percona · alina-derkach-oaza · Jul 17, 2026 · Jul 16, 2026 · Jul 16, 2026
diff --git a/docs/.linkspector.yml b/docs/.linkspector.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ ignorePatterns:
   - pattern: "#mysql_alerts$"
   - pattern: "#postgresql_alerts$"
   - pattern: "#proxysql_alerts$"
+  - pattern: "^https://www\\.zmanda\\.com/zrm-community/?$"
+
+replacementPatterns:
+  - pattern: "\\{\\{vers\\}\\}"
+    replacement: "9.7"
+  - pattern: "\\{\\{ps\\}\\}"
+    replacement: "8.4"
diff --git a/docs/accelerate-backup-process.md b/docs/accelerate-backup-process.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ the `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK`. Note that Percona XtraBackup will use
 [Backup locks] where available as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ
 LOCK`.
 
-Percona XtraBackup uses these locks automatically to copy non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking Data manipulation language (DML) queries that modify InnoDB tables. Find more information in [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html)
+Percona XtraBackup uses these locks automatically to copy non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking Data manipulation language (DML) queries that modify InnoDB tables. Find more information in [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html)
 
 !!! note
 

diff --git a/docs/apt-download-deb.md b/docs/apt-download-deb.md
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ The following example downloads Percona XtraBackup {{release}} release package f
 1. Use `wget` to download the `DEB` package:
 
     ```shell
-    wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-XtraBackup-{{vers}}/Percona-XtraBackup-{{release}}/binary/debian/jammy/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-97_{{release}}-1.jammy_amd64.deb
+    wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-XtraBackup-{{vers}}/Percona-XtraBackup-{{release}}/binary/debian/jammy/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-97_{{deb}}-1.jammy_amd64.deb
     ```
 
 2. Install Percona XtraBackup by using `dpkg`:
 
     ```shell
-    sudo dpkg -i percona-xtrabackup-97_{{release}}-1.jammy_amd64.deb
+    sudo dpkg -i percona-xtrabackup-97_{{deb}}-1.jammy_amd64.deb
     ```
 
 ## Common dependencies

diff --git a/docs/apt-repo.md b/docs/apt-repo.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Ready-to-use packages are available from the Percona XtraBackup software
 repositories and the [Percona Software Downloads :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.percona.com/downloads).
 
 Specific information on the supported platforms, products, and versions is
-described in [Percona Release Lifecycle Overview].
+described in [Percona Release Lifecycle Overview :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.percona.com/release-lifecycle-overview/).
 
 ## Install Percona XtraBackup through percona-release
 

diff --git a/docs/download-instructions.md b/docs/download-instructions.md
@@ -5,23 +5,17 @@
 Do the following steps to select the software:
 
 1. Open [Software Downloads :octicons-link-external-16:](https://www.percona.com/downloads)
-2. Locate the Percona Software, for example, Percona XtraBackup
-3. In `Select Product`, select which product, for example, Percona XtraBackup {{vers}}
-4. In `Select Product Version`, select the version, for example, PERCONA-XTRABACKUP-{{release}}
-5. In `Select Platform`, select the operating system, for example, RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX / CENTOS/ ORACLE LINUX 9
-
-The easiest method is to download all packages.
+2. Select a product, for example, Percona XtraBackup and click install.
+3. In `Product Group`, select which product, for example, Percona XtraBackup {{vers}}
+4. In `Version`, select the version, for example, Percona-XtraBackup-{{release}}
+5. In `Platform`, select the operating system, for example, RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX / CENTOS/ ORACLE LINUX 9
 
 ## Download to a local computer
 
- In `Package Download Options`, select a specific package or choose the `DOWNLOAD ALL PACKAGES` button. This action downloads the selected packages to the local computer.
+In `Package Download Options`, select a specific package and click `Download`. This action downloads the selected packages to the local computer.
 
 ## Download to another computer
 
-In `Package Download Options`, you can do either of the following:
-
-* Select a specific package and right-click on the arrow next to `DOWNLOAD`, and in the drop-down menu, choose `Copy Link Address`
-
-* Select `DOWNLOAD ALL PACKAGES` and right-click on the arrow, and in the drop-down menu, choose `Copy Link Address`
+In `Package Download Options`, select a specific package and right-click on the `DOWNLOAD`, and in the drop-down menu, choose `Copy Link Address`
 
 Paste the link in your terminal prompt to download the selected package.
diff --git a/docs/encrypted-innodb-tablespace-backups.md b/docs/encrypted-innodb-tablespace-backups.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Percona XtraBackup supports the following keyring components:
 
 * [keyring_vault](#keyring_vault-configuration)
 * [keyring_file](#keyring_file-configuration)
-* [Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/using-kmip.html?h=kmip)
-* [Amazon Key Management Service (AWS KMS) :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/using-amz-kms.html)
+* [Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/using-kmip.html?h=kmip)
+* [Amazon Key Management Service (AWS KMS) :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/using-amz-kms.html)
 
 Percona XtraBackup {{vers}} and later versions support only component versions of the security features.
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The `component_keyring_vault.cnf` file uses JSON format:
 }
 ```
 
-For information on configuring the keyring vault component on the MySQL server, see [Use the keyring vault component :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/use-keyring-vault-component.html).
+For information on configuring the keyring vault component on the MySQL server, see [Use the keyring vault component :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/use-keyring-vault-component.html).
 
 #### keyring_file configuration
 

diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ To support simultaneous compression and streaming, Percona XtraBackup uses the x
 
 ## XtraDB
 
-Percona XtraDB is an enhanced version of the InnoDB storage engine, designed to better scale on modern hardware. Percona XtraDB includes features which are useful in a high performance environment. It is fully backward-compatible, and is a drop-in replacement for the standard InnoDB storage engine. For more information, see [The Percona XtraDB Storage Engine :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/percona-xtradb.html).
+Percona XtraDB is an enhanced version of the InnoDB storage engine, designed to better scale on modern hardware. Percona XtraDB includes features which are useful in a high performance environment. It is fully backward-compatible, and is a drop-in replacement for the standard InnoDB storage engine. For more information, see [The Percona XtraDB Storage Engine :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/percona-xtradb.html).
 
 ## Zstandard (ZSTD)
 

diff --git a/docs/index-contents.md b/docs/index-contents.md
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
   - [Install Percona XtraBackup {{vers}} using downloaded RPM packages](yum-download-rpm.md)
   - [Install using downloaded DEB packages](apt-download-deb.md)
   - [Install with the Percona-release Tool on Debian-based Systems](apt-repo.md)
-  - [lock-ddl-per-table option improvements](lock-options.md)
   - [LRU dump backup](lru-dump-backup.md)
   - [Make backups in replication environments](make-backup-in-replication-env.md)
   - [Next steps](quickstart-next-steps.md)

diff --git a/docs/quickstart-overview.md b/docs/quickstart-overview.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ This guide will help you get started quickly, but there's a lot more to learn ab
 
 To take a backup of Percona Server for MySQL, run Percona Server for MySQL in a Docker container and create a database, and a table.
 
-* [Start Percona Server in a Docker container :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/quickstart-docker.html)
-* [Create a database and table in Percona Server :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/quickstart-docker.html#create-a-database)
+* [Start Percona Server in a Docker container :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/quickstart-docker.html)
+* [Create a database and table in Percona Server :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/quickstart-docker.html#create-a-database)
 
 ### Limitations
 

diff --git a/docs/work-with-apparmor.md b/docs/work-with-apparmor.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The Linux Security Module implements mandatory access controls (MAC) with AppArm
 
 Percona XtraBackup does not have a profile and is not confined by AppArmor.
 
-For a list of common AppArmor commands, see [Percona Server for MySQL - AppArmor :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/apparmor.html).
+For a list of common AppArmor commands, see [Percona Server for MySQL - AppArmor :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/apparmor.html).
 
