IBSurgeon FBDataGuard 2.8: Update of monitoring and database protection tool

FBDataGuard, a server-side tool to monitor Firebird databases and prevent corruptions, was just updated to the version 2.8. This version contains stability improvements and minor bug fixes, improved support of SSL and support of SMTP-servers.
For ISVs (i.e., companies which produce Firebird-based software and need to protect a lot of installations) IBSurgeon now offers unlimited 1 year subscription for FBDataGuard for fixed price (EUR 990/USD1390). Regular price for
“Unlimited” means that there is no restrictions on how many FBDataGuard instances will be installed, and also it means that installed instances will work permanently. “1 year subscription” means that subscriber can install, reinstall and upgrade FBDataGuard installations during subscription period.
Please download new FBDataGuard from Deploy Center (deploy.ib-aid.com or www.ib-aid.com:8180) and install. Also, FBDataGuard User Guide is available now in Portuguese.
For more information about FBDataGuard, trial downloads and purchase visit www.ib-aid.com.

FBDataGuard 2.7: major update of Firebird moniotring and database protection tool

FBDataGuard was just updated to the version 2.7. Download it from your IBSurgeon Deploy Center account or get trial version from the product page.

Please schedule upgrade of your production system (please do upgrade carefully and plan all your actions).

Changes in version 2.7 include support for modern browsers in FBDataGuard web-console, fixed bugs and improved performance.

FBDataGuard is intended to be automatic maintainer and administrator assistant for important Firebird databases, especially at remote locations and being bundled with Firebird-based software.


FBDataGuard

FBDataGuard is designed to provide stability and confidence in business-critical Firebird databases:

  • prevent outages and corruptions,
  • reduce downtime and performance problems,
  • monitor database health and automate maintenance,
  • provide alerts and recommendations.

Also it can be used for advanced database recovery of protected database in case of heavy corruption (e.g., caused by hardware failure).

IBSurgeon Log Viewer 2.0 – free tool for viewing and analyzing firebird.log

IBSurgeon Log Viewer is designed to facilitate viewing and analyzing long Firebird and InterBase logs. Many Firebird and Interbase developers and administrators do not pay enough attention to the contents of firebird.log (interbase.log), though there is a lot of useful information, which can help to find and resolve various issues with Firebird/InterBase databases.

Originally Log Viewer was IBSurgeon’s internal application, which helped to quickly navigate through very long Firebird and InterBase logs, and in version 2.0 it became mature enough to be released for the community.
Download free version from IBSurgeon’s site.

Install it and open server’s log (usually it’s in C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_n_n\ folder). There are also descriptions for log entries shipped with IBSurgeon Log Viewer:
IBSurgeon Log Viewer

Feel free to contact IBSurgeon Support (support@ib-aid.com) if you see suspicious messages in your logs. Don’t forget to attach log to the message!

Gifts for new members of Firebird Foundation

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– 3 *FREE* FB TraceManager Enterprise licenses (incl. 1 year subscription) for the next 3 members who either renew a VOTING membership or join as a VOTING member

– 3 *FREE* FB TraceManager Standard licenses (incl. 1 year subscription) for the next 3 members who either renew an ASSOCIATE membership or join as an ASSOCIATE member

– 3 *FREE* FBDataGuard licenses for the next 3 members who either renew a VOTING membership or join as a VOTING member

– 3 *FREE* FBScanner licenses for the next 3 members who either renew a VOTING membership or join as a VOTING member

(by “Renew membership” we mean memberships which were excluded from the list there http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/members/)

Hurry up, only 9 gifts for new VOTING members and 3 for new ASSOCIATE members of Firebird Foundation!
Join Firebird Foundation Now!

AUDFL: advanced version of rFunc with support for 64-bit Windows and Linux

AUDFL is an advanced version of popular rFunc UDF library for Firebird 2.0-2.5.x, with 32/64-bit support for Windows and Linux.
With AUDFL you can easy migrate your Firebird database with rFunc inside to 64-bit Firebird version.
AUDFL is developed by Maxim Filatov (www.ansoft.ru) and supported by IBSurgeon.
AUDFL is under LGPL license – i.e., it’s open source and it’s 100% free.
Here you can download 32- and 64-bit versions of AUDFL for Windows and Linux, or download full source code (SVN) and build AUDFL yourself using Visual Studio Express or gcc.

If you found a bug or another problem, please create an appropriate ticket.
If you need professional support on issues, related with rFunc/AUDFL, please contact IBSurgeon Support.

Firebird Conference 2011: Luxembourg, Nov 25-26

The Firebird Project invites all Firebird users and developers to participate in the Firebird Conference 2011, which will take place in Luxembourg, November 25-26, 2011.
Firebird Conference 2011 in Luxembourg, Nov 25-26
The Firebird Conference 2011 will be devoted to a variety of important topics: Firebird SQL language improvements, performance, optimization, database protection and recovery, and many others.
A number of presentations will be done by the Firebird Core team, which will ensure access to information at the best technical levels. The Firebird Conference 2011 will be a place to improve your Firebird development skills and give a chance to ask questions directly to Firebird Core team.

Speakers and Call for papers

Firebird Core Team will be represented by Dmitry Yemanov, Vlad Khorsun, Alex Peshkoff, Philippe Makowski, etc. There are also will be speakers from IBSurgeon and other Firebird-related companies.
If you would like to present at Firebird Conference, please send enquiry to case@firebirdsql.org and specify title and brief description of proposed talk.

Schedule
The exact schedule will be published October 22.

Attendees Fees
Conference fee is EUR 190. It covers 2 days of conference and includes meals and coffee breaks. To pre-order please send email with name and company information to case@firebirdsql.org.

Sponsors and Organization
Sita Software, leading Luxembourg software development company, is the organizer of Firebird Conference 2011.
Sponsors:

  • Sita Software – supplier of ERP, Point Of Sales and accounting solutions for enterprises
  • IBPhoenix – premier source of Firebird support
  • IBSurgeon – recovery and optimization tools for Firebird

For information about sponsor packages and how to become a sponsor please contact case@firebirdsql.org.

Place and accommodation

Conference will take place in Hotel Parc Bellevue, Luxembourg (Officialweb-site, hotel page at booking.com). There are several other hotels in walking distance around, so you can choose where you stay during the conference.

Contact
Please feel free to ask any questions: case@firebirdsql.org
Firebird Conference 2011 Official Page: www.firebirdsql.org/en/firebird-conference-2011/

FBDataGuard 2.5 for Linux: binaries and User Guide were updated

New version of FBDataGuard 2.5 for Linux is available. Update introduces enhanced support for CentOS, Suse, Debian and Debian-derived Linux distributives.
At first run FBDataGuard automatically discovers installed Firebird and performs quick investigation of the system and, if something wrong found, it reports about the problem.
Changes are reflected in the new version of FBDataGuard User Guide (PDF is available).
Full (commercial) version of FBDataGuard includes Control Center – Windows GUI tool with advanced monitoring and recovery capabilities.

Third Russian Firebird Conference

3d Russian Firebird Conference will take place in Moscow, September 29, 2010. The conference will be devoted to the new versions of Firebird, as well as to Firebird best practices in maintenance and development, with special focus on big Firebird databases.

Special speakers at conference: Phillipe Makowski, President of Firebird Foundation, Firebird developers team: Dmitry Yemanov, Vlad Khorsun and Alex Peshkoff.

Registration (in Russian): http://ibase.ru/conf2010/

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