Release Notes for MariaDB MaxScale 2.5.3

Notable Changes

• MaxGUI shows what module monitors use. (MXS-3111)

• KafkaCDC DML events include table_schema and table_name information. (MXS-3095)

• MaxGUI shows filters and listeners on the dashboard. (MXS-3071)

• Binlog Router supports expire_logs_days option. (MXS-2615)

Issues Fixed

• Read/Write Split router adaptive routing crash. (MXS-3126)

• User account fetch not following ssl_version and checking certificates. (MXS-3125)

• At SIGSEGV time, currently parsed statement being logged. (MXS-3121)

• Crash in qc_sqlite (MXS-3120)

• Error loading Kubernetes mounted configuration file. (MXS-3115)

• Creating listeners via REST API with sockets. (MXS-3114)

• No message in new log after rotate. (MXS-3113)

• Shutdowns after creating Throttle Filters without assigning a throttling_duration value. (MXS-3109)

• MaxCtrl list servers command not listing the Primary Server GTID number. (MXS-3105)

• Binary Log router not showing router diagnostics. (MXS-3104)

• Update of service relationships with type servers unlinking filters associated with that service. (MXS-3103)

• Memory leak in Top Filter. (MXS-3100)

• Connection throttling not disable manually triggered events. (MXS-3097)

• Client-side certificates failing for secure REST API. (MXS-3093)

• The default_value for some types is a string. (MXS-3090)

• Back-end not closing on failed session commands. (MXS-3089)

• Removing services with force=yes does not work. (MXS-3084)

• api_key and local_address use bad default values. (MXS-3083)

• Interactive mode unavailable for MaxPasswd (MXS-3081)

• MaxScale automatically assigns port as 3306 after creating a server that uses socket. (MXS-3079)

• Defer loading of modules until they are needed. (MXS-3078)

• Timers stop working during shutdown. (MXS-3076)

• Type value for /maxscale/modules endpoint is module. (MXS-3073)

• Unnecessary AuthSwitchRequest issued with old clients. (MXS-3069)

Platforms

In alignment to the MariaDB Corporation Engineering Policy, MariaDB MaxScale 2.5.3 is provided for:

• CentOS 7

• Debian 9

• Debian 10

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

• Ubuntu 18.04

• Ubuntu 20.04

Installation

• Deploy Xpand Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5

• Deploy Enterprise Cluster Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5Deploy Enterprise Cluster Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5

• Deploy Primary/Replica Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5Deploy Primary/Replica Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5

• Deploy ColumnStore Object Storage Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5Deploy ColumnStore Object Storage Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5

• Deploy ColumnStore Shared Local Storage Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5Deploy ColumnStore Shared Local Storage Topology with MariaDB MaxScale 2.5

Upgrades

• Upgrade to MariaDB MaxScale 2.5