Dear MySQL users,
The MySQL development team is pleased to announce that the fourth
release of Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database is now
Generally Available (GA).
Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database is the official MySQL
plug-in that provides comprehensive performance, availability, and
configuration information for Oracle's integrated enterprise IT
management product line, Oracle Enterprise Manager (12c or later).
This is a maintenance release that includes a few enhancements and
fixes a number of bugs. You can find more information on the contents
of this release in the change log:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-em-plugin/en/myoem-release-notes.html
(also included at the end of this note for convenience)
Use Self-Update to deploy Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database
12.1.0.4.0, or use My Oracle Support to download and install manually:
https://support.oracle.com
Choose the "Patches & Updates" tab, and then choose the "Product or
Family (Advanced Search)" side tab in the "Patch Search" portlet.
Packages will also be available on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
at the next monthly refresh.
Please open a ticket on My Oracle Support to report problems, request
features, or give us general feedback about how this release meets
your needs.
All the best!
- The MySQL Enterprise Tools Development Team
Useful URLs
* My Oracle Support -
http://support.oracle.com/
* Installation documentation -
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-em-plugin/en/myoem-installation-reference.html
* Complete documentation -
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-em-plugin/en/index.html
* Product information -
http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/monitor.html
Changes in Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database 12.1.0.4.0
Functionality Added or Changed
* Several performance enhancements were made in this release.
* The thresholds of the following metrics have been changed from
critical to warning, and from warning to info:
- Table Cache Not Optimal
- Thread Cache Size Not Optimal
Bugs Fixed
* Path-related errors occurrOEM-17ed when using Oracle Enterprise
Manager for MySQL Database 12.1.0.3.0 on Oracle Enterprise Manager
13CR1. (#23499577)
* On Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c it was not possible to upgrade from
Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database 12.1.0.2.0 to
12.1.0.3.0. If using Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c, it is strongly
recommended to upgrade from Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL
Database 12.1.0.2.0 to 12.1.0.4.0.
* The InnoDB Redo Log Pending Writes graph was not displayed for MySQL
5.7 instances.
* The Warnings Not Being Logged metric help text was updated.
* The underlying calculation of Prepared statements not being used
effectively was incorrect.
* Excessive debug messages were logged. This was due to an issue with
the Connector/J component.
* The help text of the Binary Log Space Exceeds Specified Limit metric
was updated.
* Under certain circumstances, the MyISAM Full Text Configuration
metric did not return accurate information. A warning was also
logged in the agent logs.
* On the All Metrics page, any attempt to retrieve the Innodb
Transaction Activity metrics resulted in the following error:
Metric has no keys, but result has multiple rows
The metrics were not displayed.