mysqlslap − a load emulation client
mysqlslap [options] |
mysqlslap is a diagnostic program designed to emulate client load for a MySQL server and to report the timing of each stage. It works as if multiple clients are accessing the server.
Invoke mysqlslap like this:
mysqlslap [options]
Some options such as −−create or −−query enable you to specify a string containing an SQL statement or a file containing statements. If you specify a file, by default it must contain one statement per line. (That is, the implicit statement delimiter is the newline character.) Use the −−delimiter option to specify a different delimiter, which enables you to specify statements that span multiple lines or place multiple statements on a single line. You cannot include comments in a file; mysqlslap does not understand them.
mysqlslap runs in three stages:
1. Create schema, table, and optionally any stored programs or data to use for the test. This stage uses a single client connection.
2. Run the load test. This stage can use many client connections.
3. Clean up (disconnect, drop table if specified). This stage uses a single client connection.
Examples:
Supply your own create and query SQL statements, with 50 clients querying and 200 selects for each (enter the command on a single line):
mysqlslap
−−delimiter=";"
−−create="CREATE TABLE a (b int);INSERT
INTO a VALUES (23)"
−−query="SELECT * FROM a"
−−concurrency=50
−−iterations=200
Let mysqlslap build the query SQL statement with a table of two INT columns and three VARCHAR columns. Use five clients querying 20 times each. Do not create the table or insert the data (that is, use the previous test's schema and data):
mysqlslap
−−concurrency=5 −−iterations=20
−−number−int−cols=2
−−number−char−cols=3
−−auto−generate−sql
Tell the program to load the create, insert, and query SQL statements from the specified files, where the create.sql file has multiple table creation statements delimited by ';' and multiple insert statements delimited by ';'. The −−query file should contain multiple queries delimited by ';'. Run all the load statements, then run all the queries in the query file with five clients (five times each):
mysqlslap
−−concurrency=5
−−iterations=5 −−query=query.sql
−−create=create.sql
−−delimiter=";"
mysqlslap supports the following options, which can be specified on the command line or in the [mysqlslap] and [client] groups of an option file. For information about option files used by MySQL programs, see Section 4.2.2.2, “Using Option Files”.
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−−help, −?
Display a help message and exit.
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−−auto−generate−sql,
−a
Generate SQL statements automatically when they are not
supplied in files or using command options.
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−−auto−generate−sql−add−autoincrement
Add an AUTO_INCREMENT column to automatically generated
tables.
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−−auto−generate−sql−execute−number=N
Specify how many queries to generate automatically.
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−−auto−generate−sql−guid−primary
Add a GUID−based primary key to automatically
generated tables.
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−−auto−generate−sql−load−type=type
Specify the test load type. The permissible values are read
(scan tables), write (insert into tables), key (read primary
keys), update (update primary keys), or mixed (half inserts,
half scanning selects). The default is mixed.
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−−auto−generate−sql−secondary−indexes=N
Specify how many secondary indexes to add to automatically
generated tables. By default, none are added.
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−−auto−generate−sql−unique−query−number=N
How many different queries to generate for automatic tests.
For example, if you run a key test that performs 1000
selects, you can use this option with a value of 1000 to run
1000 unique queries, or with a value of 50 to perform 50
different selects. The default is 10.
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−−auto−generate−sql−unique−write−number=N
How many different queries to generate for
−−auto−generate−sql−write−number.
The default is 10.
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−−auto−generate−sql−write−number=N
How many row inserts to perform. The default is 100.
•
−−commit=N
How many statements to execute before committing. The
default is 0 (no commits are done).
•
−−compress, −C
Compress all information sent between the client and the
server if possible. See Section 4.2.8,
“Connection Compression Control”.
As of MySQL 8.0.18, this option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL. See the section called “Configuring Legacy Connection Compression”.
