What's New
The tables below describe the functions released in each GaussDB version and corresponding documentation updates. New features will be successively launched in each region.
June 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
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1 |
Backup and Restoration Best Practices |
The documentation now covers best practices for restoring instances, databases, and tables. |
Commercial use |
May 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Suggestions on instance selection |
You can learn about the differences between different instance and storage types to choose the best-fit instance. |
Commercial use |
April 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying Instances by Engine Version Upgrading Kernel Version of Instances as Scheduled in Batches |
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Deleting a Scheduled Task Record |
3 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Promoting the DR Instance to Primary |
4 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
5 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
March 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Instance specifications |
The following specifications are available for distributed GaussDB instances:
|
Commercial use |
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2 |
Monitoring metrics |
The following metrics are added: Heap and Index Tuple Inconsistencies |
Commercial use |
February 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Scaling Best Practices |
The documentation now includes a new section called "Scaling Best Practices" to assist with GaussDB instance scaling. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
DB instance parameters |
New configurable parameters are added for instances of version V2.0-8.x. dn:force_smp_partitionwise_scan |
Commercial use |
January 2025
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Table-level backup |
GaussDB supports table-level automated backup and manual backup. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Database- and table-level restoration |
|
Commercial use |
Restoring a GaussDB Database or Table Using a Backup File Restoring a GaussDB Database or Table to a Specific Point in Time |
December 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Disaster recovery management |
GaussDB supports cross-region disaster recovery. |
Commercial use |
|
4 |
Instance specifications |
The following specifications are available for centralized GaussDB instances of the basic edition:
|
Commercial use |
November 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Changing or Disabling M Compatibility Port |
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
October 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GaussDB versioning rule change |
The GaussDB engine version numbers will now include the major version number, V2.0, to indicate the second-generation architecture, while the minor version numbers will remain the same. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
SQL throttling |
You can configure SQL throttling tasks for your GaussDB instances. SQL throttling limits the number of access requests or concurrency of specific SQL statements to ensure service availability. |
Commercial use |
July 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
DB instance parameters |
Some instance parameters can be modified if the instance version is V2.0-8.x. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Monitoring metrics |
The following monitoring metrics are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Starting or stopping an instance or node |
GaussDB instances and nodes can be manually stopped and started. |
Commercial use |
June 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Querying read replica specifications |
You can query the specifications of read replicas on your GaussDB instance. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying Upgrade Types and Versions That Instances Can Be Upgraded to in Batches |
3 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
May 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Read replicas |
You can add, delete, and change the specifications of read replicas for your GaussDB instance. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Instance specifications |
|
Commercial use |
April 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying Versions That a DB Instance Can Be Upgraded To Upgrading the Kernel Version of a DB Instance |
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying Storage Autoscaling Policies of a DB Instance |
3 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Creating a Slow Query Log Download Task Querying Downloaded Slow Query Log Information |
March 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Single-floating IP address policy |
When buying a GaussDB instance, you can determine whether to enable the single floating IP address policy.
