====== MySQL Database Backup Set ======
Last modified: 2019/08/19 (Note: Content written for AhsayCBS v7+v8, and may generally apply to latest product release)
AhsayOBM allows you to back up databases in your MySQL Server with the MySQL Database Backup Set.
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===== System Requirement =====
For the list of supported operating systems & application versions, refer to: [[public:8001_faq:ahsay_software_compatibility_list_scl_for_version_8.1_or_above|Ahsay Software Compatibility List (SCL)]]
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===== Requirements and Recommendations=====
==== Linux ====
Please ensure that the following requirements and conditions are met on the MySQL database server.
=== Required packages ===
Make sure that the following packages have to be present on the Linux machine in order for AhsayOBM version 8 to be installed.
* OpenJDK Version 1.8 ([[https://www.freebsd.org/java/]]) \\ The installed Java Development Kit version must at least be 8.
* GNU LIBC 2.14 ([[https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/]]) \\ The installed ‘GNU LIBC’ version must at least be 2.14 for OpenJDK 8 to work.
=== Root account installation ===
AhsayOBM is installed on the MySQL database server using the root account.
=== Online database instance ===
Make sure the MySQL database instance is online.
Example: MySQL5.7 on CentOS 7
# service mysqld status
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status mysqld.service
● mysqld.service - MySQL Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysqld.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2019-01-02 11:42:08 HKT; 2h 46min ago
Docs: man:mysqld(8)
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/en/using-systemd.html
Main PID: 16952 (mysqld)
CGroup: /system.slice/mysqld.service
└─16952 /usr/sbin/mysqld --daemonize --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/my...
Jan 02 11:42:00 centos7 systemd[1]: Starting MySQL Server...
Jan 02 11:42:08 centos7 systemd[1]: Started MySQL Server.
=== Listening Port ===
Check the listening port of the MySQL database instance (default is 3306).
#netstat -pan|more
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1/systemd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 21981/java
tcp 0 0 192.168.122.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2489/dnsmasq
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1307/sshd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1110/cupsd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:60024 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 21981/java
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 15556/master
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 21981/java
tcp 86 0 10.16.30.2:37272 203.186.85.237:443 CLOSE_WAIT 21981/java
tcp 86 0 10.16.30.2:49302 40.114.13.14:443 CLOSE_WAIT 21981/java
tcp 0 64 10.16.30.2:22 192.168.12.1:55777 ESTABLISHED 14094/sshd: root@pt
tcp6 0 0 :::111 :::* LISTEN 1/systemd
tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 1307/sshd
tcp6 0 0 ::1:631 :::* LISTEN 1110/cupsd
tcp6 0 0 ::1:25 :::* LISTEN 15556/master
tcp6 0 0 :::3306 :::* LISTEN 15671/mysqld
tcp6 86 0 10.16.30.2:48396 10.16.30.21:443 CLOSE_WAIT 22347/bschJW
tcp6 86 0 10.16.30.2:48428 10.16.30.21:443 CLOSE_WAIT 22347/bschJW
=== mysqldump utility ===
The mysqldump utility is installed on the MySQL database server.
To locate the mysqldump utility use the whereis command:
#whereis mysqldump
mysqldump: /usr/bin/mysqldump /usr/share/man/man1/mysqldump.1.gz
=== mysqldump version ===
The mysqldump utility is the same version as the MySQL database.
== Example 1: MySQL 5.7 on CentOS 7.3 ==
i. mysqldump version
#mysqldump --version
mysqldump Ver 10.13 Distrib 5.7.24, for Linux (x86_64)
ii. MySQL database version
mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.7.24 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
== Example 2: MySQL 8 on CentOS 7.4 ==
i. mysqldump version
# mysqldump --version
mysqldump Ver 8.0.11 for Linux on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL)
ii. MySQL database version
mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 8.0.11 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
=== MySQL database user account with correct privileges ===
A MySQL database user account with the following privileges must be setup for the backup operation.
