Chapter 3 The MGM API

Table of Contents

3.1 MGM API Concepts

3.2 MGM API Function Listings

3.2.1 Log Event Functions

3.2.2 MGM API Error Handling Functions

3.2.3 Management Server Handle Functions

3.2.4 Management Server Connection Functions

3.2.5 Cluster Status Functions

3.2.6 Functions for Starting & Stopping Nodes

3.2.7 Cluster Log Functions

3.2.8 Backup Functions

3.2.9 Single-User Mode Functions

3.2.10 TLS Functions

3.3 MGM API Data Types

3.4 MGM API Data Structures

3.5 MGM API Errors

3.6 MGM API Examples

3.6.1 Basic MGM API Event Logging Example

3.6.2 MGM API Event Handling with Multiple Clusters

This chapter discusses the NDB Cluster Management API, a C language API that is used for administrative tasks such as starting and stopping Cluster nodes, backups, and logging. It also covers MGM API concepts, programming constructs, and event types.

For information about general requirements for compiling MGM API applications, see Section 2.1.1.1, “General Requirements”.