Some time ago I wrote this article explaining how to find which node was the Primary Master in a MySQL Group Replication cluster running in Single-Primary Mode. In the latest release of Group Replication, MySQL 8.0.2 dmr, Jaideep improved the…
Recently, my friend Marco Tusa(MySQL Daddy or the Grinch) wrote his first impression on MySQL Group Replication (part of InnoDB Cluster). And his conclusion was not that positive. But when I analyze his setup, I understand that his assumptions were…
When using MySQL Group Replication, it’s possible that some members are lagging behind the group. Due to load, hardware limitation, etc… This lag can become problematic to keep good certification behavior regarding performance and keep the possible certification failure as…
Taking a logical backup of a member of a Group Replication Cluster is not something very easy. Currently (5.7.17, 5.7.18 or 8.0.0) if you want to use mysqldump to take a logical backup of your dataset, you need to lock…
ProxySQL is the leader in proxy and load balancing solution for MySQL. It has great features like query caching, multiplexing, mirroring, read/write splitting, routing, etc… The latest enhancement in ProxySQL is the native support of MySQL Group Replication. No more…