== Example 1: MySQL 5.7 ==
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ‘username’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ‘username’@’localhost.localdomain’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
mysql>
== Example 2: MySQL 8 ==
For MySQL 8 the use of GRANT to define account authentication characteristic is deprecated. For more information please refer to the MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual. As an alternative, you must first create the user and set the authentication characteristic by using CREATE USER before setting the privileges of the user using GRANT.
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ‘username’@’localhost’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)
mysql> CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost.localdomain' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.46 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ‘username’@’localhost.localdomain’;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.22 sec)
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.23 sec)
=== Resolvable localhost ===
Verify that "localhost" on the MySQL database server is resolvable and "localhost" is allowed to access the MySQL database instance on the MySQL service listening port (default 3306).
#ping localhost
PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.189 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.054 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.054 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.057 ms
64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.057 ms
--- localhost ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.054/0.082/0.189/0.053 ms
#telnet 127.0.0.1 3306
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
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5.7.24i6&VeFS!F
=== Exclude "information_schema" and "performance_schema" databases ===
Exclude "information_schema" and "performance_schema" databases since they are MySQL virtual system databases, which contains information about the user databases on the MySQL instance. They are read-only and cannot be backed up.
mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql |
| performance_schema |
| sys |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
=== Temporary directory ===
The databases selected for backup will be temporarily spooled to a temporary directory before being uploaded to the backup server or destination storage.
Ensure that the temporary directory configured for the MySQL database backup has sufficient disk space for the backup operation, the free space on the temporary directory drive should be at least 130% of the database size. As the temporary directory is also used for storing index files and any incremental or differential delta files generated during the backup job before they are uploaded to the backup destination.
Please bear in mind the size of the databases may grow over time and you may need to review the temporary directory free space requirements on a regular basis.
To calculate for the size of your databases run the command below.
mysql> SELECT table_schema AS "Database", ROUND(SUM(data_length + index_length) / 1024 / 1024, 2) AS "Size (MB)" FROM information_schema.TABLES GROUP BY table_schema;
+--------------------+-----------+
| Database | Size (MB) |
+--------------------+-----------+
| information_schema | 0.16 |
| mysql | 2.43 |
| performance_schema | 0.00 |
| sys | 0.02 |
+--------------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.04 sec)
mysql>
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==== Windows ====
=== AhsayOBM ===
AhsayOBM is installed on the MySQL database server.
=== Online database instance ===
The MySQL database instance is online.
== Example 1: MySQL v5.6 on Windows Server 2016 (64-bit), the default service name is MySQL56. ==
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== Example 2: Example: MySQL v8 on Windows Server 2016, the default service name is MySQL80. ==
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=== Listening port ===
Check the listening port of the MySQL database instance (default is 3306) using the command netstat –b –a.
C:\>netstat -b -a
Active Connections
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
RpcSs
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:445 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:2179 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
[vmms.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:3306 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
[mysqld.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:3389 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
TermService
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:5985 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:47001 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:49664 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:49665 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
[lsass.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:49666 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
EventLog
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:49667 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
[spoolsv.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:49668 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
SessionEnv
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:49669 w2k16-std:0 LISTENING
PolicyAgent
=== mysqldump utility ===
The mysqldump utility is installed on the MySQL database server.
Example: the default location for the mysqldump utitlity for MySQL v5.6.x is located in the following folder C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin
=== mysqldump version ===
The mysqldump utility is the same version as the MySQL database.
To check the mysqldump version use the mysqldump – –version command.
== Checking mysqldump version ==
To check the mysqldump version use the mysqldump – –version command.
