Database metric/command drift

MySQL 8.4 SHOW SLAVE STATUS removed SHOW REPLICA STATUS documentation

Monitoring/automation cannot inspect replication state.

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Agent Quick Fix

Repair against the current MySQL 8.4 contract, then keep the change narrow and source-backed.

Product: MySQL 8.4
Current-contract area: SHOW SLAVE STATUS removed
Likely root cause: Monitoring/automation cannot inspect replication state.
Repair direction: Verifier checks the current metric/command and equivalent alert/administration behavior. Check operational state and security, not a compatibility switch that weakens the server.

Symptom

Monitoring/automation cannot inspect replication state.

Why This Happens

Monitoring or admin code references server-side metrics/commands that are not defined in the repository.

Common Wrong Fixes

  • Changing local code without checking the current external contract.
  • Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.
  • Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available.

Codex Search Keywords

These are the search terms observed in a neutral Codex validation run for this failure shape.

MySQL 8.4 SHOW SLAVE STATUS removed SHOW REPLICA STATUS documentation
site:dev.mysql.com MySQL 8.4 SHOW SLAVE STATUS SHOW REPLICA STATUS
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/show-replica-status.html

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