This article was originally published on February 28, 2023
WHAT’S NEW
EDB is excited to announce the release of EDB Postgres Distributed versions 5.0.0.
As an EDB customer, you are receiving this notice before we announce it publicly. We will communicate the release to the public on February 28, 2023.
EDB Postgres Distributed (formerly known as Postgres-BDR) provides multi-master replication and data distribution with advanced conflict management, data-loss protection, and throughput up to 5X faster than native logical replication, and enables distributed Postgres clusters with high availability up to five 9s.
Highlights of this 5.0.0 release:
- More flexible deployment architectures for single and multiple location deployments
- Next-generation connection routing called pgd-proxy replacing the use of HARP and etcd
- Unified synchronous replication configuration focused on durability and visibility of changes
- CLI enhancements including Architecture and Configuration validation
- CAMO performance optimization for up to 40% improvement
- Integration with OpenTelemetry for trace information and metrics
- Support for new EDB storage extensions that provide:
- Faster access to clustered data
- Increased scalability for normalized data models and foreign key lookups
- Support for
- PostgreSQL v12-15
- EDB Postgres Extended Server v12-14 and v15 with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
- EDB Postgres Advanced Server v12-14 and v15 with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
For more detailed information on all enhancements and fixes included in the release, please refer to the EDB Postgres Distributed Release Notes in EDB documentation.
The following EDB Postgres Distributed related components were also released recently:
- Trusted Postgres Architect 23.12
- EDB Postgres Distributed 4.3.0, 3.7.20
- Pglogical 3.7.20
- PostgreSQL 15.2 , 14.7, 13.10, 12.14
- EDB Postgres Advanced Server 15.2.0 , 14.7.0, 13.10.14, 12.14.18
- EDB Postgres Extended Server 15.2.0, 14.7.0, 13.10, 12.14
Deprecation Notice:
Support for using EDB Postgres Distributed for multiple databases on the same Postgres instance is deprecated beginning with EDB Postgres Distributed 5 and will no longer be supported with EDB Postgres Distributed 6. As we extend the capabilities of the product, the additional complexity introduced operationally and functionally is no longer viable in a multi-database design.
End-of-Support Reminder:
We recommend you update to the most recent software version. If you have not yet updated to the most current version, please note the end of support dates noted below:
Software: EDB Postgres Distributed (includes pgLogical 3.6.x and BDR 3.6.x)
- Version: 3.6
- End of Standard Support: December 15, 2022
Software: PostgreSQL/EDB Postgres Advanced Server/EDB Postgres Extended Server
- Version: 10.x
- End of Standard Support: November 2022
TELL ME MORE
For more information about Postgres Distributed, please see EDB Postgres Distributed documentation.
IS THIS FOR ME?
This announcement is for EDB customers who are using EDB Postgres Distributed and have a subscription plan purchased for:
- Standard + Extreme HA (previously BDR)
- Enterprise + Extreme HA (previously BDR)
HOW TO GET THE SOFTWARE
EDB Postgres Distributed 5 is available to install in self managed environments (on prem or on cloud compute) using Trusted Postgres Architect by following the instructions here, or will be available on BigAnimal soon.
TROUBLESHOOTING
If you experience any problems around the installation, migration, upgrade, or general use of your EDB software please contact our Technical Support teams.
Customers may reach us at the EDB Customer Support Portal, and we’re also available 24x7 via email and phone at the details below:
techsupport@enterprisedb.com
trial-help@enterprisedb.com
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