When using the Percona Operator for MySQL based on Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC), it’s common to encounter scenarios where cluster nodes request a full State Snapshot Transfer (SST) when rejoining the cluster. One typical scenario where a State Snapshot Transfer (SST) is required is when a node has been offline long enough that the GCache […]

MySQL has been evolving rapidly, and with the recent release of MySQL 8.4, there’s a lot to unpack. While MySQL 8.4 is officially dubbed a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, many features introduced between 8.0 and 8.4 have now matured into defaults or become deprecated/removed. This blog provides a comprehensive, side-by-side comparison of the key differences […]

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) […]

In this blog, we will look at the differences between LTS (Long Term Stable) versions of Percona Server for MySQL. Released in April 2019, MySQL 8.0 represented a major change from the previous version, 5.7, introducing significant changes to the data dictionary and enabling many features and enhancements. It also provided no direct downgrade path, […]

Typically, we receive customer tickets regarding crashes or bugs, where we request a core dump to analyze and identify the root cause or understand the unexpected behavior. To read the core dumps, we also request the linked libraries used by the server’s MySQL. However, there’s a more efficient way to achieve our goal: by using […]

I have been working on MyDumper for over three years now, and I usually don’t use the tax-consistency-only feature during backups because it wasn’t an option I quite understood. So, when reviewing another issue, I stepped into a curious scenario, and I finally got it and decided to share with you what I learned and when it should […]

As we know, Orchestrator is a MySQL high availability and replication management tool that aids in managing farms of MySQL servers. In this blog post, we discuss how to make the Orchestrator (which manages MySQL) itself fault-tolerant and highly available. When considering HA for the Orchestrator one of the popular choices will be using the Raft consensus. […]

Large tables can pose challenges for many operations when working with a database. Occasionally, we may need to modify the table definition. Since RDS replication does not use asynchronous for its replication, the typical switchover procedure is not feasible. However, the Blue/Green feature of RDS utilizes asynchronous replication, which allows us to update the table […]

What index will be used when you count all rows in a table? Well, the MySQL documentation provides a straightforward answer to this, quoting: InnoDB processes SELECT COUNT(*) statements by traversing the smallest available secondary index unless an index or optimizer hint directs the optimizer to use a different index. If a secondary index is […]

Here is part two of my MySQL with Diagrams series (Here’s part one – MySQL with Diagrams Part One: Replication Architecture). We are going to explore how MySQL handles thread termination using the KILL command, as visualized in the provided diagram, and provide sample demonstrations to help you better understand. Many people think they know […]