Adding a data center

Edge for Private Cloud v. 4.16.09

This document describes how to add a data center (also called a region) to an existing data center.

Considerations before adding a data center

Before you install add a data center, you must understand how to configure OpenLDAP, ZooKeeper, Cassandra, and Postgres servers across the data centers. You must also ensure that the necessary ports are open between the nodes in the two data centers.

  • OpenLDAP
    Each data center has its own OpenLDAP server configured with replication enabled. When you install the new data center, you must configure OpenLDAP to use replication, and you must reconfigure the OpenLDAP server in the existing data center to use replication.
  • ZooKeeper
    For the ZK_HOSTS property for both data centers, specify the IP addresses or DNS names of all ZooKeeper nodes from both data centers, in the same order, and mark any nodes with the with “:observer” modifier. Nodes without the “:observer” modifier are called "voters". You must have an odd number of "voters" in your configuration.

    In this topology, the ZooKeeper host on host 9 is the observer:



    In the example configuration file shown below, node 9 is tagged with the “:observer” modifier so that you have five voters: Nodes 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8.

    For the ZK_CLIENT_HOSTS property for each data center, specify the IP addresses or DNS names of only the ZooKeeper nodes in the data center, in the same order, for all ZooKeeper nodes in the data center.
  • Cassandra
    All data centers must to have the same number of Cassandra nodes.

    For CASS_HOSTS for each data center, ensure that you specify all Cassandra IP addresses (not DNS names) for both data centers. For data center 1, list the Cassandra nodes in that data center first. For data center 2, list the Cassandra nodes in that data center first. List the Cassandra nodes in the same order for all Cassandra nodes in the data center.

    All Cassandra nodes must have a suffix ':<d>,<r>', for example '<ip>:1,1 = data center 1 and rack/availability zone 1 and '<ip>:2,1 = data center 2 and rack/availability zone 1.
    For example, "192.168.124.201:1,1 192.168.124.202:1,1 192.168.124.203:1,1 192.168.124.204:2,1 192.168.124.205:2,1 192.168.124.206:2,1"

    The first node in rack/availability zone 1 of each data center will be used as the seed server. In this deployment model, Cassandra setup will look like this:


  • Postgres
    By default, Edge installs all Postgres nodes in master mode. However, when you have multiple data centers, you configure Postgres nodes to use master-standby replication so that if the master node fails, the standby node can continue to serve traffic. Typically, you configure the master Postgres server in one data center, and the standby server in the second data center.

    If the existing data center is already configured to have two Postgres nodes running in master/standby mode, then as part of this procedure, deregister the existing standby node and replace it with a standby node in the new data center.

    The following table shows the before and after Postgres configuration for both scenarios:

    Before

    After

    Single Master Postgres node in dc-1

    Master Postgres node in dc-1

    Standby Postgres node in dc-2

    Master Postgres node in dc-1

    Standby Postgres node in dc-1

    Master Postgres node in dc-1

    Standby Postgres node in dc-2

    Deregister old Standby Postgres node in dc-1
  • Port requirements
    You must ensure that the necessary ports are open between the nodes in the two data centers. For a port diagram, see Installation Requirements.

Updating the existing data center

Adding a data center requires you to perform the steps to install and configure the new data center nodes, but it also requires you to update nodes in the original data center. These modifications are necessary because you are adding new Cassandra and ZooKeeper nodes in the new data center that have to be accessible to the existing data center, and you have to reconfigure OpenLDAP to use replication.

