Hi! Percona Server 5.6 includes backup locks that work with xtrabackup 2.2 MariaDB 10 might want this feature as well. More information: http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2014/03/11/introducing-backup-locks-perc... Thoughts? -- Colin Charles, Chief Evangelist, SkySQL - The MariaDB Company blog: http://bytebot.net/blog/| t: +6-012-204-3201 | Skype: colincharles