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From MySQL to MySQL

Supported Source and Destination Databases

Table 1 Supported databases

Source DB

Destination DB
  • On-premises MySQL databases
  • MySQL databases on an ECS
  • MySQL databases on other clouds
  • RDS for MySQL
  • RDS for MySQL

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the DRS console.

Suggestions

  • When a task is being started or in the full synchronization phase, do not perform DDL operations on the source database. Otherwise, the task may be abnormal.
  • To keep data consistency before and after the synchronization, ensure that no data is written to the destination database during the synchronization.
  • The success of database synchronization depends on environment and manual operations. To ensure a smooth synchronization, perform a synchronization trial before you start the synchronization to help you detect and resolve problems in advance.
  • Start your synchronization task during off-peak hours. A less active database is easier to synchronize successfully. If the data is fairly static, there is less likely to be any severe performance impacts during the synchronization.
    • If network bandwidth is not limited, the query rate of the source database increases by about 50 MB/s during full synchronization, and two to four CPUs are occupied.
    • To ensure data consistency, tables to be synchronized without a primary key may be locked for 3s.
    • The data being synchronized may be locked by other transactions for a long period of time, resulting in read timeout.
    • Due to the inherent characteristics of MySQL, in certain scenarios the performance may be negatively affected. For example, if the CPU resources are insufficient and the storage engine is TokuDB, the read speed on tables may be decreased by 10%.
    • When DRS concurrently reads data from a database, it will use about 6 to 10 sessions. The impact of the connections on services must be considered.
    • If you read a table, especially a large table, during the full migration, the exclusive lock on that table may be blocked.
  • Data-Level Comparison

    To obtain accurate comparison results, start data comparison at a specified time point during off-peak hours. If it is needed, select Start at a specified time for Comparison Time. Due to slight time difference and continuous operations on data, data inconsistency may occur, reducing the reliability and validity of the comparison results.

  • For many-to-one synchronization tasks that involve the synchronization of the same table, DDL operations cannot be performed on source databases. Otherwise, all synchronization tasks fail.

Precautions

Before creating a synchronization task, read the following notes:

Table 2 Precautions

Type

Restrictions

Database permissions
  • The source database user must have the following permissions:

    SELECT, SHOW VIEW, EVENT, LOCK TABLES, REPLICATION SLAVE, and REPLICATION CLIENT

  • The destination database user must have the following permissions:

    The root account of RDS for MySQL has the following permissions by default: SELECT, CREATE, DROP, DELETE, INSERT, UPDATE, ALTER, CREATE VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, and REFERENCES If the destination database version is in the range 8.0.14 to 8.0.18, the SESSION_VARIABLES_ADMIN permission is required.

Synchronization object
  • Only tables, primary key indexes, unique indexes, common indexes, store procedures, views, and functions can be synchronized.
  • During database mapping, the source database cannot contain stored procedures, views, or functions.
  • The databases to be mapped to the destination can only contain tables during synchronization. Otherwise, the synchronization task fails.
  • Tables with storage engine different to MyISAM and InnoDB cannot be synchronized.
  • The DDL operation of renaming an unselected table is filtered out during the synchronization. As a result, the task may fail or data may be inconsistent.
    • If you rename table A to the name of table B and tables A and B are selected for synchronization, this RENAME statement will not be filtered out.
    • If you rename table A to the name of table B but table B is not synchronized, this RENAME statement will be filtered out.
    • You are not advised to perform the rename operation in the many-to-one synchronization scenario. Otherwise, the task may fail or data may be inconsistent.

Source database
  • The source database names cannot contain non-ASCII characters, or the following characters: '<`>/\"
  • The source table and view names cannot contain non-ASCII characters, or the following characters: '<>/\"
  • The source database name and mapped database name cannot be ib_logfile.
  • The binlog of the MySQL source database must be enabled and use the row-based format.
  • If the storage space is sufficient, store the source database binlog for as long as possible. The recommended retention period is three days.
  • If the expire_logs_days value of the source database is set to 0, the synchronization may fail.
  • During an incremental synchronization, the server_id value of the MySQL source database must be set. If the source database version is MySQL 5.6 or earlier, the server_id value ranges from 2 to 4294967296. If the source database is MySQL 5.7 or later, the server_id value ranges from 1 to 4294967296.

