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Deploy Replica Sets in a Multi-Kubernetes Cluster

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  • Deploy a MongoDBMultiCluster Resource

Use this procedure to create a new replica set in a member Kubernetes cluster in a multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment.

This procedure allows you to set different settings for the replica set resource, such as overrides for statefulSet configuration. As an alternative to using this procedure, you can use the Multi-Kubernetes-Cluster Quick Start, which creates a multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment with default settings.

Before you begin:

You can use the following procedures in this TLS-Encrypted Connections tab:

  • Deploy a MongoDBMultiCluster resource

  • Renew TLS Certificates for a MongoDBMultiCluster resource

These procedures establish TLS-encrypted connections between MongoDB hosts in a replica set, and between client applications and MongoDB deployments.

Before you begin, you must have valid certificates for TLS encryption.

1

Run the kubectl command to create a new secret that stores the MongoDBMultiCluster resource certificate:

kubectl --context $MDB_CENTRAL_CLUSTER_FULL_NAME \
--namespace=<metadata.namespace> \
create secret tls <prefix>-<metadata.name>-cert \
--cert=<resource-tls-cert> \
--key=<resource-tls-key>

Note

You must prefix your secrets with <prefix>-<metadata.name>.

For example, if you call your deployment my-deployment and you set the prefix to mdb, you must name the TLS secret for the client TLS communications mdb-my-deployment-cert. Also, you must name the TLS secret for internal cluster authentication (if enabled) mdb-my-deployment-clusterfile.

2

Run the kubectl command to link your CA to your MongoDBMultiCluster resource. Specify the CA certificate file that you must always name ca-pem for the MongoDBMultiCluster resource:

kubectl --context $MDB_CENTRAL_CLUSTER_FULL_NAME \
--namespace=<metadata.namespace> \
create configmap custom-ca -from-file=ca-pem=<your-custom-ca-file>
3

If you have not done so already, run the following commands to run all kubectl commands on the central cluster in the default namespace.

kubectl config use-context $MDB_CENTRAL_CLUSTER_FULL_NAME
kubectl config set-context $(kubectl config current-context) \
--namespace=mongodb
4
  1. Copy the sample replica set YAML file and paste it into a new text file.

  2. Change the file's settings to match your desired replica set configuration.

1# This example provides statefulSet overrides per cluster.
2
3apiVersion: mongodb.com/v1
4kind: MongoDBMultiCluster
5metadata:
6 name: multi-replica-set
7spec:
8 version: 6.0.0-ent
9 type: ReplicaSet
10 duplicateServiceObjects: false
11 credentials: my-credentials
12 opsManager:
13 configMapRef:
14 name: my-project
15 clusterSpecList:
16 - clusterName: cluster1.example.com
17 members: 2
18 statefulSet:
19 spec:
20 template:
21 spec:
22 containers:
23 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
24 - name: sidecar1
25 image: busybox
26 command: [ "sleep" ]
27 args: [ "infinity" ]
28 # Use the following settings to override the default storage size of the "data" Persistent Volume.
29 volumeClaimTemplates:
30 - metadata:
31 name: data
32 spec:
33 resources:
34 requests:
35 storage: 1Gi
36 - clusterName: cluster2.example.com
37 members: 1
38 statefulSet:
39 spec:
40 template:
41 spec:
42 containers:
43 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
44 - name: sidecar2
45 image: busybox
46 command: [ "sleep" ]
47 args: [ "infinity" ]
48 volumeClaimTemplates:
49 - metadata:
50 name: data
51 spec:
52 resources:
53 requests:
54 storage: 1Gi
55 - clusterName: cluster3.example.com
56 members: 1
57 statefulSet:
58 spec:
59 template:
60 spec:
61 containers:
62 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
63 - name: sidecar3
64 image: busybox
65 command: [ "sleep" ]
66 args: [ "infinity" ]
67 volumeClaimTemplates:
68 - metadata:
69 name: data
70 spec:
71 resources:
72 requests:
73 storage: 1Gi
74
75...
5
Key
Type
Description
Example
string

Label for the MongoDBMultiCluster resource.

Resource names must be 44 characters or less.

See also metadata.name and names in the Kubernetes documentation.

multi-replica-set
string

Version of MongoDB that this MongoDBMultiCluster resource should run.

