Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.0.25 has introduced a new option to perform online schema modifications: NBO (Non Blocking Operation).
When using PXC the cluster relies on wsrep_OSU_method parameter to define the Online Schema Upgrade (OSU) method the node uses to replicate DDL statements.
Until now we normally have 3 options:
- Use Total Isolation Order (TOI, the default)
- Use Rolling Schema Upgrade (RSU)
- Use Percona’s online schema change tool (TOI + PTOSC)
Each method has some positive and negative aspects. TOI will lock the whole cluster from being able to accept data modifications for the entire time it takes to perform the DDL operation. RSU …
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