= Example 1: MySQL v5.6 =
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin>mysqldump --version
mysqldump Ver 10.13 Distrib 5.6.41, for Win64 (x86_64)
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin>
= Example 2: MySQL v8.0 =
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin>mysqldump --version
mysqldump Ver 8.0.12 for Win64 on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL)
C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin>
== Checking MySQL database version ==
= Example 1: MySQL v5.6 =
mysql> select version();
+------------+
| version() |
+------------+
| 5.6.41-log |
+------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
= Example 2: MySQL v8.0 =
mysql> select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 8.0.12 |
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
=== MySQL database user account ===
A MySQL database user account with the following privileges must be setup for the backup operation.
== Example 1: MySQL v5.6 ==
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO "username"@"localhost" IDENTIFIED BY "password";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO "username"@"localhost.localdomain" IDENTIFIED BY "password";
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql>
== Example 1: MySQL v8.0 ==
For MySQL 8 the use of GRANT to define account authentication characteristic is deprecated. For more information please refer to the MySQL 8.0 Reference Manual. As an alternative, you must first create the user and set the authentication characteristic by using CREATE USER before setting the privileges of the user using GRANT.
mysql> CREATE USER 'root'@'localhost.localdomain' IDENTIFIED BY 'Abcd123$%';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.32 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost.localdomain';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.12 sec)
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
=== Resolvable localhost ===
Verify that "localhost" on the MySQL database server is resolvable and "localhost" is allowed to access the MySQL database instance on the MySQL service listening port (default 3306).
C:\>ping localhost
Pinging 10.90.10.40 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.90.10.40: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 10.90.10.40: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 10.90.10.40: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 10.90.10.40: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 10.90.10.40:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\>
# telnet localhost 3306
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'
J
5.6.31vB#'8%/kQ3K\n6``Aemysql_native_password
NOTE:
The telnet utility is not installed by default on some Windows versions.
=== Exclude "information_schema" and "performance_schema" databases ===
Exclude the "information_schema" and "performance_schema" databases are MySQL virtual system databases, which contains information about the user databases on the MySQL instance. They are read-only and cannot be backed up.
mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql |
| performance_schema |
| sakila |
| test |
| world |
+--------------------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)
=== Temporary directory ===
The databases selected for backup will be temporarily spooled to a temporary directory before being uploaded to the backup server or destination storage.
Ensure that the temporary directory configured for the MySQL database backup has sufficient disk space for the backup operation, the free space on the temporary directory drive should be at least 130% of the database size. As the temporary directory is also used for storing index files and any incremental or differential delta files generated during the backup job before they are uploaded to the backup destination.
Please bear in mind the size of the databases may grow over time and you may need to review the temporary directory free space requirements on a regular basis.
To calculate for the size of your databases run the command below.
+--------------------+-----------+
| Database | Size (MB) |
+--------------------+-----------+
| information_schema | 0.01 |
| mysql | 0.90 |
| performance_schema | 0.00 |
| sakila | 6.44 |
| world | 0.77 |
+--------------------+-----------+
5 rows in set (0.53 sec)
=== Limitations for MySQL running on Windows ===
- Backup and restore must be to the same MySQL database version.
- When restoring MySQL databases to an alternate location only one database can be selected and restored at any one time.
- Cannot restore the MySQL database nodes to original or alternate location.
- Restoring databases to another machine can only be done using the Restore raw file option.
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===== Documentation =====
* [[https://www.ahsay.com/download/download_document_v8_obm-user-guide-mysql-win.jsp|MySQL Database Backup and Restore Guide for Windows]]
* [[https://www.ahsay.com/download/download_document_v8_obm-user-guide-mysql.jsp|MySQL Database Backup and Restore Guide for Linux (CLI)]]
===== Issues =====
* [[public:5076_issue:incorrect_error_message_another_backup_job_is_still_running_is_displayed_mysql_database_backup|ISSUE: Incorrect error message 'Another backup job is still running' is displayed (MySQL database backup)]]
* [[public:5086_issue:mysql_database_backup_job_cannot_run_to_completion_for_backup_set_with_backup_schedule_disabled|ISSUE: MySQL database backup job cannot run to completion (for backup set with backup schedule disabled)]]