From MySQL to GaussDB(for MySQL) Primary/Standby

Supported Source and Destination Databases

Supported Migration Objects

Different types of migration tasks support different migration objects. For details, see Table 2. DRS will automatically check the objects you selected before the migration.

Database Account Permission Requirements

To start a migration task, the source and destination database users must have permissions listed in the following table. Different types of migration tasks require different permissions. For details, see Table 3. DRS automatically checks the database account permissions in the pre-check phase and provides handling suggestions.

Suggestions

• When a task is being started or in the full migration phase, do not perform DDL operations on the source database. Otherwise, the task may be abnormal.
• To maintain data consistency before and after the migration, do not write data to the source and destination databases in the full migration mode. In the full+incremental migration mode, you can continue the migration while data is still being written to the source database.

• The success of database migration depends on environment and manual operations. To ensure a smooth migration, perform a migration trial before you start the migration to help you detect and resolve problems in advance.
• Start your migration task during off-peak hours. A less active database is easier to migrate successfully. If the data is fairly static, there is less likely to be any severe performance impacts during the migration.
  • If network bandwidth is not limited, the query rate of the source database increases by about 50 MB/s during full migration, and two to four CPUs are occupied.
  • The data being migrated may be locked by other transactions for a long period of time, resulting in read timeout.
  • Due to the inherent characteristics of MySQL, in certain scenarios the performance may be negatively affected. For example, if the CPU resources are insufficient and the storage engine is TokuDB, the read speed on tables may be decreased by 10%.
  • If DRS concurrently reads data from a database, it will use about 6 to 10 sessions. The impact of the connections on services must be considered.
  • If you read a table, especially a large table, during the full migration, the exclusive lock on that table may be blocked.
• Data-Level Comparison

  To obtain accurate comparison results, start data comparison at a specified time point during off-peak hours. If it is needed, select Start at a specified time for Comparison Time. Due to slight time difference and continuous operations on data, data inconsistency may occur, reducing the reliability and validity of the comparison results.

Precautions

The full+incremental migration process consists of four phases: task startup, full synchronization, incremental synchronization, and task completion. A single full migration task contains three phases. To ensure smooth migration, read the following precautions before creating a migration task.

Prerequisites

• You have logged in to the DRS console.
• For details about the DB types and versions supported by real-time migration, see Real-Time Migration.

• You have read Suggestions and Precautions.

Procedure

1. On the Online Migration Management page, click Create Migration Task.
2. On the Create Replication Instance page, configure task details, description, and the replication instance, and click Next.
   • Task information description

     Table 5 Task information

     Parameter	Description
     Region	The region where the replication instance is deployed. You can change the region. To reduce latency and improve access speed, select the region closest to your services.
     Project	The project corresponds to the current region and can be changed.
     Task Name	The task name must start with a letter and consist of 4 to 50 characters. It can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
     Description	The description consists of a maximum of 256 characters and cannot contain special characters !=<>'&"\

   • Replication instance information

     Table 6 Replication instance settings

     Parameter	Description
     Data Flow	Select To the cloud. The destination is a DB instance on the current cloud.
     Source DB Engine	Select MySQL.
     Destination DB Engine	Select GaussDB(for MySQL) Primary/Standby Edition.
     Network Type	Available options: VPC, Public network, and VPN or Direct Connect. By default, the value is Public network. VPC is suitable for migrations of cloud databases in the same region. VPN and Direct Connect are suitable for migrations from on-premises databases to cloud databases or between cloud databases across regions. Public network is suitable for migration from on-premises databases or external cloud databases to destination databases.
     Destination DB Instance	The GaussDB(for MySQL) primary/standby instance you created.
     Replication Instance Subnet	The subnet where the replication instance resides. You can also click View Subnet to go to the network console to view the subnet where the instance resides. By default, the DRS instance and the destination DB instance are in the same subnet. You need to select the subnet where the DRS instance resides, and there are available IP addresses for the subnet. To ensure that the replication instance is successfully created, only subnets with DHCP enabled are displayed.
     Migration Type	Full: This migration type is suitable for scenarios where service interruption is acceptable. All objects in non-system databases are migrated to the destination database at one time, including tables, views, stored procedures, and triggers. NOTE: If you are performing a full migration, do not perform operations on the source database. Otherwise, data generated in the source database during the migration will not be synchronized to the destination database. Full+Incremental: This migration type allows you to migrate data without interrupting services. After a full migration initializes the destination database, an incremental migration initiates and parses logs to ensure data consistency between the source and destination databases. NOTE: If you select Full+Incremental, data generated during the full migration will be continuously synchronized to the destination database, and the source remains accessible.
     Destination Database Access	Read-only During migration, the destination database is read-only. After the migration is complete, it restores to the read/write status. This option ensures the integrity and success rate of data migration. Read/Write During the migration, the destination database can be queried or modified. Data being migrated may be modified when operations are performed or applications are connected. It should be noted that background processes can often generate or modify data, which may result in data conflicts, task faults, and upload failures. Do not select this option if you do not fully understand the risks. Set the destination database to Read/Write only when you need to modify other data in the database during the migration. The task cannot be modified after being created.

