# Managing ColumnStore System

- [ColumnStore Audit Plugin](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/columnstore-audit-plugin.md): The MariaDB Audit Plugin can be enabled for MariaDB ColumnStore to log user access and SQL statements; install via INSTALL PLUGIN server\_audit and persist through ColumnStore's my.cnf.
- [ColumnStore Configuration File Update and Distribution](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/columnstore-configuration-file-update-and-distribution.md): Update and distribute MariaDB ColumnStore configuration files: edit ColumnStore.xml on PM1, then run mcsadmin distributeconfigfile to propagate changes to other nodes.
- [ColumnStore Redistribute Data](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/columnstore-redistribute-data.md): Redistribute data across MariaDB ColumnStore Performance Modules after adding capacity, using mcsadmin redistributeData; operates at partition granularity with a 64M-row table minimum.
- [ColumnStore System Monitoring Configuration](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/columnstore-system-monitoring-configuration.md): MariaDB ColumnStore system monitoring uses ProcMon and ProcMgr for self-healing; ColumnStore.xml SystemConfig settings tune heartbeat, restart, and PM failover behavior.
- [MariaDB ColumnStore Backup and Restore](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/mariadb-columnstore-backup-and-restore.md): Backup and restore documentation for MariaDB ColumnStore, organized by version (1.0.x and 1.1.0) with end-to-end procedures for backing up and restoring ColumnStore deployments.
- [Backup and Restore for MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.x](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/mariadb-columnstore-backup-and-restore/backup-and-restore-for-mariadb-columnstore-10x.md): Backup and restore for MariaDB ColumnStore 1.0.x: suspend writes, back up MariaDB Server data files via mysqldump or directory copy, then back up ColumnStore data files and resume.
- [Backup and Restore for MariaDB ColumnStore 1.1.0](https://mariadb.com/docs/analytics/mariadb-columnstore/management/columnstore-system/mariadb-columnstore-backup-and-restore/backup-and-restore-for-mariadb-columnstore-110.md): Backup and restore for MariaDB ColumnStore 1.1.0 using the MariaDB ColumnStore Tools package, available as RPM, DEB, or binary download from the MariaDB AX tools repository.


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