Index of wsrep system variables¶

Percona XtraDB Cluster introduces a number of MySQL system variables related to write-set replication.

`pxc_encrypt_cluster_traffic`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--pxc-encrypt-cluster-traffic`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`OFF`

This variable has been implemented in 5.7.16. Enables automatic configuration of SSL encryption. When disabled, you need to configure SSL manually to encrypt Percona XtraDB Cluster traffic.

Possible values:

OFF, 0, false: Disabled (default)
ON, 1, true: Enabled

For more information, see SSL Automatic Configuration.

`pxc_maint_mode`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--pxc-maint-mode`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`DISABLED`

This variable has been implemented in 5.7.16. Specifies the maintenance mode for taking a node down without adjusting settings in ProxySQL.

The following values are available:

DISABLED: This is the default state that tells ProxySQL to route traffic to the node as usual.
SHUTDOWN: This state is set automatically when you initiate node shutdown.
MAINTENANCE: You can manually change to this state if you need to perform maintenance on a node without shutting it down.

For more information, see Assisted Maintenance Mode.

`pxc_maint_transition_period`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--pxc-maint-transition-period`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`10` (ten seconds)

This variable has been implemented in 5.7.16. Defines the transition period when you change pxc_maint_mode to SHUTDOWN. By default, the period is set to 10 seconds, which should be enough for most transactions to finish. You can increase the value to accommodate for longer-running transactions.

For more information, see Assisted Maintenance Mode.

`pxc_strict_mode`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--pxc-strict-mode`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`ENFORCING` or `DISABLED`

This variable has been implemented in 5.7.Controls PXC Strict Mode, which runs validations to avoid the use of experimental and unsupported features in Percona XtraDB Cluster.

Depending on the actual mode you select, upon encountering a failed validation, the server will either throw an error (halting startup or denying the operation), or log a warning and continue running as normal. The following modes are available:

DISABLED: Do not perform strict mode validations and run as normal.
PERMISSIVE: If a validation fails, log a warning and continue running as normal.
ENFORCING: If a validation fails during startup, halt the server and throw an error. If a validation fails during runtime, deny the operation and throw an error.
MASTER: The same as ENFORCING except that the validation of explicit table locking is not performed. This mode can be used with clusters in which write operations are isolated to a single node.

By default, pxc_strict_mode is set to ENFORCING, except if the node is acting as a standalone server or the node is bootstrapping, then pxc_strict_mode defaults to DISABLED.

Note

When changing the value of pxc_strict_mode from DISABLED or PERMISSIVE to ENFORCING or MASTER, ensure that the following configuration is used:

wsrep_replicate_myisam=OFF
binlog_format=ROW
log_output=FILE or log_output=NONE or log_output=FILE,NONE

The SERIALIZABLE method of isolation is not allowed in ENFORCING mode.

For more information, see PXC Strict Mode.

`wsrep_auto_increment_control`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-auto-increment-control`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`ON`

Enables automatic adjustment of auto-increment system variables depending on the size of the cluster:

auto_increment_increment controls the interval between successive AUTO_INCREMENT column values
auto_increment_offset determines the starting point for the AUTO_INCREMENT column value

This helps prevent auto-increment replication conflicts across the cluster by giving each node its own range of auto-increment values. It is enabled by default.

Automatic adjustment may not be desirable depending on application’s use and assumptions of auto-increments. It can be disabled in source-replica clusters.

`wsrep_causal_reads`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-causal-reads`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global, Session
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

This variable has been implemented in 5.6.20-25.7. In some cases, the source may apply events faster than a replica, which can cause source and replica to become out of sync for a brief moment. When this variable is set to ON, the replica will wait until that event is applied before doing any other queries. Enabling this variable will result in larger latencies.

Note

This variable was deprecated because enabling it is the equivalent of setting wsrep_sync_wait to 1.

`wsrep_certify_nonPK`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-certify-nonpk`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`ON`

Enables automatic generation of primary keys for rows that don’t have them. Write set replication requires primary keys on all tables to allow for parallel applying of transactions. This variable is enabled by default. As a rule, make sure that all tables have primary keys.

