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Huy Nguyen

Author: Huy Nguyen

Monitoring multithreaded replication in Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, and Aurora MySQL

In this post, we discuss methods to effectively monitor parallel replication performance and tune its related parameters for Amazon Aurora MySQL and Amazon Relational Database Service for MySQL and MariaDB.

Overview and best practices of multithreaded replication in Amazon RDS for MySQL, Amazon RDS for MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora MySQL

In this first post, we dive into the world of MySQL replication, with a special focus on parallel replication techniques. We start with a quick overview of how MySQL replication works, then explore the intricacies of multithreaded replication. We discuss key configuration options and best practices for optimization.

Amazon Aurora MySQL version 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) to version 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility) upgrade checklist, Part 2

In the first part, we discussed the most common issues that will cause upgrade prechecks from Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition v2 to v3 to fail. In this post, we discuss the most common causes of prolonged and unsuccessful upgrade. Cluster has XA transactions in the prepared state Amazon Aurora MySQL cancels the upgrade if it […]

Amazon Aurora MySQL version 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) to version 3 (with MySQL 8.0 compatibility) upgrade checklist, Part 1

April, 2026: Aurora Serverless v2 has been renamed Aurora serverless. No action required. Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition version 2 (with MySQL 5.7 compatibility) is planned to reach the end of standard support on October 31, 2024. The Amazon Aurora MySQL version 2 end of standard support timeline is discussed in our public documentation. We recommend […]