{
		waitGroup.Add(1)
		go func() {
			defer waitGroup.Done()
			var dummy string
			// show global status works just as well with 5.6 & 5.7 (5.7 moves variables to performance_schema)
			err = db.QueryRow("show global status like 'Uptime'").Scan(&dummy, &instance.Uptime)

			if err != nil {
				logReadTopologyInstanceError(instanceKey, "show global status like 'Uptime'", err)
			}
		}()
	}

	var mysqlHostname, mysqlReportHost string
	err = db.QueryRow("select @@global.hostname, ifnull(@@global.report_host, ''), @@global.server_id, @@global.version, @@global.version_comment, @@global.read_only, @@global.binlog_format, @@global.log_bin, @@global.log_slave_updates").Scan(
		&mysqlHostname, &mysqlReportHost, &instance.ServerID, &instance.Version, &instance.VersionComment, &instance.ReadOnly, &instance.Binlog_format, &instance.LogBinEnabled, &instance.LogSlaveUpdatesEnabled)
	if err != nil {
		goto Cleanup
	}
	partialSuccess = true // We at least managed to read something from the server.
	switch strings.ToLower(config.Config.MySQLHostnameResolveMethod) {
	case "none":
		resolvedHostname = instance.Key.Hostname
	case "default", "hostname", "@@hostname":
		resolvedHostname = mysqlHostname
	case "report_host", "@@report_host":
		if mysqlReportHost == "" {
			err = fmt.Errorf("MySQLHostnameResolveMethod configured to use @@report_host but %+v has NULL/empty @@report_host", instanceKey)
			goto Cleanup
		}
		resolvedHostname = mysqlReportHost
	default:
		resolvedHostname = instance.Key.Hostname
	}

    case "report_host", "@@report_host":
		if mysqlReportHost == "" {
			err = fmt.Errorf("MySQLHostnameResolveMethod configured to use @@report_host but %+v has NULL/empty @@report_host", instanceKey)
			goto Cleanup
		}
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