`wsrep_cluster_address`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-cluster-address`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes

Defines the back-end schema, IP addresses, ports, and options that the node uses when connecting to the cluster. This variable needs to specify at least one other node’s address, which is alive and a member of the cluster. In practice, it is best (but not necessary) to provide a complete list of all possible cluster nodes. The value should be of the following format:

<schema>://<address>[?<option1>=<value1>[&<option2>=<value2>]],...

The only back-end schema currently supported is gcomm. The IP address can contain a port number after a colon. Options are specified after ? and separated by &. You can specify multiple addresses separated by commas.

For example:

wsrep_cluster_address="gcomm://192.168.0.1:4567?gmcast.listen_addr=0.0.0.0:5678"

If an empty gcomm:// is provided, the node will bootstrap itself (that is, form a new cluster). It is not recommended to have empty cluster address in production config after the cluster has been bootstrapped initially. If you want to bootstrap a new cluster with a node, you should pass the --wsrep-new-cluster option when starting.

`wsrep_cluster_name`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-cluster-name`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`my_wsrep_cluster`

Specifies the name of the cluster and must be identical on all nodes. A node checks the value when attempting to connect to the cluster. If the names match, the node connects.

Edit the value in the my.cnf in the [galera] section.

[galera]

    wsrep_cluster_name=simple-cluster

Execute SHOW VARIABLES with the LIKE operator to view the variable:

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_name';

Expected output

+--------------------+----------------+
| Variable_name      | Value          |
+--------------------+----------------+
| wsrep_cluster_name | simple-cluster |
+--------------------+----------------+

Note

It should not exceed 32 characters. A node cannot join the cluster if the cluster names do not match. You must re-bootstrap the cluster after a name change.

`wsrep_convert_lock_to_trx`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-convert-lock-to-trx`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

This variable has been deprecated in 5.7.23-31.31. Defines whether locking sessions should be converted into transactions. By default, this is disabled.

Enabling this variable can help older applications to work in a multi-source setup by converting LOCK/UNLOCK TABLES statements into BEGIN/COMMIT statements. It is not the same as support for locking sessions, but it does prevent the database from ending up in a logically inconsistent state. Enabling this variable can also result in having huge write-sets.

`wsrep_data_home_dir`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	No
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`/var/lib/mysql` (or whatever path is specified by `datadir`)

Specifies the path to the directory where the wsrep provider stores its files (such as grastate.dat).

`wsrep_dbug_option`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-dbug-option`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes

Defines DBUG options to pass to the wsrep provider.

`wsrep_debug`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-debug`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

Enables additional debugging output for the database server error log. By default, it is disabled. This variable can be used when trying to diagnose problems or when submitting a bug.

You can set wsrep_debug in the following my.cnf groups:

Under [mysqld] it enables debug logging for mysqld and the SST script
Under [sst] it enables debug logging for the SST script only

Note

Do not enable debugging in production environments, because it logs authentication info (that is, passwords).

`wsrep_desync`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	No
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether the node should participate in Flow Control. By default, this variable is disabled, meaning that if the receive queue becomes too big, the node engages in Flow Control: it works through the receive queue until it reaches a more manageable size. For more information, see wsrep_local_recv_queue and wsrep_flow_control_interval.

Enabling this variable will disable Flow Control for the node. It will continue to receive write-sets that it is not able to apply, the receive queue will keep growing, and the node will keep falling behind the cluster indefinitely.

Toggling this back to OFF will require an IST or an SST, depending on how long it was desynchronized. This is similar to cluster desynchronization, which occurs during RSU TOI. Because of this, it’s not a good idea to enable wsrep_desync for a long period of time or for several nodes at once.

Note

You can also desync a node using the /\*! WSREP_DESYNC \*/ query comment.

`wsrep_dirty_reads`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-dirty-reads`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Session, Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether the node accepts read queries when in a non-operational state, that is, when it loses connection to the Primary Component. By default, this variable is disabled and the node rejects all queries, because there is no way to tell if the data is correct.

If you enable this variable, the node will permit read queries (USE, SELECT, LOCK TABLE, and UNLOCK TABLES), but any command that modifies or updates the database on a non-operational node will still be rejected (including DDL and DML statements, such as INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE).

