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Is there a way to have mariadb check tables in the background and not lock the tables after a crash? We have a number of fairly large databases and suffered a hardware failure that resulted in most of them checking tables on a restart which unfortunately blocked access to the databases for hours.

I get that a check is a good thing, however of all the databases, only one ended up needing to be fixed.

Ta. Peter.

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  • There is no background check. /etc/mysql/debian-start runs mysqlcheck with --all-databases --fast --silent. Use InnoDB which is fault tolerant. Ensure to give it a decent innodb_buffer_pool_size, defaults are usually too small. – danblack Feb 18 '19 at 22:06
  • What sort of buffer_pool_size would you recommend (or is that a "how long is the piece of string" question)? – Peter Nunn Feb 26 '19 at 4:52
  • Look at the SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'innodb_buffer_pool% and see how much is used and how much churn there is. At 100% used with a small amount of churn is ideal. – danblack Feb 26 '19 at 5:10
  • innodb_buffer_pool_size should be set to 70% of available RAM when using only InnoDB. – Rick James Mar 4 '19 at 0:04
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Avoid the problem by switching your table from MyISAM to InnoDB.

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  • They already are InnoDB. – Peter Nunn Feb 26 '19 at 4:51

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