2012/10/25 Sabika M <sabika.makhd...@gmail.com> > I have replication setup in the following way: > > A -> B ->C > > I am making updates to server A. I want to stop all my updates and point > them to server C. After I start writing to server C, can I use the change > master statement to make the C the master of A (take B out of the topology) > and proceed to set up peer-to-peer between A <-> C without taking a new > backup of c to set up the replication between A->C? > > I guess what I am really asking is if the data is the same, is a backup > required for initialization? > > Hello,
Make sure you run a "show master status" at C before sending the writes to it so you can get to know at which position/binlog you have to start A replicating from. Also make sure read_only = OFF in C. Manuel.