To avoid deadlock errors, set the wsrep_sync_wait variable to 0 if you enable wsrep_dirty_reads.

`wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-drupal-282555-workaround`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

This variable has been announced as deprecated in 5.7.24-31.33. Enables a workaround for MySQL InnoDB bug that affects Drupal (Drupal bug #282555 and MySQL bug #41984). In some cases, duplicate key errors would occur when inserting the DEFAULT value into an AUTO_INCREMENT column.

`wsrep_forced_binlog_format`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-forced-binlog-format`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`NONE`

This variable has been announced as deprecated in 5.7.22-29.26. Defines a binary log format that will always be effective, regardless of the client session binlog_format variable value.

Possible values for this variable are:

ROW: Force row-based logging format
STATEMENT: Force statement-based logging format
MIXED: Force mixed logging format
NONE: Do not force the binary log format and use whatever is set by the binlog_format variable (default)

`wsrep_load_data_splitting`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-load-data-splitting`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`ON`

Defines whether the node should split large LOAD DATA transactions. This variable is enabled by default, meaning that LOAD DATA commands are split into transactions of 10 000 rows or less.

If you disable this variable, then huge data loads may prevent the node from completely rolling the operation back in the event of a conflict, and whatever gets committed stays committed.

Note

It doesn’t work as expected with autocommit=0 when enabled.

`wsrep_log_conflicts`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-log-conflicts`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether the node should log additional information about conflicts. By default, this variable is disabled and Percona XtraDB Cluster uses standard logging features in MySQL.

If you enable this variable, it will also log table and schema where the conflict occurred, as well as the actual values for keys that produced the conflict.

`wsrep_max_ws_rows`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-max-ws-rows`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`0` (no limit)

Defines the maximum number of rows each write-set can contain.

By default, there is no limit for the maximum number of rows in a write-set. The maximum allowed value is 1048576.

`wsrep_max_ws_size`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep_max_ws_size`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`2147483647` (2 GB)

Defines the maximum write-set size (in bytes). Anything bigger than the specified value will be rejected.

You can set it to any value between 1024 and the default 2147483647.

`wsrep_node_address`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-node-address`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	IP of the first network interface (`eth0`) and default port (`4567`)

Specifies the network address of the node. By default, this variable is set to the IP address of the first network interface (usually eth0 or enp2s0) and the default port (4567).

While default value should be correct in most cases, there are situations when you need to specify it manually. For example:

Servers with multiple network interfaces
Servers that run multiple nodes
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Clusters with nodes in more than one region
Container deployments, such as Docker
Cloud deployments, such as Amazon EC2 (use the global DNS name instead of the local IP address)

The value should be specified in the following format:

<ip_address>[:port]

Note

The value of this variable is also used as the default value for the wsrep_sst_receive_address variable and the ist.recv_addr option.

`wsrep_node_incoming_address`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-node-incoming-address`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`AUTO`

Specifies the network address from which the node expects client connections. By default, it uses the IP address from wsrep_node_address and port number 3306.

This information is used for the wsrep_incoming_addresses variable which shows all active cluster nodes.

`wsrep_node_name`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-node-name`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	The node’s host name

Defines a unique name for the node. Defaults to the host name.

In many situations, you may use the value of this variable as a means to identify the given node in the cluster as the alternative to using the node address (the value of the wsrep_node_address).

Note

The variable wsrep_sst_donor is an example where you may only use the value of wsrep_node_name and the node address is not permitted.

`wsrep_notify_cmd`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-notify-cmd`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No

Specifies the notification command that the node should execute whenever cluster membership or local node status changes. This can be used for alerting or to reconfigure load balancers.

Note

The node will block and wait until the command or script completes and returns before it can proceed. If the script performs any potentially blocking or long-running operations, such as network communication, you should consider initiating such operations in the background and have the script return immediately.

`wsrep_on`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	No
Config File:	No
Scope:	Session
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`ON`

Defines if current session transaction changes for a node are replicated to the cluster.

If set to OFF for a session, no transaction changes are replicated in that session. The setting does not cause the node to leave the cluster, and the node communicates with other nodes.

