Deploy Primary/Replica Topology with Enterprise Server 11.4
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The parent of this page is: Deploy Primary/Replica Topology
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Overview
This procedure describes the deployment of the Primary/Replica topology with MariaDB Enterprise Server 11.4 and MariaDB MaxScale 22.08.
Primary/Replica topology provides read scalability and fault tolerance through asynchronous or semi-synchronous single-primary replication.
This procedure has 7 steps, which are executed in sequence.
MariaDB products can be deployed in many different topologies to suit specific use cases. The Primary/Replica topology can be deployed on its own, or integrated with MariaDB Enterprise Cluster.
This procedure represents basic product capability with 3 Enterprise Server nodes and 1 MaxScale node.
This page provides an overview of the topology, requirements, and deployment procedure.
Please read and understand this procedure before executing.
Procedure Steps
Step | Description |
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Step 1 | |
Step 2 | Start and Configure MariaDB Enterprise Server on Primary Server |
Step 3 | Start and Configure MariaDB Enterprise Server on Replica Servers |
Step 4 | |
Step 5 | |
Step 6 | |
Step 7 |
Components
The following components are deployed during this procedure:
Component | Function |
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Modern SQL RDBMS with high availability, pluggable storage engines, hot online backups, and audit logging. | |
Database proxy that extends the availability, scalability, and security of MariaDB Enterprise Servers |
MariaDB Enterprise Server Components
Component | Description |
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MariaDB MaxScale Components
Component | Description |
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Listener | Listens for client connections to MaxScale, then passes them to the router service associated with the listener |
MariaDB Monitor | Tracks changes in the state of MariaDB Enterprise Servers. |
Read Connection Router | Routes connections from the listener to any available Enterprise Server node |
Read/Write Split Router | Routes read operations from the listener to any available Enterprise Server node, and routes write operations from the listener to a specific server operating as the primary server |
Server Module | Connection configuration in MaxScale to an Enterprise Server node |
Topology
Primary/Replica topology provides read scalability and fault tolerance through asynchronous or semi-synchronous single-primary replication of MariaDB Enterprise Server 11.4
The Primary/Replica topology consists of:
1 or more MaxScale nodes
1 Enterprise Server node operating as the primary server
2 or more Enterprise Server nodes operating as replica servers.
The MaxScale nodes:
Monitor the health and availability of the Enterprise Server nodes
Route queries to Enterprise Server nodes using Read/Write Split (
readwritesplit
) and Read Connection (readconnroute
) routers.Promote replica servers in the event that the primary server fails.
The Enterprise Server node operating as the primary server:
Receives write queries from MaxScale, logging them to the Binary Log
Provides Binary Logs to replica servers for replication
The Enterprise Server nodes operating as replica servers:
Receive read queries from MaxScale
Replicate writes asynchronously or semi-synchronously from the primary server
Requirements
These requirements are for the Primary/Replica topology when deployed with MariaDB Enterprise Server 11.4 and MariaDB MaxScale 22.08.
Operating System
In alignment to the enterprise lifecycle, the Primary/Replica topology with MariaDB Enterprise Server 11.4 and MariaDB MaxScale 22.08 is provided for:
AlmaLinux 8 (x86_
64, ARM64) AlmaLinux 9 (x86_
64, ARM64) Debian 11 (x86_
64, ARM64) Debian 12 (x86_
64, ARM64) Microsoft Windows (x86_
64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x86_
64, ARM64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x86_
64, PPC64LE, ARM64) Rocky Linux 8 (x86_
64, ARM64) Rocky Linux 9 (x86_
64, ARM64) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (x86_
64, ARM64) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x86_
64, ARM64) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (x86_
64, ARM64) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (x86_
64, ARM64)
System User Accounts
User Account | Purpose |
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| MaxScale process owner |
| Enterprise Server process owner |
Quick Reference
MariaDB Enterprise Server Configuration Management
Method | Description |
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Configuration File | Configuration files (such as |
Command-line | The server can be started with command-line options that set system-variables and options. |
SQL | Users can set system-variables that support dynamic changes on-the-fly using the SET statement. |
MariaDB Enterprise Server packages are configured to read configuration files from different paths, depending on the operating system. Making custom changes to Enterprise Server default configuration files is not recommended because custom changes may be overwritten by other default configuration files that are loaded later.
To ensure that your custom changes will be read last, create a custom configuration file with the z-
prefix in one of the include directories.
Distribution | Example Configuration File Path |
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MariaDB Enterprise Server Service Management
The systemctl
command is used to start and stop the MariaDB Enterprise Server service.
Operation | Command |
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Start |
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Stop |
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Restart |
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Enable during startup |
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Disable during startup |
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Status |
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For additional information, see "Start and Stop Services".
MariaDB Enterprise Server Logs
MariaDB Enterprise Server produces log data that can be helpful in problem diagnosis.
Log filenames and locations may be overridden in the server configuration. The default location of logs is the data directory. The data directory is specified by the datadir system variable.
Log | System Variable/Option | Default Filename |
| ||
MariaDB Enterprise Audit Log |
| |
Slow Query Log |
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General Query Log |
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MaxScale Configuration Management
MaxScale can be configured using several methods. These methods make use of MaxScale's REST API.
Method | Benefits |
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Command-line utility to perform administrative tasks through the REST API. See MaxCtrl Commands. | |
MaxGUI is a graphical utility that can perform administrative tasks through the REST API. | |
The REST API can be used directly. For example, the |
The procedure on these pages configures MaxScale using MaxCtrl.
MaxScale Service Management
The systemctl
command is used to start and stop the MaxScale service.
Operation | Command |
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Start |
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Stop |
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Restart |
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Enable during startup |
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Disable during startup |
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Status |
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For additional information, see "Start and Stop Services".
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