Mysqlslap stress testing tool mysqlslap is a mysql testing tool started with mysql 5.1.4. [Root @ aeolus1 ~] # Mysqlslap -- help mysqlslap Ver 1.0 Distrib 5.5.31, for Linux (x86_64) Copyright (c) 2005,201 3, Oracle and/or its affiliates. all rights reserved. oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or itsaffiliates. other names may be trademarks of their respectiveowners. run a query multiple times against the server. usage: mysqlslap [OPTIONS] Default options are read from the following f Iles in the given order:/etc/my. cnf/etc/mysql/my. cnf/usr/local/mysql/etc/my. cnf ~ /. My. cnf The following groups are read: mysqlslap clientThe following options may be given as the first argument: -- print-defaults Print the program argument list and exit. -- no-defaults Don't read default options from any option file. -- defaults-file = # Only read default options from the given file #. -- defaults-extra-file = # Read this file after the global files are read. -?, -- Help Display this help and exit. -a, -- auto-generate-SQL Generate SQL where not supplied by file or command line. -- auto-generate-SQL-add-autoincrement Add an AUTO_INCREMENT column to auto-generated tables. -- auto-generate-SQL-execute-number = # Set this number to generate a set number of queries to run. -- auto-generate-SQL-guid-primary Add GUID based primary keys to auto-generated tables. -- auto-generate-SQL-load-type = name Specify test load type: mixed, update, write, key, or read; default is mixed. -- auto-generate-SQL-secondary-indexes = # Number of secondary indexes to add to auto-generated tables. -- auto-generate-SQL-unique-query-number = # Number of unique queries to generate for automatic tests. -- auto-generate-SQL-unique-write-number = # Number of unique queries to generate for auto-generate-SQL-write-number. -- auto-generate-SQL-write-number = # Number of row inserts to perform for each thread (default is 100 ). -- commit = # Commit records every X number of statements. -C, -- compress Use compression in server/client protocol. -c, -- concurrency = name Number of clients to simulate for query to run. -- create = name File or string to use create tables. -- create-schema = name Schema to run tests in. -- csv [= name] Generate CSV output to named file or to stdout if no file is named. -#, -- debug [= #] This is a non-debug version. catch this and exit. -- debug-check memory and open file usage at exit. -T, -- debug-info Print some debug info at exit. -- default-auth = name Default authentication client-side plugin to use. -F, -- delimiter = name Delimiter to use in SQL statements supplied in file or command line. -- detach = # Detach (close and reopen) connections after X number of requests. -- enable-cleartext-plugin Enable/disable the clear text authentication plugin. -e, -- engine = name Storage engine to use for creating the table. -h, -- host = name Connect to host. -I, -- iterations = # Number of times to run the tests. -- no-drop Do not drop the schema after the test. -x, -- number-char-cols = name Number of VARCHAR columns to create in table if specifying -- auto-generate-SQL. -y, -- number-int-cols = name Number of INT columns to create in table if specifying -- auto-generate-SQL. -- number-of-queries = # Limit each client to this number of queries (this is not exact ). -- only-print Do not connect to the databases, but instead print out what wocould have been done. -p, -- password [= name] Password to use when connecting to server. if password is not given it's asked from the tty. -- plugin-dir = name Directory for client-side plugins. -P, -- port = # Port number to use for connection. -- post-query = name Query to run or file containing query to execute after tests have completed. -- post-system = name system () string to execute after tests have completed. -- pre-query = name Query to run or file containing query to execute before running tests. -- pre-system = name system () string to execute before running tests. -- protocol = name The protocol to use for connection (tcp, socket, pipe, memory ). -q, -- query = name Query to run or file containing query to run. -s, -- silent Run program in silent mode-no output. -S, -- socket = name The socket file to use for connection. -u, -- user = name User for login if not current user. -v, -- verbose More verbose output; you can use this multiple times to get even more verbose output. -V, -- version Output version information and exit.