# XtrabBackup with mysql NDB

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/xtrabbackup-with-mysql-ndb/11825>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [August 18, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtrabbackup-with-mysql-ndb/11825 "2021-08-18T08:42:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rait](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/rait/32/4240_2.png) [@Rait](https://forums.percona.com/u/Rait)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtrabbackup-with-mysql-ndb/11825/1 "2021-08-18T08:42:02Z")

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Hi

Can Percona Xtrabackup be used with mysql NDB and is there some things i have to make sure i check or be noted?

Thanks a lot  
Rait

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**Author:** ![matthewb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/matthewb/32/34_2.png) [@matthewb](https://forums.percona.com/u/matthewb)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtrabbackup-with-mysql-ndb/11825/2 "2021-08-18T14:43:32Z")

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Hello @Rait,  
NDB is a specialized engine that stores data on data node servers. The data does not exist on the MySQL server. xtrabackup is not capable of backing up NDB since the data lives, fragmented, on other nodes. In order to backup NDB, you need to use the manager and execute a backup process. This will create a consistent dump of your data, fragmented, on each data node. You need to gather up these backup fragments from each node and store them elsewhere for safety.

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**Author:** ![Rait](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/rait/32/4240_2.png) [@Rait](https://forums.percona.com/u/Rait)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/xtrabbackup-with-mysql-ndb/11825/3 "2021-08-18T15:39:08Z")

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Hi, thank you for the good information 🙂