MXS-2349: Document socket

Added documentation for the parameter and changed the minimum required
server definition in the REST API.
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Markus Mäkelä 2019-04-12 13:00:09 +03:00
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@ -1469,6 +1469,12 @@ The port on which the database listens for incoming connections. MariaDB
MaxScale will use this port to connect to the database server. The default value
is 3306.
#### `socket`
The absolute path to a UNIX domain socket the MariaDB server is listening
on. Either `address` or `socket` must be defined and defining them both is an
error.
#### `protocol`
The name for the protocol module to use to connect MariaDB MaxScale to the

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@ -241,11 +241,14 @@ least the following fields.
* `data.type`
* Type of the object, must be `servers`
* `data.attributes.parameters.address`
* The [`address`](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#address) to use
* `data.attributes.parameters.address` OR `data.attributes.parameters.socket`
* The [`address`](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#address) or
[`socket`](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#socket) to use. Only
one of the fields can be defined.
* `data.attributes.parameters.port`
* The [`port`](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#port) to use
* The [`port`](../Getting-Started/Configuration-Guide.md#port) to use. Needs
to be defined if the `address` field is defined.
The following is the minimal required JSON object for defining a new server.