New features (CockroachDB)

Release 2026.1.0

This release supports the following feature(s):

Enhanced Database-End Latency Handling During dSource/VDB Creation
In some case, the Virtual Database (VDB) creation may take additional time to become operational. This release introduces a retry mechanism to ensure successful and reliable database instance creation.
Optimized Stale Mount Detection
The CockroachDB connector now performs enhanced checks for stale filesystem mounts. Previously, this process took significant time for large databases. In this release, the logic is refined to deliver faster and more efficient responses.
Generalized PITR Timestamp Handling
Point-in-Time Restore (PITR) timestamps stored in the database may vary across time zones, potentially causing execution errors. This feature standardizes timestamp handling, making it independent of the CockroachDB version and eliminating timezone-related inconsistencies.

This release supports the following feature(s):

Point-in-time restore support in CockroachDB
The CockroachDB plugin now supports restoring backups up to a user-defined timestamp. This enables customers to recover data with greater accuracy by applying only the incremental backups needed to reach a specific point in time.
Only full backup ingestion out of series for incremental data
The CockroachDB plugin introduces the ability to ingest only full backups even when incremental backups are present. This simplifies recovery by allowing standalone full backup processing.

This release supports the following feature(s):

Cluster-level parameter support in CockroachDB
Introduced the support to provide cluster-level parameters setup during CockroachDB dSource configuration. The cluster-level parameter settings apply to the entire cluster and allows to control aspects like diagnostic sharing and advanced debugging and enables to modify parameters using the SET CLUSTER SETTING command.

This release supports the following feature(s):

VDB to VDB support
Added the support for the taking of VDB Snapshots. This feature enables administrators and self-service users to save a CockroachDB VDB’s data state as a snapshot on its Timeline. In addition, this feature allows the creation and sharing of self-service bookmarks or the provisioning of new VDBs from the saved point in time (PIT).
dSource workflow enhancement
The dSource workflows have been enhanced to ensure that the staging dSource database remains in a stopped state following a resync or snapshot operation. This behaviour applies to all ingestion types except for Seed, which continues to follow its existing workflow.

This enhancement helps to reduce unnecessary resource consumption by keeping the staging environment inactive when not in use. It also improves operational efficiency and simplifies life cycle management for non-seed ingestion types.

This release supports the following feature(s):

Backup ingestion from GCP storage
With this plugin release, the backup can now be ingested using GCP storage via credentials as well as implicit authentication. For more information, read the Creating a dSource with ingestion type GCP page.
Staging Multi-node support
Starting from this release, the staging database can now be scaled across a number of hosts providing improved staging database performance.

This release supports the following feature(s):

Skip Localities Check (optionally)
With this plugin release, we have introduced a checkbox in the dSource configuration option named "Skip Localities Check" allowing users to bypass the locality check of a cluster before initiating a restore operation.

If you are using implicit authentication feature, ensure that AWS credentials are configured on staging host using aws configure command.