`wsrep_OSU_method`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-OSU-method`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global, Session
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`TOI`

Defines the method for Online Schema Upgrade that the node uses to replicate DDL statements. The following methods are available:

TOI: When the Total Order Isolation method is selected, data definition language (DDL) statements are processed in the same order with regards to other transactions in each node. This guarantees data consistency.

In the case of DDL statements, the cluster will have parts of the database locked and it will behave like a single server. In some cases (like big ALTER TABLE) this could have impact on cluster’s performance and availability, but it could be fine for quick changes that happen almost instantly (like fast index changes).

When DDL statements are processed under TOI, the DDL statement will be replicated up front to the cluster. That is, the cluster will assign global transaction ID for the DDL statement before DDL processing begins. Then every node in the cluster has the responsibility to execute the DDL statement in the given slot in the sequence of incoming transactions, and this DDL execution has to happen with high priority.

Important

Under the TOI method, when DDL operations are performed, MDL is ignored. If MDL is important, use the RSU method.

RSU: When the Rolling Schema Upgrade method is selected, DDL statements won’t be replicated across the cluster. Instead, it’s up to the user to run them on each node separately.

The node applying the changes will desynchronize from the cluster briefly, while normal work happens on all the other nodes. When a DDL statement is processed, the node will apply delayed replication events.

The schema changes must be backwards compatible for this method to work, otherwise, the node that receives the change will likely break Galera replication. If replication breaks, SST will be triggered when the node tries to join again but the change will be undone.

Note

This variable’s behavior is consistent with MySQL behavior for variables that have both global and session scope. This means if you want to change the variable in current session, you need to do it with SET wsrep_OSU_method (without the GLOBAL keyword). Setting the variable with SET GLOBAL wsrep_OSU_method will change the variable globally but it won’t have effect on the current session.

`wsrep_preordered`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-preordered`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

This variable has been announced as deprecated in 5.7.24-31.33.

Defines whether the node should use transparent handling of preordered replication events (like replication from traditional source). By default, this variable is disabled.

If you enable this variable, preordered replication events are first applied locally before the events are replicated to other nodes. This behavior could increase the rate at which they can be processed, which would be otherwise limited by the latency between the nodes in the cluster.

Preordered events should not interfere with events that originate on the local node. Do not run local update queries on a table that is also being updated through asynchronous replication.

Limitations¶

Cluster instabilities: Due to Galera’s asynchronous processing of preordered events and its internal architecture, any network issues or changes in cluster configuration (such as nodes joining or leaving) may cause unrecoverable disruptions in the preordered events stream processing. These disruptions can result in a node self-aborting and leaving the cluster.
Writeset certification process: The simplified writeset certification process, which assumes events are already preordered, imposes a restriction that the wsrep_preordered setting can only be enabled when wsrep_slave_threads=1.

Due to these limitations, this variable must only be used for quickly loading data and must be disabled once the data is loaded.

`wsrep_provider`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-provider`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No

Specifies the path to the Galera library. This is usually /usr/lib64/libgalera_smm.so on CentOS/RHEL and /usr/lib/libgalera_smm.so on Debian/Ubuntu.

If you do not specify a path or the value is not valid, the node will behave as standalone instance of MySQL.

`wsrep_provider_options`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-provider-options`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No

Specifies optional settings for the replication provider documented in Index of :variable:`wsrep_provider` options. These options affect how various situations are handled during replication.

`wsrep_recover`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-recover`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`OFF`
Location:	mysqld_safe`

Recovers database state after crash by parsing GTID from the log. If the GTID is found, it will be assigned as the initial position for server.

`wsrep_reject_queries`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	No
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`NONE`

Defines whether the node should reject queries from clients. Rejecting queries can be useful during upgrades, when you want to keep the node up and apply write-sets without accepting queries.

When a query is rejected, the following error is returned:

Error 1047: Unknown command

The following values are available:

NONE: Accept all queries from clients (default)
ALL: Reject all new queries from clients, but maintain existing client connections
ALL_KILL: Reject all new queries from clients and kill existing client connections

Note

This variable doesn’t affect Galera replication in any way, only the applications that connect to the database are affected. If you want to desync a node, use wsrep_desync.

