DISTMYSQL-403 Release notes for Percona Distribution for MySQL (PXC v…

…ersion) 8.0.36 (#146)

* DISTMYSQL-403-RN Release notes for Percona Distribution for MySQL (PXC version) 8.0.36
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+# Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.36 using Percona XtraDB Cluster (2024-04-03)
+
+Percona Distribution for MySQL is the most stable, scalable and secure open-source MySQL distribution, with two download options: one based on Percona Server for MySQL and one based on Percona XtraDB Cluster. [Install Percona Distribution for MySQL](installing.md).
+
+This release is focused on the Percona XtraDB Cluster-based deployment variation. It is based on [Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.0.36](https://docs.percona.com/percona-xtradb-cluster/8.0/release-notes/8.0.36-28.html)
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+## Release highlights
+
+Improvements and bug fixes provided by Oracle for MySQL 8.0.36 and included in Percona XtraDB Cluster are the following:
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+* The hashing algorithm employed yielded poor performance when using a HASH field to check for uniqueness. (Bug #109548, Bug #34959356)
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+* All [statement instrument elements](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman//8.0/en/performance-schema-instrument-naming.html#performance-schema-statement-instrument-elements) that begin with `statement/sp/%`, except `statement/sp/stmt`, are disabled by default.
+
+Find the complete list of bug fixes and changes in the [MySQL 8.0.36 Release Notes](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-36.html).
+
+## Supplied components
+
+Review each component’s release notes for What’s new, improvements, or bug fixes. The following is a list of the components supplied with the Percona XtraDB Cluster-based variation of the Percona Distribution for MySQL:
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+| Component               | Version   | Description                                |
+| ----------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------|
+| Percona XtraBackup      | [8.0.35-30](https://docs.percona.com/percona-xtrabackup/8.0/release-notes/8.0/8.0.35-30.0.html)| An open-source hot backup utility for MySQL-based servers that doesn’t lock your database during the backup.|
+| HAProxy                 | [2.8.5](https://git.haproxy.org/?p=haproxy-2.8.git;a=commit;h=aaba8d090ec663906af1fecbad83c26bbccf0761) | A high-availability and load-balancing solution for Percona XtraDB Cluster. This is a default proxy.|
+| ProxySQL                | [2.5.0](https://docs.percona.com/proxysql/2.5.0.html)| A high performance, high-availability, protocol-aware proxy for MySQL.          |
+| Percona Toolkit         | [3.5.7](https://docs.percona.com/percona-toolkit/release_notes.html#v3-5-7-released-2023-12-23)     | The set of scripts to simplify and optimize database operation. |
+| relication_manager.sh   | [1.0](./replication-manager/replication-manager-for-pxc.md)  | A tool to manage multi-source replication between multiple Percona XtraDB Cluster clusters. |

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 ## Percona Distribution for MySQL using Percona XtraDB Cluster
 
+* [Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.36 using Percona XtraDB Cluster (2024-04-03)](release-notes-pxc-v8.0.36.md)
+
 * [Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.35 using Percona XtraDB Cluster (2024-01-17)](release-notes-pxc-v8.0.35.md)
-* 
+
 * [Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.34 using Percona XtraDB Cluster Second Update (2023-12-23)](release-notes-pxc-v8.0.34.upd2.md)
 
 * [Percona Distribution for MySQL 8.0.34 using Percona XtraDB Cluster Update (2023-12-21)](release-notes-pxc-v8.0.34.upd.md)

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