CREATE TABLE t1(a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1), (2), (3); CREATE TABLE t2(a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (4), (5), (6); CREATE TABLE p ( a int ) ENGINE=InnoDB PARTITION BY RANGE (a) (PARTITION p0 VALUES LESS THAN (100), PARTITION p1 VALUES LESS THAN (200), PARTITION p2 VALUES LESS THAN (300), PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (400)); INSERT INTO p VALUES (1), (101), (201), (301); CREATE TABLE isam_t1(a INT) ENGINE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO isam_t1 VALUES (1), (2), (3); CREATE TABLE isam_t2(a INT) ENGINE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO isam_t2 VALUES (4), (5), (6); CREATE TABLE isam_p ( a int ) ENGINE=MyISAM PARTITION BY RANGE (a) (PARTITION p0 VALUES LESS THAN (100), PARTITION p1 VALUES LESS THAN (200), PARTITION p2 VALUES LESS THAN (300), PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (400)); INSERT INTO isam_p VALUES (1), (101), (201), (301); DROP TABLE t1; DROP TABLE t2; CREATE TABLE t2(a INT) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (40), (50), (60); ALTER TABLE p DROP PARTITION p0; ALTER TABLE p DROP PARTITION p1; ALTER TABLE p ADD PARTITION (PARTITION p4 VALUES LESS THAN (500)); ALTER TABLE p ADD PARTITION (PARTITION p5 VALUES LESS THAN (600)); INSERT INTO p VALUES (401), (501); DROP TABLE isam_t1; DROP TABLE isam_t2; CREATE TABLE isam_t2(a INT) ENGINE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO isam_t2 VALUES (40), (50), (60); ALTER TABLE isam_p DROP PARTITION p0; ALTER TABLE isam_p DROP PARTITION p1; ALTER TABLE isam_p ADD PARTITION (PARTITION p4 VALUES LESS THAN (500)); ALTER TABLE isam_p ADD PARTITION (PARTITION p5 VALUES LESS THAN (600)); INSERT INTO isam_p VALUES (401), (501); # shutdown server # remove datadir # xtrabackup move back # restart SELECT * from p; a 201 301 401 501 SELECT * from isam_p; a 201 301 401 501 DROP TABLE isam_p; DROP TABLE isam_t2; DROP TABLE p; DROP TABLE t2;