CREATE TABLE t1 ( a int PRIMARY KEY, b varchar(255) ) ENGINE = NDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1, "MySQL Server with NDB"); INSERT INTO t1 (a, b) VALUES (11, "Barrier effect"); INSERT INTO t1 (a, b) VALUES (12, "The third row"), (37, "And of course number 37"); SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY a; a b 1 MySQL Server with NDB 11 Barrier effect 12 The third row 37 And of course number 37 ALTER TABLE t1 ALGORITHM=INPLACE, ADD COLUMN c INT DEFAULT NULL; Warnings: Warning 1478 Converted FIXED field 'c' to DYNAMIC to enable online ADD COLUMN SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY a; a b c 1 MySQL Server with NDB NULL 11 Barrier effect NULL 12 The third row NULL 37 And of course number 37 NULL DROP TABLE t1;