Step 3: Test MariaDB Enterprise Server

Test Enterprise Server Service

Use Systemd to test whether the MariaDB Enterprise Server service is running.

This action is performed on each Enterprise Cluster node.

Check if the MariaDB Enterprise Server service is running by executing the following:

$ systemctl status mariadb

If the service is not running on any node, start the service by executing the following on that node:

$ sudo systemctl start mariadb

Test Local Client Connections

Use MariaDB Client to test the local connection to the Enterprise Server node.

This action is performed on each Enterprise Cluster node:

$ sudo mariadb
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 38
Server version: 10.5.26-20-MariaDB-Enterprise MariaDB Enterprise Server

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

MariaDB [(none)]>

The sudo command is used here to connect to the Enterprise Server node using the root@localhost user account, which authenticates using the unix_socket authentication plugin. Other user accounts can be used by specifying the --user and --password command-line options.

Test Cluster Status

MariaDB Enterprise Cluster is operational when the cluster has a Primary Component. Query the wsrep_cluster_status status variable with SHOW GLOBAL STATUS to confirm that each node belongs to the Primary Component.

This action is performed on each Enterprise Cluster node.

Check the cluster status by executing the following:

SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_status';

+----------------------+---------+
| Variable_name        | Value   |
+----------------------+---------+
| wsrep_cluster_status | Primary |
+----------------------+---------+

If the Value column does not contain Primary on any node, then the node is not part of the Primary Component. Investigate network connectivity between the node and the nodes in the Primary Component.

Test Cluster Size

MariaDB Enterprise Cluster maintains a count of the cluster size. Query the wsrep_cluster_size status variable with SHOW GLOBAL STATUS to confirm the number of nodes currently in the cluster.

This action is performed on each Enterprise Cluster node.

Check the cluster size by executing the following:

SHOW GLOBAL STATUS LIKE 'wsrep_cluster_size';

+--------------------+---------+
| Variable_name      | Value   |
+--------------------+---------+
| wsrep_cluster_size |       3 |
+--------------------+---------+

If the Value column does not contain the expected number of nodes, then some nodes might not be in the cluster. Check the value of the wsrep_cluster_address on each node to confirm that all nodes are in the same cluster.

Test DDL

Use MariaDB Client to test DDL.

1. On a single Enterprise Cluster node, use the MariaDB Client to connect to the node:

   $ sudo mariadb
   

2. Create a test database and InnoDB table:

   CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test;
   
   CREATE TABLE test.contacts (
      id INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
      first_name VARCHAR(50),
      last_name VARCHAR(50),
      email VARCHAR(100)
   );
   

3. On each other Enterprise Cluster node, use the MariaDB Client to connect to the node:

   $ sudo mariadb
   

4. Confirm that the database and table exist:

   SHOW CREATE TABLE test.contacts\G;
   

If the database or table do not exist on any node, then check that:

• The nodes are in the Primary Component of the same cluster.

• The wsrep_osu_method system variable is not set to RSU.

Test DML

Use MariaDB Client to test DML.

1. On a single Enterprise Cluster node, use the MariaDB Client to connect to the node:

   $ sudo mariadb
   

2. Insert sample data into the table created in the DDL test:

   INSERT INTO test.contacts (first_name, last_name, email)
      VALUES
      ("Kai", "Devi", "kai.devi@example.com"),
      ("Lee", "Wang", "lee.wang@example.com");
   

3. On each other Enterprise Cluster node, use the MariaDB Client to connect to the node:

   $ sudo mariadb
   

4. Execute a SELECT query to retrieve the data:

   SELECT * FROM test.contacts;
   

   +----+------------+-----------+----------------------+
   | id | first_name | last_name | email                |
   +----+------------+-----------+----------------------+
   | 1  | Kai        | Devi      | kai.devi@example.com |
   | 2  | Lee        | Wang      | lee.wang@example.com |
   +----+------------+-----------+----------------------+
   

If the data is not returned on any node, then check that:

• The nodes are in the Primary Component of the same cluster.

• The table uses the InnoDB storage engine.

• The wsrep_on system variable is set to ON.

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