# Sharded MariaDB Enterprise Spider Topology Operations

- [Spider Sharded Overview](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/spider/spider-storage-engine-introduction/mariadb-enterprise-spider-operations/sharded-mariadb-enterprise-spider-topology-operations/spider-sharded-overview.md): Provides an overview of using Spider for sharding in MariaDB Enterprise Server, allowing data distribution across multiple nodes for horizontal scalability.
- [Sharded MariaDB Enterprise Spider Topology Add a Shard](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/spider/spider-storage-engine-introduction/mariadb-enterprise-spider-operations/sharded-mariadb-enterprise-spider-topology-operations/sharded-mariadb-enterprise-spider-topology-add-a-shard.md): Instructions on how to expand a sharded Spider topology by adding new data nodes (shards) and rebalancing the data distribution.
- [Sharded MariaDB Enterprise Spider Topology Backup and Restore](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/storage-engines/spider/spider-storage-engine-introduction/mariadb-enterprise-spider-operations/sharded-mariadb-enterprise-spider-topology-operations/sharded-mariadb-enterprise-spider-topology-backup-and-restore.md): Guidelines for backing up and restoring a sharded Spider topology, ensuring consistency across multiple shards using tools like MariaDB Backup.


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