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Upgrade to Percona Server for MySQL Pro

Percona Server for MySQL Pro includes the capabilities that are typically requested by large enterprises. Percona Server for MySQL 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 instructions on upgrading from Percona Server for MySQL to Percona Server for MySQL Pro.

Preconditions

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.

Check files in packages built for Percona Server for MySQL Pro

Procedure

  1. Configure the repository

    1. Create the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/psmysql-pro.list configuration file with the following contents

      To get the OPERATING_SYSTEM value, run lsb_release -sc.

      /etc/apt/sources.list.d/psmysql-pro.list
      deb http://repo.percona.com/private/[CLIENTID]-[TOKEN]/ps-80-pro/apt/ OPERATING_SYSTEM main

    2. Update the local cache

      $ sudo apt update

    Create the /etc/yum.repos.d/psmysql-pro.repo configuration file with the following contents

    /etc/yum.repos.d/psmysql-pro.repo
    [ps-8.0-pro]
name=PS_8.0_PRO
baseurl=http://repo.percona.com/private/[CLIENTID]-[TOKEN]/ps-80-pro/yum/main/$releasever/RPMS/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgkey = https://repo.percona.com/yum/PERCONA-PACKAGING-KEY

  2. Stop the mysql server

    $ sudo systemctl stop mysql

  3. Install Percona Server for MySQL Pro packages

    $ sudo apt install -y percona-server-server-pro

    Install other required packages. Check files in the DEB package built for Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.

    $ sudo yum install --allowerasing percona-server-server-pro

    Install other required packages. Check files in the DEB package built for Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.

  4. Start the server

    $ sudo systemct start mysql

Note

On Debian 12, you may receive the following warning after running systemct commands:

Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of mysql.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.

Run the following command to reload units:

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

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Last update: 2024-11-15