What's New in MariaDB MaxScale 2.4?

Adds support for examining the Query Classifier Cache with MaxCtrl using the show qc_cache command.

Adds support for draining a server's connections with MaxCtrl using the drain server command.

Administrative user passwords now stored as SHA2-512 hashes

Adds the Clustrix Monitor (clustrixmon).

Adds the Smart Router (smartrouter).

Adds direct replication mode to the Avro Router (avrorouter), which allows the router to replicate binary logs without also configuring the Binlog Router (binlogrouter).

Adds the socket parameter for servers, which allows MaxScale to connect to a server using a Unix socket file.

Adds the rank parameter for servers, which allows servers to be explicitly grouped into primary and secondary groups.

Implements connection attempt throttling, which can be configured by setting the max_auth_errors_until_block parameter.

Adds the Change Data Capture (CDC) Data Adapter.