   • Tags

     Table 7 Tags

     Parameter	Description
     Tags	Tags a task. This configuration is optional. Adding tags helps you better identify and manage your tasks. Each task can have up to 20 tags. After a task is created, you can view its tag details on the Tags tab. For details, see Tag Management.

   

   If a task fails to be created, DRS retains the task for three days by default. After three days, the task automatically ends.

3. On the Configure Source and Destination Databases page, wait until the replication instance is created. Then, specify source and destination database information and click Test Connection for both the source and destination databases to check whether they have been connected to the replication instance. After the connection tests are successful, select the check box before the agreement and click Next.
   • Source database configuration

     Table 8 Source database settings

     Parameter	Description
     IP Address or Domain Name	The IP address or domain name of the source database.
     Port	The port of the source database. Range: 1 – 65535
     Database Username	The username for accessing the source database.
     Database Password	The password for the database username.
     SSL Connection	SSL encrypts the connections between the source and destination databases. If SSL is enabled, upload the SSL CA root certificate. NOTE: The maximum size of a single certificate file that can be uploaded is 500 KB. If SSL is disabled, your data may be at risk.

     

     The IP address, domain name, username, and password of the source database are encrypted and stored in DRS, and will be cleared after the task is deleted.

   • Destination database configuration

     Table 9 Destination database settings

     Parameter	Description
     DB Instance Name	The GaussDB(for MySQL) primary/standby instance selected during the migration task creation and cannot be changed.
     Database Username	The username for accessing the destination database.
     Database Password	The password for the database username.
     Migrate Definer to User	Yes The Definers of all source database objects will be migrated to the user. Other users do not have permissions for database objects unless these users are authorized. For details about authorization, see How Do I Maintain the Original Service User Permission System After Definer Is Forcibly Converted During MySQL Migration?

     

     The username and password of the destination database are encrypted and stored in DRS, and will be cleared after the task is deleted.

4. On the Set Task page, select migration objects and click Next.

   Table 10 Migration object

   Parameter	Description
   Flow Control	You can choose whether to control the flow. Yes You can customize the maximum migration speed. In addition, you can set the time range based on your service requirements. The traffic rate setting usually includes setting of a rate limiting time period and a traffic rate value. Flow can be controlled all day or during specific time ranges. The default value is All day. A maximum of three time ranges can be set, and they cannot overlap. The flow rate must be set based on the service scenario and cannot exceed 9,999 MB/s. No The migration speed is not limited and the outbound bandwidth of the source database is maximally used, which will increase the read burden on the source database. For example, if the outbound bandwidth of the source database is 100 MB/s and 80% bandwidth is used, the I/O consumption on the source database is 80 MB/s. NOTE: Flow control mode takes effect only during a full migration. You can also change the flow control mode after creating a task. For details, see Modifying the Flow Control Mode.
   Migrate Account	During a database migration, accounts need to be migrated separately. You can choose whether to migrate the accounts based on service requirements. If you select Yes, you can select the accounts to be migrated as required. Yes If you need to migrate accounts, see Migrating Accounts. No During migration, accounts, permissions, and passwords are not migrated.
   Migrate Object	You can choose to migrate all objects, tables, or databases based on your service requirements. All: All objects in the source database are migrated to the destination database. After the migration, the object names will remain the same as those in the source database and cannot be modified. Tables: The selected table-level objects will be migrated. Databases: The selected database-level objects will be migrated. If the source database is changed, click in the upper right corner before selecting migration objects to ensure that the objects to be selected are from the changed source database. NOTE: If you choose not to migrate all of the databases, the migration may fail because the objects, such as stored procedures and views, in the databases to be migrated may have dependencies on other objects that are not migrated. To prevent migration failure, migrate all of the databases. If the object name contains spaces, the spaces before and after the object name are not displayed. If there are multiple spaces between the object name and the object name, only one space is displayed. The name of the selected migration object cannot contain spaces. To quickly select the desired database objects, you can use the search function.

5. On the Check Task page, check the migration task.
   • If any check fails, review the cause and rectify the fault. After the fault is rectified, click Check Again.

     For details about how to handle check items that fail to pass the pre-check, see Solutions to Failed Check Items.

   • If the check is complete and the check success rate is 100%, click Next.
     

     You can proceed to the next step only when all checks are successful. If there are any items that require confirmation, view and confirm the details first before proceeding to the next step.

6. On the displayed page, specify Start Time and confirm that the configured information is correct and click Submit to submit the task.

   Table 11 Task startup settings

   Parameter	Description
   Started Time	Set Start Time to Start upon task creation or Start at a specified time based on site requirements. The Start at a specified time option is recommended. NOTE: The migration task may affect the performance of the source and destination databases. You are advised to start the task in off-peak hours and reserve two to three days for data verification.

7. After the task is submitted, view and manage it on the Online Migration Management page.
   • You can view the task status. For more information about task status, see Task Statuses.
   • You can click in the upper right corner to view the latest task status.