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−−compression−algorithms=value
The permitted compression algorithms for connections to the
server. The available algorithms are the same as for the
protocol_compression_algorithms system variable. The default
value is uncompressed.
For more information, see Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control”.
This option was added in MySQL 8.0.18.
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−−concurrency=N, −c
N
The number of parallel clients to simulate.
•
−−create=value
The file or string containing the statement to use for
creating the table.
•
−−create−schema=value
The schema in which to run the tests.
Note
If the −−auto−generate−sql
option is also given, mysqlslap drops the schema at
the end of the test run. To avoid this, use the
−−no−drop option as well.
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−−csv[=file_name]
Generate output in comma−separated values format. The
output goes to the named file, or to the standard output if
no file is given.
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−−debug[=debug_options],
−# [debug_options]
Write a debugging log. A typical debug_options string
is d:t:o,file_name. The default is
d:t:o,/tmp/mysqlslap.trace.
This option is available only if MySQL was built using WITH_DEBUG. MySQL release binaries provided by Oracle are not built using this option.
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−−debug−check
Print some debugging information when the program exits.
This option is available only if MySQL was built using WITH_DEBUG. MySQL release binaries provided by Oracle are not built using this option.
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−−debug−info, −T
Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage
statistics when the program exits.
This option is available only if MySQL was built using WITH_DEBUG. MySQL release binaries provided by Oracle are not built using this option.
•
−−default−auth=plugin
A hint about which client−side authentication plugin
to use. See Section 6.2.17, “Pluggable
Authentication”.
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−−defaults−extra−file=file_name
Read this option file after the global option file but (on
Unix) before the user option file. If the file does not
exist or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs. If
file_name is not an absolute path name, it is
interpreted relative to the current directory.
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−defaults−file=file_name
Use only the given option file. If the file does not exist
or is otherwise inaccessible, an error occurs. If
file_name is not an absolute path name, it is
interpreted relative to the current directory.
Exception: Even with −−defaults−file, client programs read .mylogin.cnf.
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−defaults−group−suffix=str
Read not only the usual option groups, but also groups with
the usual names and a suffix of str. For example,
mysqlslap normally reads the [client] and [mysqlslap]
groups. If this option is given as
−−defaults−group−suffix=_other,
mysqlslap also reads the [client_other] and
[mysqlslap_other] groups.
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−delimiter=str, −F
str
The delimiter to use in SQL statements supplied in files or
using command options.
•
−−detach=N
Detach (close and reopen) each connection after each
N statements. The default is 0 (connections are not
detached).
•
−−enable−cleartext−plugin
Enable the mysql_clear_password cleartext authentication
plugin. (See Section 6.4.1.4, “Client-Side
Cleartext Pluggable Authentication”.)
•
−−engine=engine_name,
−e engine_name
The storage engine to use for creating tables.
•
−−get−server−public−key
Request from the server the RSA public key that it uses for
key pair−based password exchange. This option applies
to clients that connect to the server using an account that
authenticates with the caching_sha2_password authentication
plugin. For connections by such accounts, the server does
not send the public key to the client unless requested. The
option is ignored for accounts that do not authenticate with
that plugin. It is also ignored if RSA−based password
exchange is not needed, as is the case when the client
connects to the server using a secure connection.
If −−server−public−key−path=file_name is given and specifies a valid public key file, it takes precedence over −−get−server−public−key.
For information about the caching_sha2_password plugin, see Section 6.4.1.2, “Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication”.
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−−host=host_name, −h
host_name
Connect to the MySQL server on the given host.
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−−iterations=N, −i
N
The number of times to run the tests.
•
−−login−path=name
Read options from the named login path in the .mylogin.cnf
login path file. A “login path” is an option
group containing options that specify which MySQL server to
connect to and which account to authenticate as. To create
or modify a login path file, use the
mysql_config_editor utility. See
mysql_config_editor(1).
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−no−drop
Prevent mysqlslap from dropping any schema it creates
during the test run.
