25.6.8.3 Configuration for NDB Cluster Backups (original) (raw)

25.6.8.3 Configuration for NDB Cluster Backups

Five configuration parameters are essential for backup:

• BackupDataBufferSize
  The amount of memory used to buffer data before it is written to disk.
• BackupLogBufferSize
  The amount of memory used to buffer log records before these are written to disk.
• BackupMemory
  The total memory allocated in a data node for backups. This should be the sum of the memory allocated for the backup data buffer and the backup log buffer.
• BackupWriteSize
  The default size of blocks written to disk. This applies for both the backup data buffer and the backup log buffer.
• BackupMaxWriteSize
  The maximum size of blocks written to disk. This applies for both the backup data buffer and the backup log buffer.

In addition,CompressedBackup causesNDB to use compression when creating and writing to backup files.

More detailed information about these parameters can be found inBackup Parameters.

You can also set a location for the backup files using theBackupDataDir configuration parameter. The default isFileSystemPath/BACKUP/BACKUP-_`backupid`_.

In NDB 8.0.22 and later, you can enforce encryption of backup files by enablingRequireEncryptedBackup. When this parameter is set to 1, backups cannot be created without specifying ENCRYPT PASSWORD=_`password`_ as part of a START BACKUP command.