Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.37 using Percona XtraDB Cluster (2024-09-18)¶
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 focused on the Percona XtraDB Cluster-based deployment variation. It is based on Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.0.37
Release highlights¶
This release enhances telemetry and provides a more comprehensive explanation of how the telemetry works, including new components, metrics files, and additional methods for disabling telemetry. Find more information in the Telemetry on Percona XtraDB Cluster document.
Improvements and bug fixes provided by Oracle for MySQL 8.0.37 and included in Percona Server for MySQL are the following:
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The redo log might not record a change in column order when using instant DDL, potentially leading to an inaccurate log replay during the recovery process. (Bug #35183686)
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Enhanced management of buffers has been implemented in deleting tablespaces to prevent a possible assertion failure. (Bug #35676106, Bug #36343647)
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Resolved an assertion failure associated with full-text indexes. (Bug #35836581)
Find the complete list of bug fixes and changes in the MySQL 8.0.37 Release Notes.
Packaging notes¶
Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.0.37-29 supports Ubuntu 24.04.
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 | 8.0.35-30 | 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. |
| ProxySQL | 2.6.5 | A high performance, high-availability, protocol-aware proxy for MySQL. |
| Percona Toolkit | 3.6.0 | The set of scripts to simplify and optimize database operation. |
| relication_manager.sh | 1.0 | A tool to manage multi-source replication between multiple Percona XtraDB Cluster clusters. |
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