RDS for MySQL 5.6 supports data compression through the TokuDB storage engine. A large number of tests showed that, after data tables are switched from the InnoDB storage engine to the TokuDB storage engine, the amount of data can be reduced by 80% to 90%, that is, 2 TB of data can be compressed to 400 GB or even less. The TokuDB storage engine supports transactions and online DDL operations, which are compatible with applications running on a MyISAM or an InnoDB storage engine.

Restrictions

  • The TokuDB storage engine does not support foreign keys.
  • The TokuDB storage engine is not applicable to scenarios where frequent and massive data read operations are required.

Procedure

  1. Run the following command to check the MySQL version.
    SELECT version();
    Note
    Currently, only MySQL 5.6 supports the TokuDB storage engine. As for MySQL 5.1 or 5.5, you have to upgrade it to MySQL 5.6 first.
  2. Set the proportion of loose_tokudb_buffer_pool_ratio, namely, the proportion that TokuDB occupies in the shared cache of TokuDB and InnoDB.
    select sum(data_length) into @all_size from information_schema.tables where engine='innodb';
select sum(data_length) into @change_size from information_schema.tables where engine='innodb' and concat(table_schema, '.', table_name) in ('XX.XXXX', 'XX.XXXX', 'XX.XXXX');    
select round(@change_size/@all_size*100);

    In the preceding code, XX.XXXX refers to the database and table to be transferred to the TokuDB storage engine.

  3. Restart the instance.

    For more information, see Restart an instance.

  4. Modify the storage engine.
    ALTER TABLE XX.XXXX ENGINE=TokuDB

    In the preceding code, XX.XXXX refers to the database and table to be transferred to the TokuDB storage engine.