`wsrep_replicate_myisam`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-replicate-myisam`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Session, Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether DML statements for MyISAM tables should be replicated. It is disabled by default, because MyISAM replication is still experimental.

On the global level, wsrep_replicate_myisam can be set only during startup. On session level, you can change it during runtime as well.

For older nodes in the cluster, wsrep_replicate_myisam should work since the TOI decision (for MyISAM DDL) is done on origin node. Mixing of non-MyISAM and MyISAM tables in the same DDL statement is not recommended when wsrep_replicate_myisam is disabled, since if any table in the list is MyISAM, the whole DDL statement is not put under TOI.

Note

You should keep in mind the following when using MyISAM replication:

DDL (CREATE/DROP/TRUNCATE) statements on MyISAM will be replicated irrespective of wsrep_replicate_myisam value
DML (INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE) statements on MyISAM will be replicated only ifwsrep_replicate_myisam is enabled
SST will get full transfer irrespective of wsrep_replicate_myisamvalue (it will get MyISAM tables from donor)
Difference in configuration of pxc-cluster node on enforce_storage_engine front may result in picking up different engine for the same table on different nodes
CREATE TABLE AS SELECT (CTAS) statements use non-TOI replication and are replicated only if there is involvement of InnoDB table that needs transactions (in case of MyISAM table, CTAS statements will not be replicated).

`wsrep_restart_slave`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-restart-slave`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether replication replica should be restarted when the node joins back to the cluster. Enabling this can be useful because asynchronous replication replica thread is stopped when the node tries to apply the next replication event while the node is in non-primary state.

`wsrep_retry_autocommit`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-retry-autocommit`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	No
Default Value:	`1`

Specifies the number of times autocommit transactions will be retried in the cluster if it encounters certification errors. In case there is a conflict, it should be safe for the cluster node to simply retry the statement without returning an error to the client, hoping that it will pass next time.

This can be useful to help an application using autocommit to avoid deadlock errors that can be triggered by replication conflicts.

If this variable is set to 0, autocommit transactions won’t be retried.

`wsrep_RSU_commit_timeout`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-RSU-commit-timeout`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`5000`
Range:	From `5000` (5 milliseconds) to `31536000000000` (365 days)

Specifies the timeout in microseconds to allow active connection to complete COMMIT action before starting RSU.

While running RSU it is expected that user has isolated the node and there is no active traffic executing on the node. RSU has a check to ensure this, and waits for any active connection in COMMIT state before starting RSU.

By default this check has timeout of 5 milliseconds, but in some cases COMMIT is taking longer. This variable sets the timeout, and has allowed values from the range of (5 milliseconds, 365 days). The value is to be set in microseconds. Unit of variable is in micro-secs so set accordingly.

Note

RSU operation will not auto-stop node from receiving active traffic. So there could be a continuous flow of active traffic while RSU continues to wait, and that can result in RSU starvation. User is expected to block active RSU traffic while performing operation.

`wsrep_slave_FK_checks`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-slave-FK-checks`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`ON`

Defines whether foreign key checking is done for applier threads. This is enabled by default.

`wsrep_slave_threads`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-slave-threads`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`1`

Specifies the number of threads that can apply replication transactions in parallel. Galera supports true parallel replication that applies transactions in parallel only when it is safe to do so. This variable is dynamic. You can increase/decrease it at any time.

Note

When you decrease the number of threads, it won’t kill the threads immediately, but stop them after they are done applying current transaction (the effect with an increase is immediate though).

If any replication consistency problems are encountered, it’s recommended to set this back to 1 to see if that resolves the issue. The default value can be increased for better throughput.

Review the Galera Cluster documentation for flow control for suggested settings.

You can also estimate the optimal value for this from wsrep_cert_deps_distance as suggested in the Galera Cluster documentation.

For more configuration tips, see this document.

`wsrep_slave_UK_checks`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-slave-UK-checks`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`OFF`

Defines whether unique key checking is done for applier threads. This is disabled by default.

