Provided by: mysql-utilities_1.6.4-1_all 
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.
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-cert
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 will 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 will allow 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.
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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/).