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MySQL Replication  /  Configuring Replication

Chapter 2 Configuring Replication

Table of Contents

2.1 Binary Log File Position Based Replication Configuration Overview
2.2 Setting Up Binary Log File Position Based Replication
2.2.1 Setting the Replication Source Configuration
2.2.2 Setting the Replica Configuration
2.2.3 Creating a User for Replication
2.2.4 Obtaining the Replication Source Binary Log Coordinates
2.2.5 Choosing a Method for Data Snapshots
2.2.6 Setting Up Replicas
2.2.7 Setting the Source Configuration on the Replica
2.2.8 Adding Replicas to a Replication Environment
2.3 Replication with Global Transaction Identifiers
2.3.1 GTID Format and Storage
2.3.2 GTID Life Cycle
2.3.3 GTID Auto-Positioning
2.3.4 Setting Up Replication Using GTIDs
2.3.5 Using GTIDs for Failover and Scaleout
2.3.6 Replication From a Source Without GTIDs to a Replica With GTIDs
2.3.7 Restrictions on Replication with GTIDs
2.3.8 Stored Function Examples to Manipulate GTIDs
2.4 Changing GTID Mode on Online Servers
2.4.1 Replication Mode Concepts
2.4.2 Enabling GTID Transactions Online
2.4.3 Disabling GTID Transactions Online
2.4.4 Verifying Replication of Anonymous Transactions
2.5 MySQL Multi-Source Replication
2.5.1 Configuring Multi-Source Replication
2.5.2 Provisioning a Multi-Source Replica for GTID-Based Replication
2.5.3 Adding GTID-Based Sources to a Multi-Source Replica
2.5.4 Adding Binary Log Based Replication Sources to a Multi-Source Replica
2.5.5 Starting Multi-Source Replicas
2.5.6 Stopping Multi-Source Replicas
2.5.7 Resetting Multi-Source Replicas
2.5.8 Monitoring Multi-Source Replication
2.6 Replication and Binary Logging Options and Variables
2.6.1 Replication and Binary Logging Option and Variable Reference
2.6.2 Replication Source Options and Variables
2.6.3 Replica Server Options and Variables
2.6.4 Binary Logging Options and Variables
2.6.5 Global Transaction ID System Variables
2.7 Common Replication Administration Tasks
2.7.1 Checking Replication Status
2.7.2 Pausing Replication on the Replica
2.7.3 Skipping Transactions

This section describes how to configure the different types of replication available in MySQL and includes the setup and configuration required for a replication environment, including step-by-step instructions for creating a new replication environment. The major components of this section are: