Managed MySQL Backups

Each Managed Database plan includes automated backups and continuous recording of binary logs. The retention period is set to either 1, 7 or 14 days for 1, 2, and 3 node clusters respectively. The 1-day backups allow the user to go back to any given point in time (PITR) within the last 24 hours. 2-node plans offer 7 days of backups and 3-node plans include 14 days.

The backup time configuration can be adjusted in the service settings, which will shift the backup schedule accordingly. If a recent backup was taken, it might require an additional backup cycle before the new schedule takes effect.

For safe backups, MySQL INSTANT ALTER TABLE operations use either the INPLACE or COPY algorithm instead of INSTANT. Although specifying ALGORITHM=INSTANT won’t cause a failure, it automatically defaults to INPLACE or COPY.

Backups and Encryption:

For encryption during backups, myhoard open-source software is used, which internally employs Percona XtraBackup for full or incremental snapshots of MySQL®.

Starting with Percona XtraBackup 8.0.23, the --lock-ddl option is enabled by default. This prevents DDL changes during a backup, ensuring the backup service’s consistency and reliability for restoration. If you attempt to execute commands like CREATE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE, or similar during a backup, you may encounter a “Waiting for backup lock” message. In such cases, wait for the backup to complete before proceeding with these operations.

All backups are encrypted and stored off-site independently of the user’s Managed Database without using the cluster’s storage capacity.

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