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−−no−defaults
Do not read any option files. If program startup fails due
to reading unknown options from an option file,
−−no−defaults can be used to
prevent them from being read.
The exception is that the .mylogin.cnf file is read in all cases, if it exists. This permits passwords to be specified in a safer way than on the command line even when −−no−defaults is used. To create .mylogin.cnf, use the mysql_config_editor utility. See mysql_config_editor(1).
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−number−char−cols=N,
−x N
The number of VARCHAR columns to use if
−−auto−generate−sql is
specified.
•
−−number−int−cols=N,
−y N
The number of INT columns to use if
−−auto−generate−sql is
specified.
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−−number−of−queries=N
Limit each client to approximately this many queries. Query
counting takes into account the statement delimiter. For
example, if you invoke mysqlslap as follows, the ;
delimiter is recognized so that each instance of the query
string counts as two queries. As a result, 5 rows (not 10)
are inserted.
mysqlslap
−−delimiter=";"
−−number−of−queries=10
−−query="use test;insert into t
values(null)"
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−−only−print
Do not connect to databases. mysqlslap only prints
what it would have done.
•
−−password[=password],
−p[password]
The password of the MySQL account used for connecting to the
server. The password value is optional. If not given,
mysqlslap prompts for one. If given, there must be
no space between −−password= or
−p and the password following it. If no
password option is specified, the default is to send no
password.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. To avoid giving the password on the command line, use an option file. See Section 6.1.2.1, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”.
To explicitly specify that there is no password and that mysqlslap should not prompt for one, use the −−skip−password option.
• −−password1[=pass_val] The password for multifactor authentication factor 1 of the MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The password value is optional. If not given, mysqlslap prompts for one. If given, there must be no space between −−password1= and the password following it. If no password option is specified, the default is to send no password.
Specifying a password on the command line should be considered insecure. To avoid giving the password on the command line, use an option file. See Section 6.1.2.1, “End-User Guidelines for Password Security”.
To explicitly specify that there is no password and that mysqlslap should not prompt for one, use the −−skip−password1 option.
−−password1 and −−password are synonymous, as are −−skip−password1 and −−skip−password.
• −−password2[=pass_val] The password for multifactor authentication factor 2 of the MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The semantics of this option are similar to the semantics for −−password1; see the description of that option for details.
• −−password3[=pass_val] The password for multifactor authentication factor 3 of the MySQL account used for connecting to the server. The semantics of this option are similar to the semantics for −−password1; see the description of that option for details.
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−−pipe, −W
On Windows, connect to the server using a named pipe. This
option applies only if the server was started with the
named_pipe system variable enabled to support
named−pipe connections. In addition, the user making
the connection must be a member of the Windows group
specified by the named_pipe_full_access_group system
variable.
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−−plugin−dir=dir_name
The directory in which to look for plugins. Specify this
option if the −−default−auth option
is used to specify an authentication plugin but
mysqlslap does not find it. See Section 6.2.17,
“Pluggable Authentication”.
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−−port=port_num, −P
port_num
For TCP/IP connections, the port number to use.
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−−post−query=value
The file or string containing the statement to execute after
the tests have completed. This execution is not counted for
timing purposes.
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−−post−system=str
The string to execute using system() after the tests have
completed. This execution is not counted for timing
purposes.
•
−−pre−query=value
The file or string containing the statement to execute
before running the tests. This execution is not counted for
timing purposes.
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−−pre−system=str
The string to execute using system() before running the
tests. This execution is not counted for timing
purposes.
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−−print−defaults
Print the program name and all options that it gets from
option files.
For additional information about this and other option−file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling”.
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−−protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}
The transport protocol to use for connecting to the server.
It is useful when the other connection parameters normally
result in use of a protocol other than the one you want. For
details on the permissible values, see Section 4.2.7,
“Connection Transport Protocols”.
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−−query=value, −q
value
The file or string containing the SELECT statement to use
for retrieving data.
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−−server−public−key−path=file_name
The path name to a file in PEM format containing a
client−side copy of the public key required by the
server for RSA key pair−based password exchange. This
option applies to clients that authenticate with the
sha256_password or caching_sha2_password authentication
plugin. This option is ignored for accounts that do not
authenticate with one of those plugins. It is also ignored
if RSA−based password exchange is not used, as is the
case when the client connects to the server using a secure
connection.
If −−server−public−key−path=file_name is given and specifies a valid public key file, it takes precedence over −−get−server−public−key.
For sha256_password, this option applies only if MySQL was built using OpenSSL.
For information about the sha256_password and caching_sha2_password plugins, see Section 6.4.1.3, “SHA-256 Pluggable Authentication”, and Section 6.4.1.2, “Caching SHA-2 Pluggable Authentication”.
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−−shared−memory−base−name=name
On Windows, the shared−memory name to use for
connections made using shared memory to a local server. The
default value is MYSQL. The shared−memory name is
case−sensitive.
This option applies only if the server was started with the shared_memory system variable enabled to support shared−memory connections.
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−−silent, −s
Silent mode. No output.
•
−−socket=path, −S
path
For connections to localhost, the Unix socket file to use,
or, on Windows, the name of the named pipe to use.
On Windows, this option applies only if the server was started with the named_pipe system variable enabled to support named−pipe connections. In addition, the user making the connection must be a member of the Windows group specified by the named_pipe_full_access_group system variable.
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−−sql−mode=mode
Set the SQL mode for the client session.
• −−ssl* Options that begin with −−ssl specify whether to connect to the server using encryption and indicate where to find SSL keys and certificates. See the section called “Command Options for Encrypted Connections”.
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−−ssl−fips−mode={OFF|ON|STRICT}
Controls whether to enable FIPS mode on the client side. The
−−ssl−fips−mode option
differs from other −−ssl−xxx
options in that it is not used to establish encrypted
connections, but rather to affect which cryptographic
operations to permit. See Section 6.8, “FIPS
Support”.
These −−ssl−fips−mode values are permitted:
• OFF: Disable FIPS mode.
• ON: Enable FIPS mode.
• STRICT: Enable “strict” FIPS mode.
Note
If the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module is not available, the only
permitted value for
−−ssl−fips−mode is OFF. In
this case, setting
−−ssl−fips−mode to ON or
STRICT causes the client to produce a warning at startup and
to operate in non−FIPS mode.
As of MySQL 8.0.34, this option is deprecated. Expect it to be removed in a future version of MySQL.
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−−tls−ciphersuites=ciphersuite_list
The permissible ciphersuites for encrypted connections that
use TLSv1.3. The value is a list of one or more
colon−separated ciphersuite names. The ciphersuites
that can be named for this option depend on the SSL library
used to compile MySQL. For details, see Section 6.3.2,
“Encrypted Connection TLS Protocols and
Ciphers”.
This option was added in MySQL 8.0.16.
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−−tls−version=protocol_list
The permissible TLS protocols for encrypted connections. The
value is a list of one or more comma−separated
protocol names. The protocols that can be named for this
option depend on the SSL library used to compile MySQL. For
details, see Section 6.3.2, “Encrypted Connection
TLS Protocols and Ciphers”.
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−−user=user_name, −u
user_name
The user name of the MySQL account to use for connecting to
the server.
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−−verbose, −v
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program
does. This option can be used multiple times to increase the
amount of information.
•
−−version, −V
Display version information and exit.
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−−zstd−compression−level=level
The compression level to use for connections to the server
that use the zstd compression algorithm. The permitted
levels are from 1 to 22, with larger values indicating
increasing levels of compression. The default zstd
compression level is 3. The compression level setting has no
effect on connections that do not use zstd compression.
For more information, see Section 4.2.8, “Connection Compression Control”.
This option was added in MySQL 8.0.18.
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