MySQL 5.6 Reference Manual
MySQL 5.6 Release Notes
Abstract
This is the MySQL NDB Cluster 7.3 and MySQL NDB Cluster 7.4 extract from the MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual.
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Document generated on: 2021-07-30 (revision: 70481)
Table of Contents
- Preface and Legal Notices
- 1 General Information
- 2 NDB Cluster Overview
- 2.1 NDB Cluster Core Concepts
- 2.2 NDB Cluster Nodes, Node Groups, Fragment Replicas, and Partitions
- 2.3 NDB Cluster Hardware, Software, and Networking Requirements
- 2.4 What is New in MySQL NDB Cluster
- 2.5 NDB: Added, Deprecated, and Removed Options, Variables, and Parameters
- 2.6 MySQL Server Using InnoDB Compared with NDB Cluster
- 2.7 Known Limitations of NDB Cluster
- 2.7.1 Noncompliance with SQL Syntax in NDB Cluster
- 2.7.2 Limits and Differences of NDB Cluster from Standard MySQL Limits
- 2.7.3 Limits Relating to Transaction Handling in NDB Cluster
- 2.7.4 NDB Cluster Error Handling
- 2.7.5 Limits Associated with Database Objects in NDB Cluster
- 2.7.6 Unsupported or Missing Features in NDB Cluster
- 2.7.7 Limitations Relating to Performance in NDB Cluster
- 2.7.8 Issues Exclusive to NDB Cluster
- 2.7.9 Limitations Relating to NDB Cluster Disk Data Storage
- 2.7.10 Limitations Relating to Multiple NDB Cluster Nodes
- 2.7.11 Previous NDB Cluster Issues Resolved in NDB Cluster 7.3
- 3 NDB Cluster Installation
- 3.1 Installation of NDB Cluster on Linux
- 3.2 Installing NDB Cluster on Windows
- 3.3 Initial Configuration of NDB Cluster
- 3.4 Initial Startup of NDB Cluster
- 3.5 NDB Cluster Example with Tables and Data
- 3.6 Safe Shutdown and Restart of NDB Cluster
- 3.7 Upgrading and Downgrading NDB Cluster
- 3.8 The NDB Cluster Auto-Installer (No longer supported)
- 4 Configuration of NDB Cluster
- 4.1 Quick Test Setup of NDB Cluster
- 4.2 Overview of NDB Cluster Configuration Parameters, Options, and Variables
- 4.3 NDB Cluster Configuration Files
- 4.3.1 NDB Cluster Configuration: Basic Example
- 4.3.2 Recommended Starting Configuration for NDB Cluster
- 4.3.3 NDB Cluster Connection Strings
- 4.3.4 Defining Computers in an NDB Cluster
- 4.3.5 Defining an NDB Cluster Management Server
- 4.3.6 Defining NDB Cluster Data Nodes
- 4.3.7 Defining SQL and Other API Nodes in an NDB Cluster
- 4.3.8 MySQL Server Options and Variables for NDB Cluster
- 4.3.9 NDB Cluster TCP/IP Connections
- 4.3.10 NDB Cluster TCP/IP Connections Using Direct Connections
- 4.3.11 NDB Cluster Shared-Memory Connections
- 4.3.12 Configuring NDB Cluster Send Buffer Parameters
- 4.4 Using High-Speed Interconnects with NDB Cluster
- 5 NDB Cluster Programs
- 5.1 ndbd — The NDB Cluster Data Node Daemon
- 5.2 ndbinfo_select_all — Select From ndbinfo Tables
- 5.3 ndbmtd — The NDB Cluster Data Node Daemon (Multi-Threaded)
- 5.4 ndb_mgmd — The NDB Cluster Management Server Daemon
- 5.5 ndb_mgm — The NDB Cluster Management Client
- 5.6 ndb_blob_tool — Check and Repair BLOB and TEXT columns of NDB Cluster Tables
- 5.7 ndb_config — Extract NDB Cluster Configuration Information
- 5.8 ndb_cpcd — Automate Testing for NDB Development
- 5.9 ndb_delete_all — Delete All Rows from an NDB Table
- 5.10 ndb_desc — Describe NDB Tables
- 5.11 ndb_drop_index — Drop Index from an NDB Table
- 5.12 ndb_drop_table — Drop an NDB Table
- 5.13 ndb_error_reporter — NDB Error-Reporting Utility
- 5.14 ndb_index_stat — NDB Index Statistics Utility
- 5.15 ndb_move_data — NDB Data Copy Utility
