mysqlslap(1)



MYSQLSLAP(1)                MariaDB Database System               MYSQLSLAP(1)

NAME
       mysqlslap - load emulation client

SYNOPSIS
       mysqlslap [options]

DESCRIPTION
       mysqlslap is a diagnostic program designed to emulate client load for a
       MariaDB server and to report the timing of each stage. It works as if
       multiple clients are accessing the server.

       Invoke mysqlslap like this:

           shell> 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
           you want to using 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:

           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 will have 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] option file groups.
       mysqlslap also supports the options for processing option files.

       o   --help, -?

           Display a help message and exit.

       o   --auto-generate-sql, -a

           Generate SQL statements automatically when they are not supplied in
           files or via command options.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-add-autoincrement

           Add an AUTO_INCREMENT column to automatically generated tables.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-execute-number=N

           Specify how many queries to generate automatically.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-guid-primary

           Add a GUID-based primary key to automatically generated tables.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-load-type=type

           Specify the test load type. The allowable 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.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-secondary-indexes=N

           Specify how many secondary indexes to add to automatically
           generated tables. By default, none are added.

       o   --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.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-unique-write-number=N

           How many different queries to generate for
           --auto-generate-sql-write-number. The default is 10.

       o   --auto-generate-sql-write-number=N

           How many row inserts to perform on each thread. The default is 100.

       o   --commit=N

           How many statements to execute before committing. The default is 0
           (no commits are done).

       o   --compress, -C

           Compress all information sent between the client and the server if
           both support compression.

       o   --concurrency=N, -c N

           The number of clients to simulate when issuing the SELECT
           statement.

       o   --create=value

           The file or string containing the statement to use for creating the
           table.

       o   --create-schema=value

           The schema in which to run the tests.

       o   --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.

       o   --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'.

       o   --debug-check

           Print some debugging information when the program exits.

       o   --debug-info, -T

           Print debugging information and memory and CPU usage statistics
           when the program exits.

       o   --default-auth=name

           Default authentication client-side plugin to use.

       o   --defaults-extra-file=filename

           Set filename as the file to read default options from after the
           global defaults files has been read.  Must be given as first
           option.

       o   --defaults-file=filename

           Set filename as the file to read default options from, override
           global defaults files.  Must be given as first option.

       o   --delimiter=str, -F str

           The delimiter to use in SQL statements supplied in files or via
           command options.

       o   --detach=N

           Detach (close and reopen) each connection after each N statements.
           The default is 0 (connections are not detached).

       o   --engine=engine_name, -e engine_name

           Comma separated list of storage engines to use for creating the
           table. The test is run for each engine. You can also specify an
           option for an engine after a colon, for example
           memory:max_row=2300.

       o   --host=host_name, -h host_name

           Connect to the MariaDB server on the given host.

       o   --init-command=str

           SQL Command to execute when connecting to MariaDB server. Will
           automatically be re-executed when reconnecting.

       o   --iterations=N, -i N

           The number of times to run the tests.

       o   --no-defaults

           Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
           given as the first argument.

       o   --no-drop

           Do not drop any schema created during the test after the test is
           complete.

       o   --number-char-cols=N, -x N

           The number of VARCHAR columns to use if --auto-generate-sql is
           specified.

       o   --number-int-cols=N, -y N

           The number of INT columns to use if --auto-generate-sql is
           specified.

       o   --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.

               shell> mysqlslap --delimiter=";" --number-of-queries=10
                        --query="use test;insert into t values(null)"

       o   --only-print

           Do not connect to databases.  mysqlslap only prints what it would
           have done.

       o   --password[=password], -p[password]

           The password to use when connecting to the server. If you use the
           short option form (-p), you cannot have a space between the option
           and the password. If you omit the password value following the
           --password or -p option on the command line, mysqlslap prompts for
           one.

           Specifying a password on the command line should be considered
           insecure. You can use an option file to avoid giving the password
           on the command line.

       o   --pipe, -W

           On Windows, connect to the server via a named pipe. This option
           applies only if the server supports named-pipe connections.

       o   --plugin-dir=dir_name

           Directory for client-side plugins.

       o   --port=port_num, -P port_num

           The TCP/IP port number to use for the connection.

       o   --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.

       o   --post-system=str

           The string to execute via system() after the tests have completed.
           This execution is not counted for timing purposes.

       o   --pre-query=value

           The file or string containing the statement to execute before
           running the tests. This execution is not counted for timing
           purposes.

       o   --pre-system=str

           The string to execute via system() before running the tests. This
           execution is not counted for timing purposes.

       o   --print-defaults

           Print the program argument list and exit.  This must be given as
           the first argument.

       o   --protocol={TCP|SOCKET|PIPE|MEMORY}

           The connection protocol to use for connecting to the server. It is
           useful when the other connection parameters normally would cause a
           protocol to be used other than the one you want.

       o   --query=value, -q value

           The file or string containing the SELECT statement to use for
           retrieving data.

       o   --shared-memory-base-name=name

           On Windows, the shared-memory name to use, for connections made via
           shared memory to a local server. This option applies only if the
           server supports shared-memory connections.

       o   --silent, -s

           Silent mode. No output.

       o   --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.

       o   --ssl

           Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags).
           Disable with --skip-ssl.

       o   --ssl-ca=name

           CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-capath=name

           CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-cert=name

           X509 cert in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-cipher=name

           SSL cipher to use (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-key=name

           X509 key in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-crl=name

           Certificate revocation list (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl).

       o   --ssl-crlpath=name

           Certificate revocation list path (check OpenSSL docs, implies
           --ssl).

       o   --ssl-verify-server-cert

           Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used
           when connecting. This option is disabled by default.

       o   --user=user_name, -u user_name

           The MariaDB user name to use when connecting to the server.

       o   --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.

       o   --version, -V

           Display version information and exit.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
       2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation

       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

       This documentation 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.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see
       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

SEE ALSO
       For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base,
       available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/

AUTHOR
       MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).

MariaDB 10.3                      9 May 2017                      MYSQLSLAP(1)

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