|
Commercial use |
February 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Deleting shards |
You can reduce the number of shards in your GaussDB instance. |
Commercial use |
January 2024
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Monitoring metrics |
The following monitoring metrics are added:
|
Commercial use |
November 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Creating an instance with a vCPU-to-memory ratio of 1:4 |
GaussDB instances of the following specifications can be created:
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Monitoring dashboards |
On the GaussDB console, you can see real-time performance metrics for your instances and historical performance metrics on different components of the specified instance. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Changing the deployment model of a single-replica instance |
You can change the deployment model of a single-replica GaussDB instance to an instance with multiple replicas. |
Commercial use |
|
4 |
Viewing instance overview data |
GaussDB provides an overview page for you to check instance statuses and alarm statistics. |
Commercial use |
October 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Monitoring metrics |
The following metrics are available for standby DNs of primary/standby instances:
|
Commercial use |
September 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Storage autoscaling |
Storage autoscaling can be enabled to automatically scale up the storage space. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
New API |
The API for deleting a database is added. |
Commercial use |
August 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
GaussDB Security Best Practices |
This document provides actionable guidance for enhancing the overall security of using GaussDB. |
Commercial use |
July 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Permission management |
New permissions and actions are added for performing some common operations in GaussDB. |
Commercial use |
June 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Developer guide for version V2.0-3.x |
|
Commercial use |
Developer Guide for Distributed Instances of Version V2.0-3.x Developer Guide for Primary/Standby Instances of Version V2.0-3.x |
2 |
DB instance parameters |
Some instance parameters can be modified if the instance version is V2.0-3.x. |
Commercial use |
May 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Restarting an instance |
You can restart an instance for some parameter modifications to take effect. |
Commercial use |
March 2023
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New monitoring metrics |
The following monitoring metrics are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Independent price calculator |
An independent price calculator is provided for GaussDB. |
Commercial use |
December 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Specifications of 8 vCPUs supported |
Centralized instances of V2.0-2.6 or later can use the specifications with 8 vCPUs in the production environment. |
Commercial use |
November 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Checking whether host load is unbalanced due to a primary/standby switchover |
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying the SSL certificate download address of an instance |
3 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Replicating a parameter template Resetting a parameter template Comparing two parameter templates Querying instances that a parameter template can be applied to |
4 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Checking whether a parameter template name is unique |
5 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Querying instances that can be used for backups and restorations Querying information about the original instance based on a specific point of time or a backup file |
6 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
7 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Modifying enterprise project quotas |
8 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
Modifying the recycling policy |
August 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Go driver available for V2.0-2.3 |
Centralized instances of version V2.0-2.3 or later support the Go driver. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Kernel release notes |
Kernel release notes are added. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Billing management |
|
Commercial use |
Changing the Billing Mode from Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly Changing the Billing Mode from Yearly/Monthly to Pay-per-Use |
4 |
Reducing CNs |
You can reduce the number of CNs. |
Commercial use |
|
5 |
sysadmin permission of user root |
User root for newly created instances has the sysadmin permission. For existing instances, after a version upgrade, user root also has the sysadmin permission. |
Commercial use |
May 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added for instance management:
|
Commercial use |
Performing a primary/standby switchover |
3 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
4 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
5 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
April 2022
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
|
2 |
New APIs |
The following APIs are added:
|
Commercial use |
December 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
gsql usage guide |
The basic and advanced usage skills of gsql are described. |
Commercial use |
November 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Performance White Paper |
Performance White Paper is added. Test data in typical application scenarios showed the GaussDB competitiveness. |
Commercial use |
July 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Small specifications |
You can create instances with 4 vCPUs and 32 GB of memory. |
Open beta testing |
May 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Centralized instances supported |
You can now create centralized (1 primary + 2 standby) instances. |
Open beta testing |
|
2 |
Two-replica instances |
During instance creation, you can select the number of replicas. |
Open beta testing |
|
3 |
Yearly/monthly instances |
You can create instances billed on a yearly/monthly basis. |
Commercial use |
April 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Data restoration to existing instances |
You can restore data from backups to a specified point in time. The data can be restored to an existing instance with the same specifications as those of the original instance. |
Commercial use |
February 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Single-AZ deployment |
You can select only one AZ during instance creation. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Developer guides |
Developer guides are added. |
Commercial use |
|
3 |
Transaction consistency parameter |
In the API for creating an instance, there is a parameter used to change transaction consistency. |
Commercial use |
January 2021
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Task Center |
You can view task progresses in the Task Center page. |
Commercial use |
|
2 |
Interconnection with Cloud Eye |
GaussDB interconnects with Cloud Eye. You can view GaussDB monitoring metrics on Cloud Eye to understand your instance and node status. |
Commercial use |
November 2020
No. |
Feature |
Description |
Phase |
Document |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Commercial use of GaussDB |
GaussDB is released for the first time. |
Commercial use |
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