MySQL's Distributed Database.
"MySQL Cluster is often confused with other cluster technologies; please use the "ndbcluster" tag instead.
Technically, "MySQL Cluster" is the Distributed Database technology that provides
- Shared-nothing clustering
- Auto-sharding
- 99.999 % Availability
MySQL Cluster is implemented through the NDB or NDBCLUSTER storage engine for MySQL ("NDB" stands for Network Database).
- Overview : http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/mysql-cluster.html
- Datasheet : http://www.mysql.com/products/cluster/mysql-cluster-datasheet.pdf
Contrast: Galera, PXC, InnoDB Cluster.