Destination database
  • Data cannot be synchronized from a newer version database to an older version database.
  • The destination DB instance is running properly. If the destination DB instance type is primary/standby, the replication status must also be normal.
  • The destination DB instance must have sufficient storage space.
  • The character set of the destination database must be the same as that of the source database.
  • The time zone of the destination database must be the same as that of the source database.
  • If the destination database (excluding MySQL system database) has the same name as the source database, the table structures in the destination database must be consistent with those in the source database.
  • During a synchronization, a large amount of data is written to the destination database. If the value of the max_allowed_packet parameter of the destination database is too small, data cannot be written. You are advised to set the max_allowed_packet parameter to a value greater than 100 MB.
  • If the MyISAM tables are included in the synchronization objects, the sql_mode parameter in the destination database cannot contain the no_engine_substitution parameter. Otherwise, the synchronization fails.
  • The source database names mapped to the destination database cannot contain the following characters: dots (.), angle brackets (<>), backslash (\), and single quotation marks (')

Precautions
  • Objects that have dependencies must be synchronized at the same time to avoid synchronization failure. Common dependencies: tables referenced by views, views referenced by views, views and tables referenced by stored procedures/functions/triggers, and tables referenced by primary and foreign keys
  • Only MySQL to MySQL synchronization supports many-to-one synchronization. During table-level many-to-one synchronization, tables without primary keys cannot exist in the source database.
  • If you create many-to-one synchronization tasks, the system automatically creates a parent task to associate multiple synchronization tasks after the tasks are started. The parent task is named in the DRS-Group-Destination DB instance name format.
  • If the sources and destinations are RDS instances, database mapping is required.
  • The source and destination databases cannot contain tables that have the same names but do not have primary keys.
  • If the source and destination sides are RDS MySQL instances, tables encrypted using TDE cannot be synchronized.
  • If the source MySQL database does not support TLS 1.2 or is a self-built database of an earlier version (earlier than 5.6.46 or between 5.7 and 5.7.28), you need to submit an O&M application for testing the SSL connection.
  • Resumable upload is supported, but data may be repeatedly inserted into a table that does not have a primary key.
  • The destination table can contain more columns than the source table. However, the following failures must be avoided:
    • Assume that extra columns on the destination cannot be null or have default values. If newly inserted data records are synchronized from the source to the destination, the extra columns will become null, which does not meet the requirements of the destination and will cause the task to fail.
    • Assume that extra columns on the destination must be fixed at a default value and have a unique constraint. If newly inserted data records are synchronized from the source to the destination, the extra columns will contain multiple default values, which does not meet the unique constraint of the destination and will cause the task to fail.
  • The source database does not support point-in-time recovery (PITR).
  • The destination database cannot be restored to a point in time when a full synchronization was being performed.
  • Cascade operations cannot be performed on tables with foreign keys.
  • Binlogs cannot be forcibly deleted. Otherwise, the synchronization task fails.
  • The partitioned table does not support column mapping.
  • Set the expire_log_day parameter to a proper value to ensure that the binlog does not expire before data transfer resumes. This ensures that services can be recovered after interruption.
  • When creating a synchronization task, do not set the destination database to read-only.
  • A real-time synchronization task may fail due to the change of the username and password of the source or destination database. If it happens, rectify the information and then retry the synchronization task on the DRS console. Generally, you are advised not to modify the preceding information during synchronization.
  • If the source or destination database port is changed during data synchronization, the synchronization task fails. You can rectify the fault as follows:
    • If the source database port is wrong, correct the port number on the DRS console and then retry the synchronization task.
    • If the destination database port is wrong, DRS automatically changes the port to the correct one, and then you need to retry the synchronization task.

      Generally, do not modify the port number during synchronization.

