installing-a-web-email-and-mysql-dbcluster-on-debian6

[zephyrnet]

Hi,

Im following this tutorial http://www.howtoforge.com/installing...th-ispconfig-3

Ive followed up to foillowing steps:
scp -pr /var/lib/mysql/* root@server2.example.tld:/var/lib/mysql/
scp -pr /etc/mysql/debian.cnf root@server2.example.tld:/etc/mysql/debian.cnf
Now we start MySQL on the master server again:
/etc/init.d/mysql start
Log into the MySQL shell as root user...
mysql -u root -p

... and execute this command in the MySQL shell...

SHOW MASTER STATUS;
... to get the MySQL master status:

mysql> SHOW MASTER STATUS;
+------------------+----------+--------------+------------------+
| File | Position | Binlog_Do_DB | Binlog_Ignore_DB |
+------------------+----------+--------------+------------------+
| mysql-bin.000005 | 106 | | |
+------------------+----------+--------------+------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)


after
Show SLave Status \g

I get ....

SHOW SLAVE STATUS \G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
Slave_IO_State: Connecting to master
Master_Host: xxx.xxx.xxx.60
Master_User: slaveuser
Master_Port: 3306
Connect_Retry: 60
Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000005
Read_Master_Log_Pos: 106
Relay_Log_File: mysqld-relay-bin.000001
Relay_Log_Pos: 4
Relay_Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000005
Slave_IO_Running: No
Slave_SQL_Running: Yes
Replicate_Do_DB:
Replicate_Ignore_DB:
Replicate_Do_Table:
Replicate_Ignore_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Do_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table:
Last_Errno: 0
Last_Error:
Skip_Counter: 0
Exec_Master_Log_Pos: 106
Relay_Log_Space: 106
Until_Condition: None
Until_Log_File:
Until_Log_Pos: 0
Master_SSL_Allowed: No
Master_SSL_CA_File:
Master_SSL_CA_Path:
Master_SSL_Cert:
Master_SSL_Cipher:
Master_SSL_Key:
Seconds_Behind_Master: NULL
Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert: No
Last_IO_Errno: 2013
Last_IO_Error: error connecting to master 'slaveuser@xxx.xxx.xxx.60:3306' - retry-time: 60 retries: 86400
Last_SQL_Errno: 0
Last_SQL_Error:

SO slave IO is not running :-(

When I tried the next part :

On server 2:
Log into the MySQL shell as root user...
mysql -u root -p

I get this error message :
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

I think its because the tutorial said to switch off mysql on server 2 in a previous step, and never mentions to restart it. As if i start it again, it lets me log in. If so, Ive a feeling that server 2 should have either not been turned off, or turned on at some point before and possibly cause of previous errors. Ive been over and over it wit a fresh pair of eyes 5 times hence Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000005

Is anyone able to point me in the right direction? I think Ive missed a really simple obvious step, but cant see where. Possibly one missing from howto? DO I need to reformat and start from scratch or can these be saved ?

[till]

Start the mysql on as first step after "On server 2:" and the error on the master will go away.

[zephyrnet]

Thanks Till. Really appreciate your assistance.
(server 2)
That error has gone away on but now I get

ERROR 29 (HY000): File '/var/lib/mysql/master.info' not found (Errcode: 13)
when running

STOP SLAVE;
CHANGE MASTER TO MASTER_HOST='xx.xx.xx.59', MASTER_USER='slaveuser', MASTER_PASSWORD='xxxxx', MASTER_LOG_FILE='mysql-bin.000005', MASTER_LOG_POS=106;
START SLAVE;

Ive googled it, but only suffered brain melt as a result.

(server 1)
When i run SHOW SLAVE STATUS \G i get the following - notice the bold bits :-(

Slave_IO_State:
Master_Host: x.x.x.60
Master_User: slaveuser
Master_Port: 3306
Connect_Retry: 60
Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000005
Read_Master_Log_Pos: 106
Relay_Log_File: mysqld-relay-bin.000001
Relay_Log_Pos: 4
Relay_Master_Log_File: mysql-bin.000005
Slave_IO_Running: No
Slave_SQL_Running: Yes
Replicate_Do_DB:
Replicate_Ignore_DB:
Replicate_Do_Table:
Replicate_Ignore_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Do_Table:
Replicate_Wild_Ignore_Table:
Last_Errno: 0
Last_Error:
Skip_Counter: 0
Exec_Master_Log_Pos: 106
Relay_Log_Space: 106
Until_Condition: None
Until_Log_File:
Until_Log_Pos: 0
Master_SSL_Allowed: No
Master_SSL_CA_File:
Master_SSL_CA_Path:
Master_SSL_Cert:
Master_SSL_Cipher:
Master_SSL_Key:
Seconds_Behind_Master: NULL
Master_SSL_Verify_Server_Cert: No
Last_IO_Errno: 1236
Last_IO_Error: Got fatal error 1236 from master when reading dat a from binary log: 'Could not find first log file name in binary log index file'
Last_SQL_Errno: 0
Last_SQL_Error:

[zephyrnet]

Ive tried everything i can think of, getting the last error I mentioned.

Ill have to start from beginning I think as im in a hurry, but would have been great to learn from my mistakes so idont make it again :-)

SO if anyone encounters same thing , and finds out why it happened, please do let me know

[zephyrnet]

Hi,
The 2nd time around I followed this tutorial it worked SO many thanks

I now have 2 mirrored servers, although they are both in the same place.

How can I add a third server (2nd slave) into the mix ? For complete redundancy.

Also does anyone have any suggestions for some sort of automated backup? Of databases & files. Or is it easy to restore a failed server into the mix? I can only see some older tutorials, and technology moves so fast.....

Im guessing id need to, (well like to) image both master & slaves. For speedy recover in a crisis.

D