diff --git a/deployment/database/mysql-pacemaker-puppet.yaml b/deployment/database/mysql-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
index 0e9178bb89..c54991f12a 100644
--- a/deployment/database/mysql-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/database/mysql-pacemaker-puppet.yaml
@@ -647,3 +647,19 @@ outputs:
                 tripleo_transfer_dest_dir: /var/lib/mysql
                 tripleo_transfer_dest_host: "{{hostvars[groups['overcloud'][0]]['mysql_short_bootstrap_node_name']}}"
                 tripleo_transfer_flag_file: /var/lib/tripleo/transfer-flags/var-lib-mysql
+                # inline copy of galera database
+                tripleo_transfer_sync_options:
+                  --whole-file
+                  --ignore-times
+                  --inplace
+                  --archive
+                  --delete
+                # include innodb files and dirs (schemas)
+                tripleo_transfer_include:
+                  - '/ibdata*'
+                  - '/ib_lru_dump'
+                  - '/ib_logfile[0-9]*'
+                  - '/undo*'
+                  - '/*/'
+                # exclude everything else
+                tripleo_transfer_exclude: '/*'