`wsrep_sst_auth`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	Yes
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	:

Specifies authentication information for State Snapshot Transfer (SST). Required information depends on the method specified in the wsrep_sst_method variable.

For more information about SST authentication, see State Snapshot Transfer.

Note

Value of this variable is masked in the log and in the SHOW VARIABLES query output.

`wsrep_sst_donor`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	Yes
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes

Specifies a list of nodes (using their wsrep_node_name values) that the current node should prefer as donors for SST and IST.

Warning

Using IP addresses of nodes instead of node names (the value of wsrep_node_name) as values of wsrep_sst_donor results in an error.

ERROR] WSREP: State transfer request failed unrecoverably: 113 (No route
to host). Most likely it is due to inability to communicate with the
cluster primary component. Restart required.

If the value is empty, the first node in SYNCED state in the index becomes the donor and will not be able to serve requests during the state transfer.

To consider other nodes if the listed nodes are not available, add a comma at the end of the list, for example:

wsrep_sst_donor=node1,node2,

If you remove the trailing comma from the previous example, then the joining node will consider only node1 and node2.

Note

By default, the joiner node does not wait for more than 100 seconds to receive the first packet from a donor. This is implemented via the sst-initial-timeout option. If you set the list of preferred donors without the trailing comma or believe that all nodes in the cluster can often be unavailable for SST (this is common for small clusters), then you may want to increase the initial timeout (or disable it completely if you don’t mind the joiner node waiting for the state transfer indefinitely).

`wsrep_sst_donor_rejects_queries`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-sst-donor-rejects-queries`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	OFF

Defines whether the node should reject blocking client sessions when it is serving as a donor during a blocking state transfer method (when wsrep_sst_method is set to mysqldump or rsync). This is disabled by default, meaning that the node accepts such queries.

If you enable this variable, queries will return the Unknown command error. This can be used to signal load-balancer that the node isn’t available.

`wsrep_sst_method`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-sst-method`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	xtrabackup-v2

Defines the method or script for State Snapshot Transfer (SST).

Available values are:

xtrabackup-v2: Uses Percona XtraBackup to perform SST. This method requires wsrep_sst_auth to be set up with credentials (<user>:<password>) on the donor node. Privileges and permissions for running Percona XtraBackup can be found in Percona XtraBackup documentation. This is the recommended and default method for Percona XtraDB Cluster. For more information, see Percona XtraBackup SST Configuration.
rsync: Uses rsync to perform SST. This method doesn’t use the wsrep_sst_auth variable.
mysqldump: Uses mysqldump to perform SST This method requires superuser credentials for the donor node to be specified in the wsrep_sst_auth variable.

Note

This method is deprecated as of 5.7.22-29.26 and not recommended unless it is required for specific reasons. Also, it is not compatible with bind_address set to 127.0.0.1 or localhost, and will cause startup to fail in this case.

<custom_script_name>: Galera supports Scriptable State Snapshot Transfer. This enables users to create their own custom scripts for performing SST. For example, you can create a script /usr/bin/wsrep_MySST.sh and specify MySST for this variable to run your custom SST script.
skip: Use this to skip SST. This can be used when initially starting the cluster and manually restoring the same data to all nodes. It shouldn’t be used permanently because it could lead to data inconsistency across the nodes.

Note

Only xtrabackup-v2 and rsync provide support for clusters with GTIDs and async replicas.

`wsrep_sst_receive_address`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-sst-receive-address`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`AUTO`

Specifies the network address where donor node should send state transfers. By default, this variable is set to AUTO, meaning that the IP address from wsrep_node_address is used.

`wsrep_start_position`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-start-position`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`00000000-0000-0000-0000-00000000000000:-1`

Specifies the node’s start position as UUID:seqno. By setting all the nodes to have the same value for this variable, the cluster can be set up without the state transfer.

`wsrep_sync_wait`¶

Option	Description
Command Line:	`--wsrep-sync-wait`
Config File:	Yes
Scope:	Session, Global
Dynamic:	Yes
Default Value:	`0`

This variable has been implemented in 5.6.20-25.7. Controls cluster-wide causality checks on certain statements. Checks ensure that the statement is executed on a node that is fully synced with the cluster.

