Make a full backup

Backup the InnoDB data and log files - located in /var/lib/mysql/ - to /data/backups/mysql/ (destination). Then, prepare the backup files to be ready to restore or use (make the data files consistent).

Make a backup:

$ xtrabackup --backup --target-dir=/data/backups/mysql/

Prepare the backup:

$ xtrabackup --prepare --target-dir=/data/backups/mysql/

Success criteria

• The exit status of xtrabackup is 0.

Notes

• You might want to set the xtrabackup --use-memory option to something similar to the size of your buffer pool, if you are on a dedicated server that has enough free memory. More details here.

• For a more detailed explanation, see Creating a backup

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