Percona XtraBackup 2.1.3 for MySQL available for download

Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraBackup 2.1.3 for MySQL on May 22, 2013. Downloads are available from our download site here and Percona Software Repositories.

This release fixes a high priority bug. It’s advised to upgrade your latest 2.1 version to 2.1.3 if you’re using the Percona XtraBackup with Percona XtraDB Cluster. This release is the latest stable release in the 2.1 series.

Bug Fixed:

• Percona XtraBackup 2.1.2 would hang when performing State Snapshot Transfer. Bug fixed #1182698.

Release notes with all the bugfixes for Percona XtraBackup 2.1.3 are available in our online documentation. Bugs can be reported on the launchpad bug tracker.

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Percona XtraBackup is the world’s only open-source, free MySQL hot backup software that performs non-blocking backups for InnoDB and XtraDB databases. With Percona XtraBackup, you can achieve the following benefits:

• Backups that complete quickly and reliably
• Uninterrupted transaction processing during backups
• Savings on disk space and network bandwidth
• Automatic backup verification
• Higher uptime due to faster restore time

XtraBackup makes MySQL hot backups for all versions of Percona Server, MySQL, MariaDB, and Drizzle. It performs streaming, compressed, and incremental MySQL backups.

Percona’s enterprise-grade commercial MySQL Support contracts include support for XtraBackup. We recommend support for critical production deployments.