Prevent MySQL disk full#

In the event that your MySQL server runs out of disk space, the service will start malfunctioning. Running out of disk space will also prevent backups from being properly created.

To prevent this from happening, Aiven will automatically detect when your service is running out of free space, and prevent further writes to it. This process is done by setting the MySQL @@GLOBAL.read_only flag to 1. The threshold for moving to this state is when your disk usage is at 97% or higher.

Once your service has been made read-only, the service will report errors when you attempt to insert, update, or delete data:

ERROR 1290 (HY000): The MySQL server is running with the --read-only option so it cannot execute this statement

Actions to make more space available#

Identify and optimize problem tables#

InnoDB does not reclaim unused disk space by default and this can cause a disk to become full.

Read the help article MySQL disk usage for more information.

Upgrade to a larger plan#

This can be done from within the Aiven console or with Aiven CLI client. New nodes with more disk capacity will be launched, and your existing data will be synced to those new nodes. Once the migration is completed, the disk usage will return to below the critical level and the read-only state will be canceled, allowing writes to be made once more.

Delete data#

As your service is set in read-only mode, attempting to free disk space by deleting data can’t be done directly. To disable the read-only state, you need to use our API to temporarily remove the restriction.

You can use our API and send a POST request to:

https://api.aiven.io/v1/project/<PROJECT>/service/<SERVICE_NAME>/enable-writes

The output of a successful operation is:

{
"message": "Writes temporarily enabled",
"until": "2022-04-22T13:42:05.385432Z"
}

This way you can free up space within the next 15 minutes.