Category: MaxScale

  • MariaDB MaxScale — Replica Rebuild – Part 9

    Part 9 — Live connection tests This multi-part series breaks down each section into easy logical steps. If you have not completed part 1, start here. Failover tests Whilst this mini-series is about rebuilding replicas automatically with MaxScale, it also brings some amazing protection against failure of your database servers or the ability for you to take…

  • MariaDB MaxScale — Replica Rebuild – Part 4

    Part 4— Configure SSH access This multi-part series breaks down each section into easy logical steps. If you have not completed part 1, start here. SSH Configuration For MaxScale to communicate with the database servers to be able to rebuild the replica servers, we must configure a passwordless user with an SSH key. This means…

  • MariaDB MaxScale — High Availability – Part 2

    MaxScale is a fantastic tool to bring high availability to your database layer, but, it is also important to make sure your MaxScale server is not a Single Point of Failure (spof). To protect against this, you can run two, or more MaxScale servers and configure your application to connect to them both without the need…

  • MariaDB MaxScale — High Availability – Part 1

    MaxScale is a fantastic tool to bring high availability to your database layer, but, it is also important to make sure your MaxScale server is not a Single Point of Failure (spof). To protect against this, you can run two, or more MaxScale servers and configure your application to connect to them both without the need…