MySQL and its variants, including MariaDB and Percona, are widely used for many enterprise applications. These applications range from global social networking sites and massive e-commerce systems to SMB hosting systems containing thousands of database instances. This document describes the configuration requirements and provides guidance on tuning and storage configuration for deploying MySQL on NetApp® ONTAP® data management software. To determine whether the environment,configurations, and versions specified in this report support your environment, consult the Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT).