.TH "MYSQLSERVERCLONE" "1" "May 09, 2012" "1.0.3" "MySQL Utilities"
.SH NAME
mysqlserverclone \- Start a new instance of an existing MySQL server
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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mysqlserverclone [options]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This utility permits an administrator to clone an existing MySQL server
instance to start a new server instance
on the same host.  The utility creates a new datadir (\fI\%--new-data\fP),
and starts the server with a socket file. You can optionally add a
password for the login user account on the new instance.
.SH OPTIONS
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\fBmysqlserverclone\fP accepts the following command\-line options:
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.B \-\-help
Display a help message and exit.
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.B \-\-mysqld=<options>
Additional options for \fBmysqld\fP. To specify multiple options,
separate them by spaces. Use appropriate quoting as necessary. For example,
to specify \fB\-\-log\-bin=binlog\fP and \fB\-\-general\-log\-file="my log file"\fP,
use:
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.B \-\-new\-data=<path_to_new_datadir>
The full path name of the location of the data directory for the new
server instance. If the directory does not exist, the utility will create
it.
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.B \-\-new\-id=<server_id>
The \fBserver_id\fP value for the new server instance. The default is 2.
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.B \-\-new\-port=<port>
The port number for the new server instance. The default is 3307.
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.B \-\-quiet, \-q
Turn off all messages for quiet execution.
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.B \-\-root\-password=<password>
The password for the \fBroot\fP user of the new server instance.
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.B \-\-server=<source>
Connection information for the server to be cloned in
<\fIuser\fP>[:<\fIpasswd\fP>]@<\fIhost\fP>[:<\fIport\fP>][:<\fIsocket\fP>] format.
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.B \-\-verbose, \-v
Specify how much information to display. Use this option
multiple times to increase the amount of information.  For example,
\fI\-v\fP = verbose, \fI\-vv\fP = more verbose, \fI\-vvv\fP =
debug.
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.B \-\-version
Display version information and exit.
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.B \-\-write\-command=<file_name>, \-w<file_name>
Path name of file in which to write the command used to launch the new
server instance.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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The following command demonstrates how to create a new instance of a running
server, set the \fBroot\fP user password and enable binary logging:
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$ mkdir /source/test123
$ mysqlserverclone \-\-server=root:pass@localhost \e
  \-\-new\-data=/Users/cbell/source/test123 \-\-new\-port=3310 \e
  \-\-root\-password=pass \-\-mysqld=\-\-log\-bin=mysql\-bin
# Cloning the MySQL server running on localhost.
# Creating new data directory...
# Configuring new instance...
# Locating mysql tools...
# Setting up empty database and mysql tables...
# Starting new instance of the server...
# Testing connection to new instance...
# Success!
# Setting the root password...
# ...done.
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Copyright (c) 2010, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110\-1301 USA
.SH AUTHOR
MySQL Utilities Team
.SH COPYRIGHT
2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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