In this post, we’ll discuss Docker automatic MySQL slave propagation for help with scaling.

In my previous posts on the Docker environment, I covered Percona XtraDB Cluster. Percona XtraDB Cluster can automatically scale by conveniently adding new nodes using the highly automated State Snapshot Transfer. State Snapshot Transfer allows a new node to copy data from an existing node (I still want to see how this is possible with MySQL Group Replication).

This is not the case with regular MySQL Replication. With MySQL Replication, the slave setup still requires manual steps (well, unless you’ve already scripted it for your environment). At least these are “simple” steps (ha!). Percona XtraBackup can setup replication with less work (see this link for details:  …

Today we launch our live CrowdChat on everything #MySQLHA!

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This post is a continuance of my Docker series, and examines Running Percona XtraDB Cluster nodes with Linux Network namespaces on the same host.

In this blog I want to look into a lower-level building block: Linux Network Namespace.

The same as with cgroups, Docker uses Linux Network Namespace for resource isolation. I was looking into cgroup a year ago, and now I want to understand more about Network Namespace.

The goal is to both understand a bit more about Docker internals, and to see how we can provide network isolation for different processes within the same host. You might need to isolate process when running several MySQL or MongoDB instances on the same …

Please join Percona, Technical Account Manager, Michael Patrick on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 10 AM PDT (UTC-7) as he presents “Choosing a MySQL High Availability Solution Today.”

High availability (HA) is one of the solutions to improve performance, avoid data outages, and recover quickly from disasters. An HA environment helps guarantee that your database doesn’t have a single point of failure, accommodates rapid growth and exponentially increasing database size, and enables the applications that power your business.

Michael will discuss various topologies for achieving High Availability with MySQL.

Topics include:

• Percona XtraDB Cluster
• DRBD
• MHA
• MySQL Orchestrator

Each solution has advantages and …

Working with a client last week I noted in my analysis, “The mysql server was restarted on Thursday and so the [updated] my.cnf settings seems current”. This occurred between starting my analysis on Wednesday and delivering my findings on Friday.

# more /var/lib/mysql/ip-104-238-102-213.secureserver.net.err
160609 17:04:43 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Normal shutdown

The client however stated they did not restart MySQL and would not do that at 5pm which is still a high usage time of the production system. This is unfortunately not an uncommon finding, that a production system had an outage and that the client did not know about it and did not instigate this.

There are several common causes and the “DevOps” mindset for current production systems has made this worse.

• You have managed hosting and they perform software updates with/without your knowledge. I have for example worked with several Rackspace …

Wikipedia is the greatest encyclopedia which has ever existed, because everyone can contribute to the massive knowledge corpus. Analyzing this data with computers is becoming more and more indispensable, as nobody can survey the information by hand anymore. In order to work with the data, we have to import it into MySQL and here is how it works.

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Wikipedia is the greatest encyclopedia which has ever existed, because everyone can contribute to the massive knowledge corpus. Analyzing this data with computers is becoming more and more indispensable, as nobody can survey the information by hand anymore. In order to work with the data, we have to import it into MySQL and here is how it works.

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As we saw in a previous post, there are some important changes between MySQL 5.6 and 5.7. Since the behaviour of some existing features been altered, some detailed testing of the upgrade is in order. In this blog post, we will look at some of the important things to keep in mind when preparing and performing these tests.

How to design a test environment?

Your test environment has to be as similar to your production environment as possible. We are talking here about using the same hardware, using the same dataset and running the same query mix. If you have a complex replication topology, try to replicate it in test as well. Of course, sometimes it’s not possible to use real data or real queries because of  security concerns. But keep in mind that the results get less and less reliable as you have more …

Many users new to MySQL will find themselves overwhelmed when tasked with configuring their system for best performance. It doesn't need to be intimidating, however. MySQL offers nearly 400 settings to consider, but a user should understand that most of the system's benefits can be achieved just by getting a few fundamental configurations right. The vast majority of optimizing configuration comes from selecting those very important options. Knowing where to look is the first step, and utilizing tools such as a monitoring product can be a huge boon.

Look Before You Leap

Even before beginning, a user should internalize a few ideas. First of all, while you should not be afraid to approach and adjust your server’s configuration, there are some common mistakes that it’s good to know about so you can avoid them.

The first thing to know is that …

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At the recent New York Oracle Users Group summer general meeting I gave a presentation to the Oracle community on the MySQL product release cycle. Details included:

• Identifying the server product options covering community, enterprise and ecosystem.
• Describe MySQL enterprise products, features and support options.
• Describing the DMR, RC, GA, EOL and labs product lifecycle.
• Discussing the GA release frequency.
• Talking about the MySQL Upgrade path.