- 5.16 ndb_print_backup_file — Print NDB Backup File Contents
- 5.17 ndb_print_file — Print NDB Disk Data File Contents
- 5.18 ndb_print_frag_file — Print NDB Fragment List File Contents
- 5.19 ndb_print_schema_file — Print NDB Schema File Contents
- 5.20 ndb_print_sys_file — Print NDB System File Contents
- 5.21 ndb_redo_log_reader — Check and Print Content of Cluster Redo Log
- 5.22 ndb_restore — Restore an NDB Cluster Backup
- 5.23 ndb_select_all — Print Rows from an NDB Table
- 5.24 ndb_select_count — Print Row Counts for NDB Tables
- 5.25 ndb_setup.py — Start browser-based Auto-Installer for NDB Cluster (DEPRECATED)
- 5.26 ndb_show_tables — Display List of NDB Tables
- 5.27 ndb_size.pl — NDBCLUSTER Size Requirement Estimator
- 5.28 ndb_waiter — Wait for NDB Cluster to Reach a Given Status
- 6 Management of NDB Cluster
- 6.1 Commands in the NDB Cluster Management Client
- 6.2 NDB Cluster Log Messages
- 6.3 Event Reports Generated in NDB Cluster
- 6.4 Summary of NDB Cluster Start Phases
- 6.5 Performing a Rolling Restart of an NDB Cluster
- 6.6 NDB Cluster Single User Mode
- 6.7 Adding NDB Cluster Data Nodes Online
- 6.8 Online Backup of NDB Cluster
- 6.9 MySQL Server Usage for NDB Cluster
- 6.10 NDB Cluster Disk Data Tables
- 6.11 Online Operations with ALTER TABLE in NDB Cluster
- 6.12 Distributed Privileges Using Shared Grant Tables
- 6.13 NDB API Statistics Counters and Variables
- 6.14 ndbinfo: The NDB Cluster Information Database
- 6.14.1 The ndbinfo arbitrator_validity_detail Table
- 6.14.2 The ndbinfo arbitrator_validity_summary Table
- 6.14.3 The ndbinfo blocks Table
- 6.14.4 The ndbinfo cluster_operations Table
- 6.14.5 The ndbinfo cluster_transactions Table
- 6.14.6 The ndbinfo config_params Table
- 6.14.7 The ndbinfo counters Table
- 6.14.8 The ndbinfo dict_obj_types Table
- 6.14.9 The ndbinfo disk_write_speed_base Table
- 6.14.10 The ndbinfo disk_write_speed_aggregate Table
- 6.14.11 The ndbinfo disk_write_speed_aggregate_node Table
- 6.14.12 The ndbinfo diskpagebuffer Table
- 6.14.13 The ndbinfo logbuffers Table
- 6.14.14 The ndbinfo logspaces Table
- 6.14.15 The ndbinfo membership Table
- 6.14.16 The ndbinfo memoryusage Table
- 6.14.17 The ndbinfo memory_per_fragment Table
- 6.14.18 The ndbinfo nodes Table
- 6.14.19 The ndbinfo operations_per_fragment Table
- 6.14.20 The ndbinfo resources Table
- 6.14.21 The ndbinfo restart_info Table
- 6.14.22 The ndbinfo server_operations Table
- 6.14.23 The ndbinfo server_transactions Table
- 6.14.24 The ndbinfo tc_time_track_stats Table
- 6.14.25 The ndbinfo threadblocks Table
- 6.14.26 The ndbinfo threadstat Table
- 6.14.27 The ndbinfo transporters Table
- 6.15 Quick Reference: NDB Cluster SQL Statements
- 6.16 NDB Cluster Security Issues
- 7 NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.1 NDB Cluster Replication: Abbreviations and Symbols
- 7.2 General Requirements for NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.3 Known Issues in NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.4 NDB Cluster Replication Schema and Tables
- 7.5 Preparing the NDB Cluster for Replication
- 7.6 Starting NDB Cluster Replication (Single Replication Channel)
- 7.7 Using Two Replication Channels for NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.8 Implementing Failover with NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.9 NDB Cluster Backups With NDB Cluster Replication
- 7.10 NDB Cluster Replication: Bidrectional and Circular Replication
- 7.11 NDB Cluster Replication Conflict Resolution
- A NDB Cluster FAQ