 ## Develop a profile
 

diff --git a/docs/xtrabackup-option-reference.md b/docs/xtrabackup-option-reference.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The number of attempts to acquire metadata locks.
 
 Usage: `--backup-locks`
 
-This option controls if [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) are used instead of `FLUSH TABLES
+This option controls if [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) are used instead of `FLUSH TABLES
 WITH READ LOCK` on the backup stage. The option has no effect when the server does not support backup locks. This option is enabled by default,
 disable with [`--no-backup-locks`](#no-backup-locks).
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ terminates with an error.
 
 The default value is `0`, xtrabackup does not wait
 for queries to complete and starts `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK`
-immediately. Where supported, xtrabackup automatically uses the [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
+immediately. Where supported, xtrabackup automatically uses the [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
 non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking DML queries that modify the InnoDB tables.
 
 ### ftwrl-wait-threshold
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ xtrabackup to detect long-running queries with a non-zero value of
 is not started until such long-running queries exist.
 
 This option has no effect if `--ftwrl-wait-timeout` is `0`. The default value
-is `60` seconds. The xtrabackup binary automatically uses [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
+is `60` seconds. The xtrabackup binary automatically uses [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
 non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking DML queries that modify InnoDB tables when backup locks are supported.
 
 ### ftwrl-wait-query-type
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ Usage: `--ftwrl-wait-query-type=all|update`This option specifies which queries c
 Usage: `--galera-info`
 
 This option creates the `xtrabackup_galera_info` file, which contains the local node state at the backup time. This option should be used when
-performing the backup of a Percona XtraDB Cluster. The option has no effect when [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) are used to create the backup.
+performing the backup of a Percona XtraDB Cluster. The option has no effect when [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) are used to create the backup.
 
 ### generate-new-master-key
 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ To use this option xtrabackup user should have the
 `PROCESS` and `SUPER` privileges.
 
 Where supported, xtrabackup
-automatically uses [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking DML queries that modify InnoDB tables.
+automatically uses [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking DML queries that modify InnoDB tables.
 
 ### kill-long-query-type
 
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ about the binary log position of the backup. This option shouldn’t be used if
 happening on non-InnoDB tables; this includes the system MyISAM tables in the
 mysql database. Otherwise, those operations could lead to an inconsistent backup.
 
-Where supported, xtrabackup will automatically use [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{vers}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
+Where supported, xtrabackup will automatically use [Backup locks :octicons-link-external-16:](https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/{{ps}}/backup-locks.html) as a lightweight alternative to `FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK` to copy
 non-InnoDB data to avoid blocking DML queries that modify InnoDB tables.
 
 If you consider using this option because your backups fail to acquire

diff --git a/docs/yum-download-rpm.md b/docs/yum-download-rpm.md
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ The following example downloads *Percona XtraBackup* {{release}} release package
 2. Use `wget` to download the `RPM` package:
 
     ```bash
-    wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-XtraBackup-{{vers}}/Percona-XtraBackup-{{release}}/binary/redhat/9/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-97-{{release}}.1.el9.x86_64.rpm
+    wget https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-XtraBackup-{{vers}}/Percona-XtraBackup-{{release}}/binary/redhat/9/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-97-{{rpm}}1.el9.x86_64.rpm
     ```
 
 3. Install Percona XtraBackup by running:
 
     ```bash
-    sudo dnf install ./percona-xtrabackup-97-{{release}}.1.el9.x86_64.rpm
+    sudo dnf install ./percona-xtrabackup-97-{{rpm}}1.el9.x86_64.rpm
     ```
 
 ## Common dependencies

diff --git a/variables.yml b/variables.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ release: '9.7.1-rc1'
 version: '9.7'
 vers: '9.7' # is used in links and to specify a product version
 pkg: 'pxb-97-lts'
+deb: '9.7.1~rc1' # is used in package download links DEB
+rpm: '9.7.1-1.rc' # is used in package download links RPM
+ps: '8.4' # ps version
 release-date: '2025-07-15'
 title_date: '2025-07-15'