Which MySQL utility copies the master instance to a slave instance on the same host?

Question

Options

• Amysqlfailover
• Bmysqldbcopy
• Cmysqldrplsync
• Dmysqlserverclone

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  93% (55)

Explanation

mysqlserverclone is a MySQL Utilities tool specifically designed to clone a running MySQL server instance - it creates a new server instance on the same host by copying the master's configuration and data, making it ideal for setting up local replication slaves. mysqlfailover (A) is used to monitor replication and automatically promote a slave to master upon failure - it manages failover, not cloning. mysqldbcopy (B) copies individual databases between servers, not entire server instances. mysqldrplsync (C) is a distractor - no standard MySQL utility by that exact name exists, making it a red herring.

Memory tip: Think "clone = mysqlserverclone" - the word "clone" is literally in the utility name, and cloning a server is exactly what copying a master to a slave on the same host means.

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