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		coops on Sept 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making MySQL Better at GitHub Can you go into more detail regarding the prohibitive consistency issues? How do you maintain consistency in steady-state (ie. not during migrations?) Also, how do you make the call as to whether to bring your site down vs. attempting a live migration?

imbriaco on Sept 3, 2014 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain_(computing)

coops on Sept 3, 2014 | [–]

Yes, this is certainly a state you would desire to avoid. However, you didn't answer any of my questions.

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