The format should be X.Y.Z for the Community edition and X.Y.Z-ent for the Enterprise edition.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that you choose a compatible MongoDB Server version. Compatible versions differ depending on the base image that the MongoDB database resource uses.

To learn more about MongoDB versioning, see MongoDB Versioning in the MongoDB Manual.

6.0.0-ent
spec
.opsManager
.configMapRef
string

Name of the ConfigMap with the Ops Manager connection configuration. The spec.cloudManager.configMapRef.name setting is an alias for this setting and can be used in its place.

This value must exist on the same namespace as the resource you want to create.

IMPORTANT: The Kubernetes Operator tracks any changes to the ConfigMap and reconciles the state of the MongoDB resource.

<my-project>
spec
.clusterSpecList
.clusterName
string
Name of the cluster in the MongoDBMultiCluster resource.
cluster1.example.com
spec
.clusterSpecList
.members
integer
The number of members in this cluster.
2
spec
.clusterSpecList
.statefulSet
.spec
collection

Optional.

Provides the configuration for the StatefulSet override for each of the cluster's StatefulSets in a multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment. If specified at an individual cluster level under clusterSpecList, overrides the global configuration for the StatefulSet for the entire multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment. See Multi-Kubernetes-Cluster Resource Specification and StatefulSet v1 apps Kubernetes documentation.

See the example.
spec
.clusterSpecList
.statefulSet
.spec
.volumeClaimTemplates
.spec
collection
Optional. If specified, provides a per-cluster override for the default storage size of the volumeClaimtemplates, for the persistent volume that stores the data.
See the example.
string

Name of the secret you created as Ops Manager API authentication credentials for the Kubernetes Operator to communicate with Ops Manager.

The Ops Manager Kubernetes Secret object holding the Credentials must exist on the same Namespace as the resource you want to create.

IMPORTANT: The Kubernetes Operator tracks any changes to the Secret and reconciles the state of the MongoDB resource.

<mycredentials>
string
Type of MongoDB resource to create. The only supported value for this field is ReplicaSet. See Limitations.
ReplicaSet
6

You can also add any optional settings to the object specification. See Multi-Kubernetes-Cluster Resource Specification.

7
8

In any directory, invoke the following Kubernetes command to create your replica set:

kubectl apply -f <replica-set-conf>.yaml
9

To check the status of your MongoDBMultiCluster resource, use the following command on the central cluster:

kubectl get mdbmc <resource-name> -o yaml -w

With the -w (watch) flag set, when the configuration changes, the output refreshes immediately until the status phase achieves the Running state. To learn more about resource deployment statuses, see Troubleshoot the Kubernetes Operator.

Renew your TLS certificates periodically using the following procedure.

1

Run this kubectl command to renew an existing secret that stores the certificates for the MongoDBMultiCluster resource:

kubectl --context $MDB_CENTRAL_CLUSTER_FULL_NAME \
--namespace=<metadata.namespace> \
create secret tls <prefix>-<metadata.name>-cert \
--cert=<resource-tls-cert> \
--key=<resource-tls-key> \
--dry-run=client \
-o yaml |
kubectl apply -f -

This procedure doesn't encrypt connections between MongoDB hosts in a replica set, and between client applications and MongoDB deployments.

1

If you have not done so already, run the following commands to run all kubectl commands on the central cluster in the default namespace.

kubectl config use-context $MDB_CENTRAL_CLUSTER_FULL_NAME
kubectl config set-context $(kubectl config current-context) \
--namespace=mongodb
2
  1. Copy the sample replica set YAML file and paste it into a new text file.

