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MySQL configuration parameters

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NetApp recommends a few important MySQL configuration parameters to obtain optimal performance.

Parameters

Values

innodb_log_file_size

256M

innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit

2

innodb_doublewrite

0

innodb_flush_method

fsync

innodb_buffer_pool_size

11G

innodb_io_capacity

8192

innodb_buffer_pool_instances

8

innodb_lru_scan_depth

8192

open_file_limit

65535

To set the parameters described in this section, you must change them in the MySQL configuration file (my.cnf). The NetApp best practices are a result of tests performed in-house.