  • During data synchronization, if the source database is on an RDS instance that does not belong the current cloud platform, the IP address cannot be changed. If the source database is on an RDS DB instance on the current cloud platform, the system automatically changes the IP address to the correct one. Then, retry the task to continue the synchronization. Therefore, changing the IP address is not recommended.
  • To ensure data consistency, you are not allowed to modify the destination database (including but not limited to DDL and DML operations) during synchronization.
  • Data inconsistency may occur when the MyISAM table is modified during a full synchronization.
  • DDL statements can be synchronized during incremental synchronization.
  • Incremental synchronization supports table renaming. The source and destination tables must be selected in the synchronization object list. Full synchronization does not support the RENAME command.
  • You can add additional objects during an incremental synchronization.

Procedure

This section describes how to synchronize data from a MySQL database to an RDS MySQL database. To configure other storage engines, you can refer to the following procedures.

  1. On the Data Synchronization Management page, click Create Synchronization Task.
  2. On the Create Synchronization Instance page, specify the task name, description, and the synchronization instance details, and click Next.

    Table 3 Task and recipient description

    Parameter

    Description

    Task Name

    The task name consists of 4 to 50 characters, starts with a letter, and can contain only letters (case-insensitive), digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

    Description

    The description consists of a maximum of 256 characters and cannot contain the following special characters: !=<>'&"\
    Table 4 Synchronization instance settings

    Parameter

    Description

    Data Flow

    Select To the cloud. The destination database is a database in the current cloud.

    Source DB Engine

    Select MySQL.

    Destination DB Engine

    Select MySQL.

    Network Type

    The public network is used as an example.

    Available options: Public network, VPC, VPN or Direct Connect

    Destination DB Instance

    The RDS DB instance you created.

    NOTE:
    • The destination DB instance cannot be a read replica.
    • The source and destination DB instances can be the same DB instance.

    Synchronization Instance Subnet

    Select the subnet where the synchronization instance is located. You can also click View Subnet to go to the network console to view the subnet where the instance resides.

    By default, the DRS instance and the destination DB instance are in the same subnet. You need to select the subnet where the DRS instance resides and ensure that there are available IP addresses. To ensure that the synchronization instance is successfully created, only subnets with DHCP enabled are displayed.

    Synchronization Mode

    Available options: Full+Incremental and Incremental

    • Full+Incremental

      This synchronization mode allows you to synchronize data in real time. After a full synchronization initializes the destination database, an incremental synchronization parses logs to ensure data consistency between the source and destination databases.

      NOTE:

      If you select Full+Incremental, data generated during the full synchronization will be continuously synchronized to the destination database, and the source remains accessible.

    • Incremental

      Through log parsing, incremental data generated on the source database is synchronized to the destination database.

  3. After the synchronization instance is created, on the Configure Source and Destination Databases page, specify source and destination database information. Then, click Test Connection for both the source and destination databases to check whether they have been connected to the synchronization instance. After the connection tests are successful, select the check box before the agreement and click Next.

    • Source database information
      Table 5 Source database settings

      Parameter

      Description

      IP Address or Domain Name

      The IP address or domain name of the source database.

      Port

      The port of the source database. Range: 1 – 65535

      Database Username

      The username for accessing the source database.

      Database Password

      The password for the database username. You can change the password if necessary. To change the password, perform the following operation after the task is created:

      If the task is in the Starting, Full synchronization, Incremental synchronization, or Incremental synchronization failed status, in the Synchronization Information area on the Basic Information page, click Update Password next to the Source Database Password field. In the displayed dialog box, change the password. This action only updates DRS with the changed password.

      SSL Connection

      SSL encrypts the connections between the source and destination databases. If SSL is enabled, upload the SSL CA root certificate.

      NOTE:
      • The maximum size of a single certificate file that can be uploaded is 500 KB.
      • If the SSL certificate is not used, your data may be at risk.

      The IP address, port, username, and password of the source database are encrypted and stored in the database and the synchronization instance, and will be cleared after the task is deleted.

    • Destination database information
      Table 6 Destination database settings

      Parameter

      Description

      DB Instance Name

      The RDS DB instance selected during synchronization task creation. This parameter cannot be changed.

      Database Username

      The username for accessing the destination database.

      Database Password

      The password for the database username. You can change the password if necessary. To change the password, perform the following operation after the task is created:

      If the task is in the Starting, Full synchronization, Incremental synchronization, or Incremental synchronization failed status, in the Synchronization Information area on the Basic Information page, click Update Password next to the Destination Database Password field. In the displayed dialog box, change the password. This action only updates DRS with the changed password.

