InnoDB Quick Reference Guide

We are currently in the process of upgrading our mysql 5.1 instances to mysql 5.6 , because of this, we are once again very focused on overall mysql performance, and more specifically on Innodb performance going forward.

Matt Reid recently published a book entitled ‘InnoDB Quick Reference Guide.’

I believe that this book will come in very handy to us over the next few weeks and months, as we once again look to delve into mysql behavior and Innodb internals.

I have downloaded a copy of this e-book and I will be providing a more in-depth review shortly.

UPDATE:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Innodb
This chapter talks about the features of the Innodb storage engine, as well as it’s requiremnets, suported platforms, etc. The chapter does a good job of providing a clear overview of Innodb and it’s overall features and use cases.

Chapter 2: Basic Configuration Parameters
This chapter talks about various configuration varables and how they realate to and effect Innodb. The chapter helps provide you with a better understanding of some of the more basic Innodb configuration options and how the effect Innodb.

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration Parameters
This chapter provides a much more in-dpeth look at some of the more advanced configuraion variables used to control the behavior of Innodb and how they relate it’s overall performance. The chapter does a great job of covering all the necessary Innodb related parameters that really effect how Innodb performs under real world workloads.

Chapter 4: Load Testing InnoDB for Performance
This chapter focuses on the numerous open-source tools that can be used to test the performance of both the application (Mysql) and the OS (filesystem, etc). All the major tools are covered here and the chapter does a good job of covering each of the tools and their use cases.

Chapter 5: Maintenance and Monitoring
This section discuss some typical maintence tasks that are associated with running Innodb. Other information includes some common methods for finding and pulling runtime information and performance information from the storage engine.

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting InnoDB
This chapter provides some good insite into several of the more common issues that you could face if you have an Innodb deployment, from crash recovery to issues regarding backup and recovery.

Chapter 7: References and links
A small section that you can use to find further detail about Innodb and Mysql.

Overall:
This book does a good job of covering the main features, paramaters, and use cases for the Mysql InnodDB storage engine.

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