Author: mhillyer
Date: 2006-01-11 19:44:24 +0100 (Wed, 11 Jan 2006)
New Revision: 765
Log:
Add note that instance manager will make failed attempts to connect as part of the monitoring process.
Modified:
trunk/refman-5.0/database-administration.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/database-administration.xml
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/database-administration.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/database-administration.xml 2006-01-11 18:36:23 UTC (rev 764)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/database-administration.xml 2006-01-11 18:44:24 UTC (rev 765)
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@
<title>&title-instance-manager-security;</title>
- <para>
+ <para>
Communication with the MySQL Instance Manager is handled using
the MySQL client-server protocol. As such, you can connect to
the IM using the standard <command>mysql</command> client
@@ -2065,6 +2065,9 @@
tools and libraries distributed along with mysql-4.1 or later.
</para>
+ <refsection id="instance-manager-security-passwords">
+ <title>Instance Manager Users and Passwords</title>
+
<para>
The IM stores its user information in a password file. Default
placement for the password file is
@@ -2110,6 +2113,27 @@
connect to the IM.
</para>
+ </refsection>
+
+ <refsection id="instance-manager-security-monitoring">
+ <title>MySQL Server Accounts for Status Monitoring</title>
+
+ <para>In order to monitor server status, the MySQL Instance
+ Manager will attempt to connect to the MySQL server instance
+ at regular intervals using the
+ <literal>MySQL_Instance_Manager@localhost</literal> user account
+ with a password of <literal>check_connection</literal>.</para>
+
+ <para>You are <emphasis>not</emphasis> required to create a
+ <literal>MySQL_Instance_M@localhost</literal> user account
+ in order for the MySQL Instance Manager to monitor server
+ status, as a login failure is sufficient to identify that
+ the server is operational. However; because the account does not
+ exist the failed connection attempts will be recorded to
+ the <link linkend="query-log">General Query Log</link>.</para>
+
+ </refsection>
+
</refsection>
<refsection id="instance-manager-command-line-options">
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/database-administration.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/database-administration.xml 2006-01-11 18:36:23 UTC (rev 764)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/database-administration.xml 2006-01-11 18:44:24 UTC (rev 765)
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@
<title>&title-instance-manager-security;</title>
- <para>
+ <para>
Communication with the MySQL Instance Manager is handled using
the MySQL client-server protocol. As such, you can connect to
the IM using the standard <command>mysql</command> client
@@ -2056,6 +2056,9 @@
tools and libraries distributed along with mysql-4.1 or later.
</para>
+ <refsection id="instance-manager-security-passwords">
+ <title>Instance Manager Users and Passwords</title>
+
<para>
The IM stores its user information in a password file. Default
placement for the password file is
@@ -2101,6 +2104,27 @@
connect to the IM.
</para>
+ </refsection>
+
+ <refsection id="instance-manager-security-monitoring">
+ <title>MySQL Server Accounts for Status Monitoring</title>
+
+ <para>In order to monitor server status, the MySQL Instance
+ Manager will attempt to connect to the MySQL server instance
+ at regular intervals using the
+ <literal>MySQL_Instance_Manager@localhost</literal> user account
+ with a password of <literal>check_connection</literal>.</para>
+
+ <para>You are <emphasis>not</emphasis> required to create a
+ <literal>MySQL_Instance_M@localhost</literal> user account
+ in order for the MySQL Instance Manager to monitor server
+ status, as a login failure is sufficient to identify that
+ the server is operational. However; because the account does not
+ exist the failed connection attempts will be recorded to
+ the <link linkend="query-log">General Query Log</link>.</para>
+
+ </refsection>
+
</refsection>
<refsection id="instance-manager-command-line-options">
| Thread |
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| • svn commit - mysqldoc@docsrva: r765 - in trunk: refman-5.0 refman-5.1 | mhillyer | 11 Jan |
