diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/mysqlsetup.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/mysqlsetup.1.pod
index 2ac3be44a..fc6addb57 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/mysqlsetup.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/mysqlsetup.1.pod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 =head1 NAME
 
-B<mysqlsetup> - Sets up the MySQL database for xCAT to use.  
+B<mysqlsetup> - Sets up the MySQL or MariaDB database for xCAT to use.  
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ B<mysqlsetup> {B<-L>|B<--LL>} [-V|--verbose]
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-B<mysqlsetup> - Sets up the MySQL database for xCAT to use. The mysqlsetup script is run on the Management Node as root after the MySQL code has been installed. Before running the init option, the MySQL server should be stopped.  The xCAT daemon, xcatd, must be running, do not stop it. No xCAT commands should be run during the init process, because we will be migrating the xCAT database to MySQL and restarting the xcatd daemon as well as the MySQL daemon. For full information on all the steps that will be done, read the "Configure MySQL and Migrate xCAT Data to MySQL" sections in 
+B<mysqlsetup> - Sets up the MySQL or MariaDB database (linux only for MariaDB) for xCAT to use. The mysqlsetup script is run on the Management Node as root after the MySQL code or MariaDB code has been installed. Before running the init option, the MySQL server should be stopped, if it is running.  The xCAT daemon, xcatd, must be running, do not stop it. No xCAT commands should be run during the init process, because we will be migrating the xCAT database to MySQL or MariaDB and restarting the xcatd daemon as well as the MySQL daemon. For full information on all the steps that will be done, read the "Configure MySQL and Migrate xCAT Data to MySQL" sections in 
 https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/xcat/index.php?title=Setting_Up_MySQL_as_the_xCAT_DB
 Two passwords must be supplied for the setup,  a password for the xcatadmin id and a password for the root id in the MySQL database.  These will be prompted for interactively, unless the environment variables XCATMYSQLADMIN_PW and  XCATMYSQLROOT_PW are set to the passwords for the xcatadmin id and root id in the database,resp. 
+Note below we refer to MySQL but it works the same for MariaDB.
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ Displays verbose messages.
 
 =item B<-i|--init>
 
-The init option is used to setup an installed MySQL database so that xCAT can use the database.  This involves creating the xcatdb database, the xcatadmin id, allowing access to the xcatdb database by the Management Node. It customizes the my.cnf configuration file for xcat and starts the MySQL server.  It also backs up the current xCAT database and restores it into the newly setup xcatdb MySQL database.  It creates the /etc/xcat/cfgloc file to point the xcatd daemon to the MySQL database and restarts the xcatd daemon using the database. 
-On AIX, it additionally setup the mysql id and group and corrects the permissions in the MySQL install directories. For AIX, you should be using the MySQL rpms available from the xCAT website. For Linux, you should use the MySQL rpms shipped with the OS. You can chose the -f and/or the -o option, to run after the init. 
+The init option is used to setup a xCAT database on an installed MySQL or MariaDB server for xCAT to use. The mysqlsetup script will check for the installed MariaDB server rpm first and will use MariaDB if it is installed.   This involves creating the xcatdb database, the xcatadmin id, allowing access to the xcatdb database by the Management Node. It customizes the my.cnf configuration file for xcat and starts the MySQL server.  It also backs up the current xCAT database and restores it into the newly setup xcatdb MySQL database.  It creates the /etc/xcat/cfgloc file to point the xcatd daemon to the MySQL database and restarts the xcatd daemon using the database. 
+On AIX, it additionally setup the mysql id and group and corrects the permissions in the MySQL install directories. For AIX, you should be using the MySQL rpms available from the xCAT website. For Linux, you should use the MySQL or MariaDB rpms shipped with the OS. You can chose the -f and/or the -o option, to run after the init. 
 
 =item B<-u|--update>