We’re excited to announce that MongoDB 3.2 is now generally available on ObjectRocket and ready for you to deploy today! We’ve been hard at work testing and validating the latest major release, and after a lot of careful tracking of the community patches and stability improvements, we are ready to put our full endorsement behind MongoDB’s latest and greatest.
What new features are in MongoDB 3.2?
Some of the top highlights for new capabilities in MongoDB 3.2 include:
- WiredTiger becomes default storage engine, which provides advanced compression capabilities and performance enhancements for many use cases
- Replication election enhancements, which improve the uptime and availability of your instance in the case of elections
readConcernquery option, which allows clients to choose a level of read isolation for more fine-grained control- Partial indexes, which enable indexing of documents that meet a certain filter criteria
- Document validation, which allows server-side checks of database documents
- Aggregation framework enhancements, which provide improved functionality for data processing and measurement workflows
- General optimization and stability improvements, and much more
For a more complete list and detailed descriptions of the new features, see the MongoDB 3.2 Release Notes.
Also, with MongoDB 3.2 WiredTiger, we default to a 1:5 RAM-to-Storage ratio, and we now offer 5GB WiredTiger Sharded and 5GB WiredTiger Replica Set as the smallest WiredTiger instances available (previously 20GB was the minimum WiredTiger size). This means it’s easier than ever to get started with WiredTiger, and you get more resources by default!
Which data centers are supporting it?
MongoDB 3.2 Sharded is available for deployment in all of our data centers, including Northern Virginia / US-East (IAD), US-Dallas (DFW), US-Chicago (ORD), San Jose / US-West (SJC), EU-London (LON), AP-Hong Kong (HKG), and AP-Sydney (SYD).
MongoDB 3.2 Replica Set is available for deployment in Northern Virginia / US-East (IAD) only. We will be rolling out additional data centers for Replica Sets very shortly, so stay tuned!
Which storage engines are supported?
We support MMAP and WiredTiger storage engines for both our Sharded and our Replica Set offerings.
What if I’m an existing ObjectRocket for MongoDB customer and want to upgrade to 3.2?
Interested in shifting your instance to use the latest MongoDB version? Just reach out to our awesome support team (support@objectrocket.com) and they’ll get you scheduled for an upgrade procedure. We are here 24x7x365 to help!
How does this impact the other versions you offer?
3.2 is the most optimized way to use WiredTiger and other key MongoDB features released in the 3.x family. Therefore, we’re phasing out 3.0 from the creation interface — let us know if you truly need it and we’ll work with you to come up with the best solution.
How do I get started with ObjectRocket for MongoDB 3.2?
If you don’t have an account yet, sign up for one today. Once you have an account, sign in and when creating a new instance, select 3.2 as your version number. It’s that easy!
And as always, if you have any concerns or questions, reach out to our 24×7 support team at any time at support@objectrocket.com. Salud!