Use this guide to install the memsql-toolbox and memsql-server packages and migrate from MemSQL Ops to the MemSQL management tools for cluster management. The migration tool automates most of the migration process.

MemSQL tools allow you to perform cluster management operations for setup, configuration, and diagnostics. Operations are done through CLI commands which can be easily scripted for use in a variety of deployment environments and scenarios.

Most of the tools are part of the memsql-toolbox package. However, the lower-level management tool, memsqlctl, is part of the memsql-server package (which includes the MemSQL engine).

Along with these packages, MemSQL also offers a client application through the memsql-client package to connect to your MemSQL cluster and run queries.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes that:

• The MemSQL cluster components were installed via tarball
• The user that created the cluster does not have sudo privileges
• The user performing the migration does not have sudo privileges
• A MemSQL root password has been set on all nodes in the cluster (Learn how to set root password)
• The MemSQL cluster is managed by MemSQL Ops v6.8 or later, which can be verified via memsql-ops agent-list (Learn how to upgrade)
• The MemSQL cluster is running MemSQL 6.8, which can be verified via memsql-ops memsql-list (Learn how to upgrade)
• MemSQL Toolbox v1.3.0 or later, which can be verified via memsql-toolbox-config version (Learn how to upgrade)

Ports

Ensure that the following ports are open for use:

Secure-Shell Access

The installing user must be able to log into each host via ssh.

Terminology

Host

A host is a physical or virtual machine.

Node

In MemSQL parlance, a node is a MemSQL database component of type aggregator or leaf.

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