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16.6.1. MySQL Cluster Startup Phases

This section describes the steps involved when the cluster is started.

There are several different startup types and modes, as shown here:

  • Initial Start: The cluster starts with a clean filesystem on all data nodes. This occurs either when the cluster started for the very first time, or when it is restarted using the --initial option.

  • System Restart: The cluster starts and reads data stored in the data nodes. This occurs when the cluster has been shut down after having been in use, when it is desired for the cluster to resume operations from the point where it left off.

  • Node Restart: This is the online restart of a cluster node while the cluster itself is running.

  • Initial Node Restart: This is the same as a node restart, except that the node is reinitialized and started with a clean filesystem.

Prior to startup, each data node (ndbd process) must be initialized. Initialization consists of the following steps:

  1. Obtain a Node ID.

  2. Fetch configuration data.

  3. Allocate ports to be used for inter-node communications.

  4. Allocate memory according to settings obtained from the configuration file.

After each data node has been initialized, the cluster startup process can proceed. The stages which the cluster goes through during this process are listed here:

  • Stage 0

    Clear the cluster filesystem. This stage occurs only if the cluster was started with the --initial option.

  • Stage 1

    This stage sets up Cluster connections, establishes inter-node communications are established, and starts Cluster heartbeats.

  • Stage 2

    The arbitrator node is elected. If this is a system restart, the cluster determines the latest restorable global checkpoint.

  • Stage 3

    This stage initializes a number of internal cluster variables.

  • Stage 4

    For an initial start or initial node restart, the redo log files are created. The number of these files is equal to NoOfFragmentLogFiles.

    For a system restart:

    • Read schema or schemas.

    • Read data from the local checkpoint and undo logs.

    • Apply all redo information until the latest restorable global checkpoint has been reached.

    For a node restart, find the tail of the redo log.

  • Stage 5

    If this is an initial start, create the SYSTAB_0 and NDB$EVENTS internal system tables.

    For a node restart or an initial node restart:

    1. The node is included in transaction handling operations.

    2. The node schema is compared with that of the master and synchronized with it.

    3. Synchronize data received in the form of INSERT from the other data nodes in this node's node group.

    4. In all cases, wait for complete local checkpoint as determined by the arbitrator.

  • Stage 6

    Update internal variables.

  • Stage 7

    Update internal variables.

  • Stage 8

    In a system restart, rebuild all indexes.

  • Stage 9

    Update internal variables.

  • Stage 10

    At this point in a node restart or initial node restart, APIs may connect to the node and being to receive events.

  • Stage 11

    At this point in a node restart or initial node restart, event delivery is handed over to the node joining the cluster. The newly-joined node takes over responsibility for delivering its primary data to subscribers.

After this process is completed for an initial start or system restart, transactions handling is enabled. For a node restart or initial node restart, completion of the startup process means that the node may now act as a transaction coordinator.


 
 
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