# MariaDB ColumnStore 5.6.8 Release Notes

## Overview

[MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/en/mariadb-columnstore/README.md) 5.6.8 is a maintenance release of [MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/en/mariadb-columnstore/README.md) . MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore is a columnar storage engine included with MariaDB Enterprise Server.

MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore 5.6.8 was released on 2022-12-21. This release is of General Availability (GA) maturity.

This release of MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore is included starting with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5.18-13.

## Issues Fixed

* Miscellaneous minor build and bug fixes

## Platforms

In alignment with the [enterprise lifecycle](https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/enterprise-server/about/enterprise-server-lifecycle), MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore 5.6.8 is provided for:

* CentOS 7 (x86\_64)
* Debian 10 (x86\_64)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (x86\_64)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x86\_64)
* Ubuntu 18.04 (x86\_64)
* Ubuntu 20.04 (x86\_64)

## Installation Instructions

* [ColumnStore Object Storage Topology with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/columnstore-object-storage)[ and MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore 5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/columnstore-object-storage)
* [ColumnStore Shared Local Storage Topology with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/columnstore-shared-local-storage)[ and MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore 5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/columnstore-shared-local-storage)
* [HTAP Topology with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/htap)[ and MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore 5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/htap)
* [Single-Node Enterprise ColumnStore 5 with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/single-node-topologies/enterprise-server-with-columnstore-object-storage)[ and Object Storage](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/single-node-topologies/enterprise-server-with-columnstore-object-storage)
* [Single-Node Enterprise ColumnStore 5 with MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.5](https://app.gitbook.com/s/SsmexDFPv2xG2OTyO5yV/architecture/topologies/single-node-topologies)

## Upgrade Instructions

* [Major Release Upgrades for MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore](https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/docs-release-notes/blob/test/en/columnstore-release-notes/README.md)

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