Planet MySQL HA Blog

The Planet MySQL HA Blog aggregates content from sources that cover topics related to high availability (HA) for MySQL databases.

A Message for MySQL Galera Cluster Users: Our Commitment to Your High Availability

| Galera Cluster
In an ever-evolving technology landscape, clarity and commitment are paramount. With MariaDB’s recent acquisition of Codership, the creators of Galera Cluster, we want to provide a clear path forward for users who depend on high availability. By bringing the architects of Galera Cluster under the same roof as our own database experts, we are not […]

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How To Select The Best Shape When Migrating From On-Premise MySQL To HeatWave On Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

This post will give you some information and tips on how to select the appropriate MySQL HeatWave shape when migrating your on-premise MySQL instance to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

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MySQL Commands To Gather Runtime Statistics For Database Performance Assessment

This post explains how to collect metrics on connections, resource usage, query performance and database characteristics.

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pg_stat_monitor Needs You! Join the Feedback Phase

| Percona

At Percona, we believe that great open source software is built with the Community, not just for it. As we plan the next iteration of pg_stat_monitor, our advanced PostgreSQL monitoring extension, we’re taking a closer look at the current feature set and how it aligns with real-world usage.

In open source, the community isn’t just a user base, it’s the most important stakeholder. While we set the vision, your feedback is the compass that guides us. Your experiences, bug reports, and feature requests are what validate our direction and keep us focused on what…

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Monitoring MySQL HeatWave Replication Using OCI Database Management Custom Alarms

Monitoring MySQL HeatWave Replication Using OCI Database Management Custom Alarms

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Sure speed is nice.. but... Why in my 2cent opinion ChatGPT is not the best option.

| Another MySQL DBA

HeatWave Point-in-time Recovery of deleted DB systems

Point-in-time Recovery is also available on a Deleted DB system. To benefit from this feature, enable PITR and automatic backup retention before deletion of the DB system.

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MySQL Routing Guidelines: Breaking Down the Mechanics in MySQL Router

In this final part of the series, we dive deeper into how Routing Guidelines work internally, focusing on the custom expression parser and evaluator that enables complex routing rules.

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MySQL AWS keyring component extends functionality of AWS keyring plugin

In this post we discuss AWS Keyring Component. It uses Amazon Web Services Key Management Service (AWS KMS) as a back end for key generation and encryption and utilizes a file as a key storage. Components are more independent and better encapsulated (thus more secure) extensions to MySQL compared to plugins. The component introduces AWS compatible configuration, appropriate to run in an AWS ECS container or an EC2 node.

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Deploying High Availability and Disaster Recovery MySQL on OCI like a devops

In this article we discuss how to deploy High Available and Disaster Recovery Architecture over multiple OCI regions using Terraform and Puppet.

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