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Welcome to SQLSupport.org's blog! Today we'll be discussing a comprehensive guide to setting up MySQL GTID Replication. Global Transaction Identifiers (GTIDs) allow for enhanced data consistency and replication management in MySQL 8.0. Let's get started with setting up a MySQL GTID Replication configuration.

The first step is to set up MySQL server instances. Make sure you have MySQL 8.0 installed on your server. You can download the latest version from the official MySQL website. Once installed, we need to configure the master and slave servers with unique server IDs and enable the GTID mode.

-- On the master server

[mysqld]

gtid_mode=ON

enforce_gtid_consistency=ON

server_id=1



-- On the slave server

[mysqld]

gtid_mode=ON

enforce_gtid_consistency=ON

server_id=2

The next step is to configure the replication user and permissions on the master server. This user will be used by the slave server to read the binary logs. Ensure you replace 'replica_user' and 'password' with your desired username and password.

-- Create replication user on the master server

CREATE USER 'replica_user'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

GRANT REPLICATION SLAVE ON *.* TO 'replica_user'@'%';

Now, let's move to the slave server and tell it to start replicating from the master. We need to use the CHANGE MASTER TO command, along with the master's IP address and the credentials of the replication user we created earlier.

-- On the slave server

CHANGE MASTER TO

  MASTER_HOST='master_IP_address',

  MASTER_USER='replica_user',

  MASTER_PASSWORD='password',

  MASTER_AUTO_POSITION=1;

START SLAVE;

From SQL Server 2019, you can integrate your MySQL GTID Replication setup with Azure SQL and Azure Synapse to benefit from cloud-based analytics and data warehousing. You can set up a Linked Server in SQL Server to connect to your MySQL server and use OPENQUERY to execute SQL commands on your MySQL server directly from SQL Server.

In conclusion, MySQL GTID Replication is a powerful feature for ensuring data consistency and managing replication. It can be further integrated with other technologies like SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure Synapse for enhanced capabilities. We hope this guide was helpful. Stay tuned to SQLSupport.org for more such technical guides!