Percona XtraBackup binaries overview¶
Percona XtraBackup is a set of the following binaries:
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xtrabackup - a compiled C binary that provides functionality to backup a whole MySQL database instance with MyISAM, InnoDB, and XtraDB tables.
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xbcrypt - a utility used for encrypting and decrypting backup files.
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xbstream - a utility that allows streaming and extracting files to / from the xbstream format.
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xbcloud - a utility used for downloading and uploading full or part of xbstream archive from / to cloud.
The recommended way to take the backup is by using the xtrabackup script. For more information on script options, see xtrabackup.
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