Group Replication System Variables 3795 • group_replication_flow_control_period • group_replication_flow_control_release_percent • group_replication_force_members • group_replication_ip_allowlist • group_replication_ip_whitelist • group_replication_member_expel_timeout • group_replication_member_weight • group_replication_transaction_size_limit • group_replication_unreachable_majority_timeout Important •A number of system variables for Group Replication are not completely validated during server startup if they are passed as command line arguments to the server. These system variables include  group_replication_group_name , group_replication_single_primary_mode , group_replication_force_members , the SSL variables, and the flow control system variables. They are only fully validated after the server has started. •System variables for Group Replication that specify IP addresses or host names for group members are not validated until a  START GROUP_REPLICATION statement is issued. Group Replication’s Group Communication System (GCS) is not available to validate the values until that point. • group_replication_advertise_recovery_endpoints The system variables that are specific to the Group Replication plugin are as follows: The value of this system variable can be changed while Group Replication is running. The change takes effect immediately on the member. However, a joining member that already received the previous value of the system variable continues to use that value. Only members that join after the value change receive the new value. group_replication_advertise_recovery_endpoints  specifies how a joining member can establish a connection to an existing member for state transfer for distributed recovery. The connection is used for both remote cloning operations and state transfer from the donor’s binary log. Command-Line Format --group-replication-advertise- recovery-endpoints=value Introduced 8.0.21 System Variable Scope Global Dynamic Yes SET_VAR  Hint Applies No Type String Default Value DEFAULT