      The username and password of the destination database are encrypted and stored in the database and the synchronization instance during the synchronization. After the task is deleted, the username and password are permanently deleted.

  4. On the Set Synchronization Task page, select the conflict policy and synchronization objects, and then click Next.

    Table 7 Synchronization mode and object

    Parameter

    Description

    Flow Control

    You can choose whether to control the flow.

    • Yes

      You can customize the maximum migration speed.

      In addition, you can set the time range based on your service requirements. The traffic rate setting usually includes setting of a rate limiting time period and a traffic rate value. Flow can be controlled all day or during specific time ranges. The default value is All day. A maximum of three time ranges can be set, and they cannot overlap.

      The flow rate must be set based on the service scenario and cannot exceed 9,999 MB/s.

    • No
      The synchronization speed is not limited and the outbound bandwidth of the source database is maximally used, which will increase the read burden on the source database. For example, if the outbound bandwidth of the source database is 100 MB/s and 80% bandwidth is used, the I/O consumption on the source database is 80 MB/s.
      NOTE:
      • The flow control mode takes effect only in the full synchronization phase.
      • You can also change the flow control mode after creating a task. For details, see Modifying the Flow Control Mode.

    Incremental Conflict Policy

    The conflict policy refers to the conflict handling policy during incremental synchronization. By default, conflicts in the full synchronization phase are ignored. Select any of the following conflict policies:

    • Ignore

      The system will skip the conflicting data and continue the subsequent synchronization process.

    • Report error

      The synchronization task will be stopped and fail.

    • Overwrite

      Conflicting data will be overwritten.

    If data conflicts occur, you can select Ignore, Overwrite, or Report error in any of the following scenarios.

    • Data exists in the destination database.
    • Multiple source databases are synchronized to one destination database.
    • Data in the destination database is updated manually.

    Filter DROP DATABASE

    During real-time synchronization, executing DDL operations on the source database may affect the synchronization performance. To reduce the risk of synchronization failure, DRS allows you to filter out DDL operations. Currently, only the delete operations on databases can be filtered by default.

    • If you select Yes, the database deletion operation performed on the source database is not synchronized during data synchronization.
    • If you select No, related operations are synchronized to the destination database during data synchronization.

    Synchronize

    Normal indexes and incremental DDLs can be synchronized. You can determine whether to synchronize data based on service requirements.

    Start Point

    This option is available if you select Incremental in 2. The logs of the source database are obtained from the start point during an incremental synchronization.

    Run show master status to obtain the source database position and set File, Position, and Executed_Gtid_Set as prompted. If gtid_mode is disabled, you do not need to specify Executed_Gtid_Set.

    Synchronization Object

    Select Tables or Databases as required.

    • The search function can help you quickly select the required database objects.
    • If the source database is changed, click in the upper right corner before selecting synchronization objects to ensure that the objects to be selected are from the changed source database.
    • If the synchronization objects in source and destination databases have different names, you can map the source object name to the destination one. For details, see Mapping Object Names.

  5. On the Process Data page, set the filtering rules for data processing.

    • If data processing is not required, click Next.
    • If data processing is required, select Data filtering, Additional Column, or Processing Columns. For details about how to configure related rules, see Processing Data.

  6. On the Check Task page, check the synchronization task.

    • If any check fails, review the cause and rectify the fault. After the fault is rectified, click Check Again.
    • If all check items are successful, click Next.

      You can proceed to the next step only when all checks are successful. If there are any items that require confirmation, view and confirm the details first before proceeding to the next step.

  7. On the displayed page, specify Start Time, confirm that the configured information is correct, and click Submit to submit the task.

    Table 8 Task startup settings

    Parameter

    Description

    Started Time

    Set Start Time to Start upon task creation or Start at a specified time based on site requirements.

    NOTE:

    After a synchronization task is started, the performance of the source and destination databases may be affected. You are advised to start a synchronization task during off-peak hours.

  8. After the task is submitted, you can view and manage it on the Data Synchronization Management page.

    • You can view the task status. For more information about task status, see Task Statuses.
    • You can click in the upper-right corner to view the latest task status.

Parent topic: To the Cloud