title: MySQL: Backup strategy - Master or Slave?
body: <p>We have a set up of MySQL (version 5.1) with Master-Slave setup. 
  We need to propose a backup strategy and we are going to use <code>mysqldump</code>.</p>
  
  <p>We intend to use <code>flushlogs</code>, <code>master-date=2</code> and <code>single-transaction</code> options.</p>
  
  <p>I just want to know from which node its better to run the backup from, Master or Slave?</p>