
Nutanix Database Service 2.9
Nutanix Database Service (NDB) 2.9 brings fresh power, resilience, and simplicity to database lifecycle management—whether you’re running Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL. This release delivers major innovations in disaster recovery, high availability, security, and user experience, so your databases stay protected, performant, and effortless to manage.Review the detailed release notes before deploying any product updates.✨ What’s New Oracle Disaster Recovery Full integration with Oracle Data Guard—setup and manage DR directly from the NDB console, API, or CLI. SQL Server at Scale Support for multi-database groups: up to 5 groups per VM, each with 35 databases (175 per server). Secure communication with WinRM over HTTPS, meeting enterprise-grade security requirements. Enterprise Security Built-In SELinux enforcing mode now supported for MongoDB, Oracle, and PostgreSQL servers. Protection against human error, ransomware, and corruption with NDB Control Plane Backup & Recovery. High Availability for MySQL Provision HA MySQL instances across Nutanix clusters for fault-tolerant deployments. Cloud-Init Support Standardized Linux VM configuration at runtime for faster, more reliable provisioning. Smarter Storage Insights New storage consumption reporting gives deep visibility into usage by databases, clones, and Time Machines. Accessibility Matters Major improvements aligned with WCAG 2.2 Level AA for a more inclusive experience. Bulk Patching at Scale Manage up to 80 DB server VMs per maintenance window for faster patch cycles. ✅ Resolved Issues SQL Server upgrades and patching are now more reliable, with fixes for cluster instance reinstalls, in-place restores, and LDAP prechecks. PostgreSQL stability improvements for HA deployments and rollback handling. Oracle RAC standby creation and replication errors resolved. MongoDB restores from snapshots and PITR are now seamless. UI fixes, including VLAN selection accuracy. Control plane upgraded from unsupported PostgreSQL version 10.23 to remove vulnerabilities. ⚠️ Known Issues Upgrade quirks: High-frequency backup environments may see temporary Time Machine alerts during upgrades. Storage efficiency: Periodic fstrim must be manually enabled on Linux VMs to prevent bloated volumes. Oracle: RAC/PDB clone refresh issues and restrictions with SUSE + XFS remain. SQL Server: Certain FCI installs may fail with Analysis Services present; VirtIO 1.2.4 is not supported. PostgreSQL: Key handling errors on RHEL 9.4; use updated OOB profiles. MongoDB: Aborted sharded cluster provisions may require manual cleanup. UI: Some dashboard tiles may not reflect Object Storage usage accurately. 🔗 Compatibility Highlights Platforms: AOS 7.3, 7.0, 6.10, 6.5; vSphere 7.0 & 8.0; AHV supported via AOS. Databases: Oracle 11.2 → 21c (with ASM/HA limitations) SQL Server 2014 → 2022 (AG/FCI support varies by edition) PostgreSQL 13 → 17 (Community + EDB) MongoDB 6.0 → 8.0 (Community + Enterprise) MySQL 8.0 / 8.4, MariaDB 10.6 / 10.11 Browsers: Chrome 130+, Firefox 132+, Safari 18.1+. 🌟 The Bottom LineWith NDB 2.9, Nutanix delivers enterprise-grade resilience, scalability, and security while making database management more intuitive than ever. From Oracle disaster recovery to MySQL HA, from enhanced accessibility to smarter storage insights—this release sets a new standard for simplicity and confidence in database operations.Have questions, continue the conversation in the Nutanix Database Service (NDB) forum.