Amazon DocumentDB now supports engine minor version starting with 5.0.1
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This article announces Amazon DocumentDB engine minor version 5.0.1 support, introducing new aggregation operators and monitoring capabilities.
- New aggregation operators: $rand, $pow, $dateToParts, $dateFromParts
- Active connections metric for instance monitoring
- Granular command-level performance metrics in CloudWatch
- Specify 5.0.1 when creating new clusters or upgrade existing 5.0.0 clusters
- Upgrading to 5.0.1 removes LTS (long-term support) track status
- Available in all AWS Regions where DocumentDB 5.0 exists
DocumentDB 5.0.1 provides enhanced aggregation capabilities and performance monitoring, with flexible upgrade options for existing clusters.
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