Having a separate DR cluster for production databases is a modern day requirement or necessity for tech and other related businesses that rely heavily on their database systems. Setting up such a [DC -> DR] topology for Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC), which is a virtually- synchronous cluster, can be a bit challenging in a complex Kubernetes environment.

Here, Percona Operator for MySQL comes in handy, with a minimal number of steps to configure such a topology, which ensures a remote side backup or a disaster recovery solution.

So without taking much time, let’s see how the overall setup and configurations look from a practical standpoint.

PXC Cross-Site/Disaster Recovery

DC Configuration

1) Here we have a three-node PXC cluster running on the DC side.

shell> kubectl get pods -n pxc
NAME                                               READY   STATUS …

Remember when Percona significantly improved query processing time by fixing the optimizer bug? I have described all the details in More Performant Query Processing in Percona Server for MySQL blog post. This time, we dug deeper into all the ideas from Enhanced for MySQL and based on our analysis, we proposed several new improvements. All the changes are available in Percona Server 8.0.43 and 8.4.6, and newer versions

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When performing backups, reducing the amount of time your server is locked can significantly improve performance and minimize disruptions. Percona XtraBackup 8.4 Pro introduces improvements in how DDL (Data Definition Language) locks (aka Backup Locks) are managed, allowing for reduced locking during backups. In this post, we’ll explore the impact of these enhancements. TL;DR (Summary) […]