drupal and ndb cluster engines
OBSERVATIONS


Default Drupal installations use MyISAM storage engine
Most plugins assume MyISAM storage engine for tables
Many have switched to InnoDB


What tables should or could be migrated to InnoDB, and which should remain MyISAM?
How do I convert a database from MyISAM to InnoDB?
FULLTEXT indexes not supported in InnoDB in MySQL 5.5
FULLTEXT indexes are supported in InnoDB in MySQL 5.6 (when it goes GA) 



If is straightforwards to convert MyISAM to InnoDB, such as with the following:

ALTER TABLE node ENGINE=InnoDB;


Not so with NDB. For the table node, let's take the following approach:

mysqldump -u... -p... dbname --no-create-info node &gt; node_data.sql


Then, load the table into the NDB Cluster

mysql -u... -p... -Ddbname -A &lt; node_data.sql


and you let all the management nodes and SQL nodes determine where to store/shard the data.

If and only if you have the patience to


upgrade Drupal
avoid using FULLTEXT indexes (currently not supported by NDB)
apply plugins


drop FULLTEXT indexes
convert any MyISAM tables to NDB

migrate/reload data


then it is worth a shot.

Please post NDB Cluster questions in the DBA StackExchange.

DISCLAIMER : Not Drupal Expert, Not CMCDBA (not Cluster Certified), just CMDBA