MYSQLRPLCHECK(1)

NAME
mysqlrplcheck - Check Replication Prerequisites

SYNOPSIS

mysqlrplcheck [options]

DESCRIPTION

This utility checks the prerequisites for replication between a master and a slave. These checks (called tests) are designed to ensure a healthy replication setup. The utility performs the following tests:

    1. Is the binary log enabled on the master?

    2. Are there binary logging exceptions (such as *_do_db or *_ignore_db settings)? If so, display them.

    3. Does the replication user exist on the master with the correct privileges?

    4. Are there server_id conflicts?

    5. Is the slave connected to this master? If not, display the master host and port.

    6. Are there conflicts between the master.info file on the slave and the values shown in SHOW SLAVE STATUS on the master?

    7. Are the InnoDB configurations compatible (plugin vs. native)?

    8. Are the storage engines compatible (have same on slave as master)?

    9. Are the lower_case_tables_names settings compatible? Warn if there are settings for lowercase/uppercase table names that can cause problems. See Bug #59240.

    10. Is the slave behind the master?

The utility runs each test in turn unless there is a fatal error preventing further testing, such as a loss of connection to the servers.

Each test can complete with one of the following states: pass (the prerequisites are met), fail (the prerequisites were met but one or more errors occurred or there are exceptions to consider), or warn (the test found some unusual settings that should be examined further but may not be in error).

Use the --verbose option to see additional information such as server IDs, lower_case_table_name settings, and the contents of the master information file on the slave.

To see the values from the SHOW SLAVE STATUS statement, use the --show-slave-status option. OPTIONS.PP mysqlrplcheck accepts the following command-line options:

    • --help

    Display a help message and exit.

    • --license

    Display license information and exit.

    • --master=source

    Connection information for the master server.

    To connect to a server, it is necessary to specify connection parameters such as the user name, host name, password, and either a port or socket. MySQL Utilities provides a number of ways to supply this information. All of the methods require specifying your choice via a command-line option such as --server, --master, --slave, etc. The methods include the following in order of most secure to least secure.

        • Use login-paths from your .mylogin.cnf file (encrypted, not visible). Example : login-path[:port][:socket]

        • Use a configuration file (unencrypted, not visible) Note: available in release-1.5.0. Example : configuration-file-path[:section]

        • Specify the data on the command-line (unencrypted, visible). Example : user[:passwd]@host[:port][:socket]

    • --master-info-file=file

    The name of the master information file on the slave. The default is master.info read from the data directory. Note: This option requires that you run the utility on the slave and that you have appropriate read access for the file.

    • --quiet, -q

    Turn off all messages for quiet execution. Note: Errors and warnings are not suppressed.

    • --show-slave-status, -s

    Display the values from SHOW SLAVE STATUS on the master.

    • --slave=source

    Connection information for the slave server. You may specify only one slave for this option.

    To connect to a server, it is necessary to specify connection parameters such as the user name, host name, password, and either a port or socket. MySQL Utilities provides a number of ways to supply this information. All of the methods require specifying your choice via a command-line option such as --server, --master, --slave, etc. The methods include the following in order of most secure to least secure.

        • Use login-paths from your .mylogin.cnf file (encrypted, not visible). Example : login-path[:port][:socket]

        • Use a configuration file (unencrypted, not visible) Note: available in release-1.5.0. Example : configuration-file-path[:section]

        • Specify the data on the command-line (unencrypted, visible). Example : user[:passwd]@host[:port][:socket]

    • --suppress

    Suppress warning messages.

    • --ssl-ca

    The path to a file that contains a list of trusted SSL CAs.

    • --ssl-cert

    The name of the SSL certificate file to use for establishing a secure connection.

    • --ssl-key

    The name of the SSL key file to use for establishing a secure connection.

    • --ssl

    Specifies if the server connection requires use of SSL. If an encrypted connection cannot be established, the connection attempt fails. Default setting is 0 (SSL not required).

    • --verbose, -v

    Specify how much information to display. Use this option multiple times to increase the amount of information. For example, -v = verbose, -vv = more verbose, -vvv = debug.

    • --version

    Display version information and exit.

    • --width=number

    Change the display width of the test report. The default is 75 characters.
NOTES.PP The login user must have the appropriate permissions to execute SHOW SLAVE STATUS, SHOW MASTER STATUS, and SHOW VARIABLES on the appropriate servers.

Mixing IP and hostnames is not recommended. The replication-specific utilities attempt to compare hostnames and IP addresses as aliases for checking slave connectivity to the master. However, if your installation does not support reverse name lookup, the comparison could fail. Without the ability to do a reverse name lookup, the replication utilities could report a false negative that the slave is (not) connected to the master.

