongoDB, but I imagine the answer to that question for most people is: No, because I already have
by AznHisoka 8y ago
"Are you running the latest version of MongoDB?"
I don't use MongoDB, but I imagine the answer to that question for most people is: No, because I already have an existing product in production with actual customers, and I can't afford to upgrade to the latest version.
- nodesocket 8y agoWith a replica set you should be able to do the update with zero or little downtime with some planning. Of course you'll have to look and watch for breaking changes if you running a really old version.
- AznHisoka 8y agoIt's not just the downtime. It's the actual work involved in running all your regressions to ensure backward compatability. ie. do all your existing queries still work? do all your current backup processes still work? did that arcane config variable you rely on change its stinking name?
- enraged_camel 8y agoI was going to respond with “well, any database that can’t guarantee that kind of backwards compatibility shouldn’t be taken seriously,” but then I realized we are talking about MongoDB and I found myself giggling.