MySQL database repairs itself in Scrutinizer v7
Posted in Scrutinizer on December 22nd, 2009 by Jo-G
A common occurrence and cause for data loss in Scrutinizer prior to version 7 has been crashed database tables. It has also been the subject of many calls to our technical support group. Due to the large amount of NetFlow data received by NetFlow collectors, corrupted database tables can cause a large amount of data loss in a short period of time.
To minimize data loss and support time required to repair the corrupted database tables, in version 7 of our NetFlow and sFlow analyzer, we have introduced the ’self-healing’ database.
A MySQL database check and repair is run on a regularly scheduled basis, once an hour. If the database check finds any corrupted database tables, it will attempt the repair. If it is unable to repair, an alarm will be generated to Scrutinizer to alert you of the corrupted table.
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