For example, if you setup replication using MASTER_HOST=ubuntu.net on the slave and later connect to the slave with mysqlrplcheck and have the master specified as --master=192.168.0.6 using the valid IP address for ubuntu.net, you must have the ability to do a reverse name lookup to compare the IP (192.168.0.6) and the hostname (ubuntu.net) to determine if they are the same machine.

The path to the MySQL client tools should be included in the PATH environment variable in order to use the authentication mechanism with login-paths. This permits the utility to use the my_print_defaults tools which is required to read the login-path values from the login configuration file (.mylogin.cnf). EXAMPLES.PP To check the prerequisites of a master and slave that currently are actively performing replication, use the following command:

    shell> mysqlrplcheck --master=root@host1:3310 --slave=root@host2:3311
    # master on host1: ... connected.
    # slave on host2: ... connected.
    Test Description                                                  Status
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Checking for binary logging on master                             [pass]
    Are there binlog exceptions?                                      [pass]
    Replication user exists?                                          [pass]
    Checking server_id values                                         [pass]
    Is slave connected to master?                                     [pass]
    Check master information file                                     [pass]
    Checking InnoDB compatibility                                     [pass]
    Checking storage engines compatibility                            [pass]
    Checking lower_case_table_names settings                          [pass]
    Checking slave delay (seconds behind master)                      [pass]
    # ...done.

As shown in the example, you must provide valid login information for both the master and the slave.

To perform the same command but also display the contents of the master information file on the slave and the values of SHOW SLAVE STATUS as well as additional details, use this command:

    shell> mysqlrplcheck --master=root@host1:3310 --slave=root@host2:3311 \
      --show-slave-status -vv
    # master on host1: ... connected.
    # slave on host2: ... connected.
    Test Description                                                  Status
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Checking for binary logging on master                              [pass]
    Are there binlog exceptions?                                       [pass]
    Replication user exists?                                           [pass]
    Checking server_id values                                          [pass]
     master id = 10
      slave id = 11
    Is slave connected to master?                                      [pass]
    Check master information file                                      [pass]
    #
    # Master information file:
    #
                   Master_Log_File : clone-bin.000001
               Read_Master_Log_Pos : 482
                       Master_Host : host1
                       Master_User : rpl
                   Master_Password : XXXX
                       Master_Port : 3310
                     Connect_Retry : 60
                Master_SSL_Allowed : 0
                Master_SSL_CA_File :
                Master_SSL_CA_Path :
                   Master_SSL_Cert :
                 Master_SSL_Cipher :
                    Master_SSL_Key :
     Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert : 0
    Checking InnoDB compatibility                                      [pass]
    Checking storage engines compatibility                             [pass]
    Checking lower_case_table_names settings                           [pass]
      Master lower_case_table_names: 2
       Slave lower_case_table_names: 2
    Checking slave delay (seconds behind master)                       [pass]
    #
    # Slave status:
    #
                    Slave_IO_State : Waiting for master to send event
                       Master_Host : host1
                       Master_User : rpl
                       Master_Port : 3310
                     Connect_Retry : 60
                   Master_Log_File : clone-bin.000001
               Read_Master_Log_Pos : 482
                    Relay_Log_File : clone-relay-bin.000006
                     Relay_Log_Pos : 251
             Relay_Master_Log_File : clone-bin.000001
                  Slave_IO_Running : Yes
                 Slave_SQL_Running : Yes
                   Replicate_Do_DB :
               Replicate_Ignore_DB :
                Replicate_Do_Table :
            Replicate_Ignore_Table :
           Replicate_Wild_Do_Table :
       Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table :
                        Last_Errno : 0
                        Last_Error :
                      Skip_Counter : 0
               Exec_Master_Log_Pos : 482
                   Relay_Log_Space : 551
                   Until_Condition : None
                    Until_Log_File :
                     Until_Log_Pos : 0
                Master_SSL_Allowed : No
                Master_SSL_CA_File :
                Master_SSL_CA_Path :
                   Master_SSL_Cert :
                 Master_SSL_Cipher :
                    Master_SSL_Key :
             Seconds_Behind_Master : 0
     Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert : No
                     Last_IO_Errno : 0
                     Last_IO_Error :
                    Last_SQL_Errno : 0
                    Last_SQL_Error :
    # ...done.

PERMISSIONS REQUIRED.PP The users on the master need the following privileges: SELECT and INSERT privileges on mysql database, REPLICATION SLAVE, REPLICATION CLIENT and GRANT OPTION. The slave users need the SUPER privilege.

Also, when using GTIDs, the slave users must also have SELECT privilege over the mysql database.

COPYRIGHT

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SEE ALSO
For more information, please refer to the MySQL Utilities and Fabric documentation, which is available online at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/index-utils-fabric.html

AUTHOR
Oracle Corporation (http://dev.mysql.com/).