Which version(s) of the MySQL software support Cluster? Do I have to compile from source?
Cluster is supported in the MySQL-max binaries from version 4.1.3 onwards. You can determine whether or not your server binary has NDB support using either of the commands SHOW VARIABLES LIKE ‘have_%’; or SHOW ENGINES;. (See Section 5.1.2, « mysqld-max, la version étendue du serveur mysqld » for more information.)Linux users, please note that NDB is not included in the RPMs; you should use the binaries supplied as .tar.gz archives in the MySQL Downloads area instead. You can also obtain NDB support by compiling the -max binaries from source, but it is not necessary to do so simply to use MySQL Cluster.