  2. Change the file's settings to match your desired replica set configuration.

1# This example provides statefulSet overrides per cluster.
2
3apiVersion: mongodb.com/v1
4kind: MongoDBMultiCluster
5metadata:
6 name: multi-replica-set
7spec:
8 version: 6.0.0-ent
9 type: ReplicaSet
10 duplicateServiceObjects: false
11 credentials: my-credentials
12 opsManager:
13 configMapRef:
14 name: my-project
15 clusterSpecList:
16 - clusterName: cluster1.example.com
17 members: 2
18 statefulSet:
19 spec:
20 template:
21 spec:
22 containers:
23 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
24 - name: sidecar1
25 image: busybox
26 command: [ "sleep" ]
27 args: [ "infinity" ]
28 # Use the following settings to override the default storage size of the "data" Persistent Volume.
29 volumeClaimTemplates:
30 - metadata:
31 name: data
32 spec:
33 resources:
34 requests:
35 storage: 1Gi
36 - clusterName: cluster2.example.com
37 members: 1
38 statefulSet:
39 spec:
40 template:
41 spec:
42 containers:
43 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
44 - name: sidecar2
45 image: busybox
46 command: [ "sleep" ]
47 args: [ "infinity" ]
48 volumeClaimTemplates:
49 - metadata:
50 name: data
51 spec:
52 resources:
53 requests:
54 storage: 1Gi
55 - clusterName: cluster3.example.com
56 members: 1
57 statefulSet:
58 spec:
59 template:
60 spec:
61 containers:
62 # Example of custom sidecar containers. Remove it before using the file in production.
63 - name: sidecar3
64 image: busybox
65 command: [ "sleep" ]
66 args: [ "infinity" ]
67 volumeClaimTemplates:
68 - metadata:
69 name: data
70 spec:
71 resources:
72 requests:
73 storage: 1Gi
74
75...
3
Key
Type
Description
Example
string

Label for the MongoDBMultiCluster resource.

Resource names must be 44 characters or less.

See also metadata.name and names in the Kubernetes documentation.

multi-replica-set
string

Version of MongoDB that this MongoDBMultiCluster resource should run.

The format should be X.Y.Z for the Community edition and X.Y.Z-ent for the Enterprise edition.

IMPORTANT: Ensure that you choose a compatible MongoDB Server version. Compatible versions differ depending on the base image that the MongoDB database resource uses.

To learn more about MongoDB versioning, see MongoDB Versioning in the MongoDB Manual.

6.0.0-ent
spec
.opsManager
.configMapRef
string

Name of the ConfigMap with the Ops Manager connection configuration. The spec.cloudManager.configMapRef.name setting is an alias for this setting and can be used in its place.

This value must exist on the same namespace as the resource you want to create.

IMPORTANT: The Kubernetes Operator tracks any changes to the ConfigMap and reconciles the state of the MongoDB resource.

<my-project>
spec
.clusterSpecList
.clusterName
string
Name of the cluster in the MongoDBMultiCluster resource.
cluster1.example.com
spec
.clusterSpecList
.members
integer
The number of members in this cluster.
2
spec
.clusterSpecList
.statefulSet
.spec
collection

Optional.

Provides the configuration for the StatefulSet override for each of the cluster's StatefulSets in a multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment. If specified at an individual cluster level under clusterSpecList, overrides the global configuration for the StatefulSet for the entire multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployment. See Multi-Kubernetes-Cluster Resource Specification and StatefulSet v1 apps Kubernetes documentation.

See the example.
spec
.clusterSpecList
.statefulSet
.spec
.volumeClaimTemplates
.spec
collection
Optional. If specified, provides a per-cluster override for the default storage size of the volumeClaimtemplates, for the persistent volume that stores the data.
See the example.
string

Name of the secret you created as Ops Manager API authentication credentials for the Kubernetes Operator to communicate with Ops Manager.

The Ops Manager Kubernetes Secret object holding the Credentials must exist on the same Namespace as the resource you want to create.

IMPORTANT: The Kubernetes Operator tracks any changes to the Secret and reconciles the state of the MongoDB resource.

<mycredentials>
string
Type of MongoDB resource to create. The only supported value for this field is ReplicaSet. See Limitations.
ReplicaSet
4

You can also add any optional settings to the object specification. See Multi-Kubernetes-Cluster Resource Specification.

5
6

In any directory, invoke the following Kubernetes command to create your replica set:

kubectl apply -f <replica-set-conf>.yaml
7

To check the status of your MongoDBMultiCluster resource, use the following command on the central cluster:

kubectl get mdbmc <resource-name> -o yaml -w

With the -w (watch) flag set, when the configuration changes, the output refreshes immediately until the status phase achieves the Running state. To learn more about resource deployment statuses, see Troubleshoot the Kubernetes Operator.

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