Running MySQL Cluster on Mac: working around a ndb

A week ago we found a workaround for a bug in MySQL Cluster making it impossible to run a management node on MacOS X. Until the bug is fixed, you should use the --nodaemon option for the ndb_mgmd executable. Both MySQL Cluster v6.3 and v7.0 are affected.

Currently, I’m starting the management node like this:

(
    cd /opt/mysql/mysql;
    ./libexec/ndb_mgmd -f /opt/mysql/config.ini \
        --nodaemon 2>/dev/null 1>&2 </dev/null &
)

Obviously, you’ll want to change the paths.

Eventually, the bug will get fixed, but until then you got no excuse to not try MySQL Cluster on Mac!

Comments

Johan Andersson

Thu Nov 26 2009, 21:26

Funny, I have never noticed this problem.

I run MySQL Cluster with ndb_mgmd in daemon mode using my sandboxes!

Johan Andersson

Thu Nov 26 2009, 21:27

But OTOH, i think i disabled ipv6 for localhost…

Kai Voigt

Tue Dec 1 2009, 08:56

Confirmed from me, without --nodaemon, cluster hangs, it doesn't even respond to ndb_mgm -e show, with --nodaemon, everything works as expected.

Kai

Johan Andersson: Thu Nov 26 2009, 21:26

Funny, I have never noticed this problem.

I run MySQL Cluster with ndb_mgmd in daemon mode using my sandboxes!
Johan Andersson: Thu Nov 26 2009, 21:27

But OTOH, i think i disabled ipv6 for localhost…
Kai Voigt: Tue Dec 1 2009, 08:56

Confirmed from me, without --nodaemon, cluster hangs, it doesn't even respond to ndb_mgm -e show, with --nodaemon, everything works as expected.

Kai