Understanding MaxScale's Administrative Interfaces

Overview

MariaDB MaxScale provides various administrative interfaces can be used to perform the following tasks:

  • Setting a server to maintenance mode.

  • Reconfiguring monitors.

  • Reconfiguring routers.

  • And much more.

Tools Supported by MaxScale

MaxScale supports different administrative interfaces for different kinds of environments and preferences:

Interface

Description

MaxCtrl

Command-line administrative utility

MaxGUI

Graphical administrative utility

REST API

REST API for programmatic administration