Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.4.0 using Percona XtraDB Cluster (2024-11-14)¶
Percona Distribution for MySQL is the most stable, scalable, and secure open source MySQL distribution, with two download options: one based on Percona Server for MySQL and one based on Percona XtraDB Cluster. Install Percona Distribution for MySQL.
This release is based on Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.4.0-1.
Release highlights¶
Percona XtraDB Cluster is based on Percona Server for MySQL. Find a complete list of improvements and bug fixes in the Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.0-1 (2024-08-28) release notes.
Known issues¶
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This release does not include the Percona Toolkit component. We will add it once a Percona Toolkit version compatible with MySQL 8.4 becomes available.
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This release does not include the ProxySQL component. We will add it once a ProxySQL version compatible with Percona XtraDB Cluster becomes available.
Supplied components¶
Review each component’s release notes for What’s new, improvements, or bug fixes. The following is a list of the components supplied with the Percona XtraDB Cluster-based variation of the Percona Distribution for MySQL:
| Component | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percona XtraBackup | 8.4.0-1 | An open-source hot backup utility for MySQL-based servers that doesn’t lock your database during the backup. |
| HAProxy | 2.8.10 | A high-availability and load-balancing solution for Percona XtraDB Cluster. This is a default proxy. |
| replication_manager.sh | 1.0 | A tool to manage multi-source replication between multiple Percona XtraDB Cluster clusters. |
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