STOP SLAVE [thread_type[,thread_type] ... ]thread_type: IO_THREAD | SQL_THREAD
        Stops the slave threads. STOP
        SLAVE requires the
        SUPER privilege.
      
        Like START SLAVE, this statement
        may be used with the IO_THREAD and
        SQL_THREAD options to name the thread or
        threads to be stopped.
      
          The transactional behavior of STOP
          SLAVE changed in MySQL 5.1.35. Previously, it took
          effect immediately; beginning with MySQL 5.1.35, it waits
          until the current replication event group (if any) has
          finished executing, or until the user issues a
          KILL QUERY or
          KILL
          CONNECTION statement. (Bug#319, Bug#38205)
        
        In old versions of MySQL (before 4.0.5), this statement was
        called SLAVE STOP. This usage is still
        accepted in MySQL 5.1 for backward compatibility,
        but is deprecated.
      


User Comments
can this statement be used for a backup that allows for other (application) database operations in parallel (i.e. no locking as per http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=2264); if so, will the user apart from a slight service degradation that e.g. only 1 instead of 2 slaves are available not notice that the backup is happening (in contrast to "mysqlhotcopy ")?
or would one rather need a temporary DISCONNECT or PAUSE SLAVE command for such a backup?
see also http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/MySQL_Cluster_Backup_Concepts.html
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