The xtrabackup Binary¶
The xtrabackup binary is a compiled C program that is linked with the InnoDB libraries and the standard MySQL client libraries. The InnoDB libraries provide functionality necessary to apply a log to data files, and the MySQL client libraries provide command-line option parsing, configuration file parsing, and so on to give the binary a familiar look and feel.
The tool runs in either --backup
or --prepare
mode, corresponding to the two main functions it performs. There are several variations on these functions to accomplish different tasks, and there are two less commonly used modes, --stats
and --print-param
.
Getting Started with xtrabackup¶
The Backup Cycle - Full Backups¶
Other Types of Backups¶
Advanced Features¶
References¶
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