[HoneyMonitor is a GUI for MySQL™. Server Administration, Database and Database Objects Administration, Code Development, Server Monitoring, Performance Monitoring, Performance Auditing. Read more on http://www.honeysoftware.com]

This is a short tutorial on the features implemented in HoneyMonitor for the use and administration of Federated Servers . It could be useful for Users who are new to the product and want to get start with it or to whom want to learn the basis of Federated Servers in MySQL™ 5.1

More details on the HoneyMonitor Reference Manual at http://www.honeysoftware.com/honeymonitor/doc.

Contents

• Introduction
• Federated Server Metadata
• Retrieving the list of Federated Servers
• The Federated Server …

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