Note

Causality checks of any type can result in increased latency.

The type of statements to undergo checks is determined by bitmask:

0: Do not run causality checks for any statements. This is the default.
1: Perform checks for READ statements (including SELECT, SHOW, and BEGIN or START TRANSACTION).
2: Perform checks for UPDATE and DELETE statements.
3: Perform checks for READ, UPDATE, and DELETE statements.
4: Perform checks for INSERT and REPLACE statements.
5: Perform checks for READ, INSERT, and REPLACE statements.
6: Perform checks for UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, and REPLACE statements.
7: Perform checks for READ, UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, and REPLACE statements.

Note

Setting wsrep_sync_wait to 1 is the equivalent of setting the deprecated wsrep_causal_reads to ON.

Index of wsrep system variables¶

pxc_encrypt_cluster_traffic¶

pxc_maint_mode¶

pxc_maint_transition_period¶

pxc_strict_mode¶

wsrep_auto_increment_control¶

wsrep_causal_reads¶

wsrep_certify_nonPK¶

wsrep_cluster_address¶

wsrep_cluster_name¶

wsrep_convert_lock_to_trx¶

wsrep_data_home_dir¶

wsrep_dbug_option¶

wsrep_debug¶

wsrep_desync¶

wsrep_dirty_reads¶

wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround¶

wsrep_forced_binlog_format¶

wsrep_load_data_splitting¶

wsrep_log_conflicts¶

wsrep_max_ws_rows¶

wsrep_max_ws_size¶

wsrep_node_address¶

wsrep_node_incoming_address¶

wsrep_node_name¶

wsrep_notify_cmd¶

wsrep_on¶

wsrep_OSU_method¶

wsrep_preordered¶

Limitations¶

wsrep_provider¶

wsrep_provider_options¶

wsrep_recover¶

wsrep_reject_queries¶

wsrep_replicate_myisam¶

wsrep_restart_slave¶

wsrep_retry_autocommit¶

wsrep_RSU_commit_timeout¶

wsrep_slave_FK_checks¶

wsrep_slave_threads¶

wsrep_slave_UK_checks¶

wsrep_sst_auth¶

wsrep_sst_donor¶

wsrep_sst_donor_rejects_queries¶

wsrep_sst_method¶

wsrep_sst_receive_address¶

wsrep_start_position¶

wsrep_sync_wait¶

`pxc_encrypt_cluster_traffic`¶

`pxc_maint_mode`¶

`pxc_maint_transition_period`¶

`pxc_strict_mode`¶

`wsrep_auto_increment_control`¶

`wsrep_causal_reads`¶

`wsrep_certify_nonPK`¶

`wsrep_cluster_address`¶

`wsrep_cluster_name`¶

`wsrep_convert_lock_to_trx`¶

`wsrep_data_home_dir`¶

`wsrep_dbug_option`¶

`wsrep_debug`¶

`wsrep_desync`¶

`wsrep_dirty_reads`¶

`wsrep_drupal_282555_workaround`¶

`wsrep_forced_binlog_format`¶

`wsrep_load_data_splitting`¶

`wsrep_log_conflicts`¶

`wsrep_max_ws_rows`¶

`wsrep_max_ws_size`¶

`wsrep_node_address`¶

`wsrep_node_incoming_address`¶

`wsrep_node_name`¶

`wsrep_notify_cmd`¶

`wsrep_on`¶

`wsrep_OSU_method`¶

`wsrep_preordered`¶

`wsrep_provider`¶

`wsrep_provider_options`¶

`wsrep_recover`¶

`wsrep_reject_queries`¶

`wsrep_replicate_myisam`¶

`wsrep_restart_slave`¶

`wsrep_retry_autocommit`¶

`wsrep_RSU_commit_timeout`¶

`wsrep_slave_FK_checks`¶

`wsrep_slave_threads`¶

`wsrep_slave_UK_checks`¶

`wsrep_sst_auth`¶

`wsrep_sst_donor`¶

`wsrep_sst_donor_rejects_queries`¶

`wsrep_sst_method`¶

`wsrep_sst_receive_address`¶

`wsrep_start_position`¶

`wsrep_sync_wait`¶