Step 4: Install MariaDB MaxScale

Overview

This page details step 4 of the 6-step procedure "Deploy Xpand Topology".

This step installs MaxScale.

The MaxScale node must meet requirements.

Interactive commands are detailed. Alternatively, the described operations can be performed using automation.

Repository Setup

MariaDB Corporation provides a Community Repository to install MariaDB MaxScale with the YUM package manager on CentOS and RHEL.

This action is performed on the MaxScale node.

Configure YUM to install MaxScale 22.08 from the MariaDB Community Repository by executing the mariadb_repo_setup script and specifying --mariadb-maxscale-version="22.08":

$ sudo yum install curl

$ curl -LsSO https://r.mariadb.com/downloads/mariadb_repo_setup

$ echo "ceaa5bd124c4d10a892c384e201bb6e0910d370ebce235306d2e4b860ed36560  mariadb_repo_setup" \
    | sha256sum -c -

$ chmod +x mariadb_repo_setup

$ sudo ./mariadb_repo_setup \
   --skip-server \
   --skip-tools \
   --mariadb-maxscale-version="22.08"

Install MaxScale

Install Maxscale using YUM from the MariaDB Community Repository.

This action is performed on the MaxScale node.

To install MaxScale:

$ sudo yum install maxscale

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