Install Percona XtraDB Cluster Pro

Percona XtraDB Cluster Pro includes the capabilities that are typically requested by large enterprises. Percona XtraDB Cluster Pro contains packages created and tested by Percona. These packages are supported only for Percona Customers with a subscription.

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This document provides guidelines how to install Pro packages of Percona XtraDB Cluster from Percona repositories. Check files in packages built for Percona XtraDB Cluster Pro

Prerequisites

• You need to have root access on the node where you will be installing Percona XtraDB Cluster (either logged in as a user with root privileges or be able to run commands with sudo).

• Make sure that the following ports are not blocked by firewall or used by other software. Percona XtraDB Cluster requires them for communication.

  • 3306

  • 4444

  • 4567

  • 4568

See also

For more information, see Enabling AppArmor.

Procedure

1. Request the access to the pro repository from Percona Support. You will receive the client ID and the access token which you use when downloading the packages.

2. Configure the repository and install Percona XtraDB Cluster packages

   On Debian or UbuntuOn Red Hat 7On Red Hat 8 or later

   1. Use the apt package manager to dowload percona-release

      $ sudo apt update
      

   2. Install the necessary packages

      $ sudo apt install -y wget gnupg2 lsb-release curl
      

   3. Download the percona-release repository package

      $  wget https://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release_latest.generic_all.deb
      

   4. Install the package with dpkg:

      $ sudo dpkg -i percona-release_latest.generic_all.deb
      

   5. Refresh the local cache to update the package information

      $ sudo apt update
      

   6. Enable the specific percona-release product.

      $ sudo percona-release setup pxc-84-pro --user_name=<Your PRO repository user name> --repo_token=<Your PRO repository token>
      

   7. Install the cluster:

      $ sudo apt install -y percona-xtradb-cluster-pro-84
      

      Install other required packages. Check files in the DEB package built for Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.4.

   $ sudo yum install https://repo.percona.com/yum/percona-release-latest.noarch.rpm
   $ sudo percona-release enable-only pxc-84-pro release --user_name=<Your PRO repository user name> --repo_token=<Your PRO repository token>
   $ sudo percona-release enable tools release
   $ sudo yum install percona-xtradb-cluster-pro-84
   

   $ sudo yum install https://repo.percona.com/yum/percona-release-latest.noarch.rpm
   $ sudo percona-release setup pxc-84-pro --user_name=<Your PRO repository user name> --repo_token=<Your PRO repository token>
   $ sudo yum install percona-xtradb-cluster-pro-84
   

After installation

After the installation, start the mysql service and find the temporary password using the grep command.

$ sudo service mysql start
$ sudo grep 'temporary password' /var/log/mysqld.log

Use the temporary password to log into the server:

$ mysql -u root -p

Run an ALTER USER statement to change the temporary password, exit the client, and stop the service.

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'rootPass';
mysql> exit
$ sudo service mysql stop

Next step

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Last update: 2024-12-20