Creating the configuration files

Shown below are the silent configuration files for the two data centers, where each data center has 6 nodes. Notice that the config file for dc-1 adds additional settings to:

  • Configure OpenLDAP with replication across two OpenLDAP nodes.
  • Add the new Cassandra and ZooKeeper nodes from dc-2 to the config file for dc-1.
# Datacenter 1
IP1=IPorDNSnameOfNode1
IP2=IPorDNSnameOfNode2
IP3=IPorDNSnameOfNode3
IP7=IPorDNSnameOfNode7
IP8=IPorDNSnameOfNode8
IP9=IPorDNSnameOfNode9 
HOSTIP=$(hostname -i)
MSIP=$IP1
ADMIN_EMAIL=opdk@apigee.com
APIGEE_ADMINPW=Secret123
LICENSE_FILE=/tmp/license.txt
USE_LDAP_REMOTE_HOST=n
LDAP_TYPE=2
LDAP_SID=1
LDAP_PEER=$IP7
APIGEE_LDAPPW=secret
BIND_ON_ALL_INTERFACES=y
MP_POD=gateway-1
REGION=dc-1
ZK_HOSTS="$IP1 $IP2 $IP3 $IP7 $IP8 $IP9:observer"
ZK_CLIENT_HOSTS="$IP1 $IP2 $IP3"
# Must use IP addresses for CASS_HOSTS, not DNS names.
CASS_HOSTS="$IP1:1,1 $IP2:1,1 $IP3:1,1 $IP7:2,1 $IP8:2,1 $IP9:2,1"
SKIP_SMTP=n
SMTPHOST=smtp.example.com
SMTPUSER=smtp@example.com 
SMTPPASSWORD=smtppwd   
SMTPSSL=n
SMTPPORT=25
 
# Datacenter 2
IP1=IPorDNSnameOfNode1
IP2=IPorDNSnameOfNode2
IP3=IPorDNSnameOfNode3
IP7=IPorDNSnameOfNode7
IP8=IPorDNSnameOfNode8
IP9=IPorDNSnameOfNode9 
HOSTIP=$(hostname -i)
MSIP=$IP7
ADMIN_EMAIL=opdk@apigee.com
APIGEE_ADMINPW=Secret123
LICENSE_FILE=/tmp/license.txt
USE_LDAP_REMOTE_HOST=n
LDAP_TYPE=2
LDAP_SID=2
LDAP_PEER=$IP1
APIGEE_LDAPPW=secret
BIND_ON_ALL_INTERFACES=y
MP_POD=gateway-2
REGION=dc-2
ZK_HOSTS="$IP1 $IP2 $IP3 $IP7 $IP8 $IP9:observer"
ZK_CLIENT_HOSTS="$IP7 $IP8 $IP9"
# Must use IP addresses for CASS_HOSTS, not DNS names.
CASS_HOSTS="$IP7:2,1 $IP8:2,1 $IP9:2,1 $IP1:1,1 $IP2:1,1 $IP3:1,1"
SKIP_SMTP=n
SMTPHOST=smtp.example.com
SMTPUSER=smtp@example.com 
SMTPPASSWORD=smtppwd   
SMTPSSL=n
SMTPPORT=25

Procedure to add a new data center

In this procedure, the data centers are named:

  • dc-1: the existing data center
  • dc-2: the new data center
  1. On dc-1, rerun setup.sh on the original Cassandra nodes with the new dc-1 confiig file that includes the Cassandra nodes from dc-2:
    /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p ds -f configFile1
  2. On dc-1, rerun setup.sh on the Management Server node:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p ms -f configFile1
  3. On dc-2, install apigee-setup on all nodes. See Install the Edge apigee-setup utility for more info.
  4. On dc-2, install Cassandra and ZooKeeper on the appropriate nodes:
    /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p ds -f configFile2
  5. On dc-2, run the rebuild command on all Cassandra nodes, specifying the region name of dc-1:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-cassandra/bin/nodetool -h cassIP rebuild dc-1
  6. On dc-2, install the Management Server on the appropriate node:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p ms -f configFile2
  7. On dc-2, install the Routes and Message Processors on the appropriate nodes:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p rmp -f configFile2
  8. On dc-2, install Qpid on the appropriate nodes:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p qs -f configFile2
  9. On dc-2, install Postgres on the appropriate node:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-setup/bin/setup.sh -p ps -f configFile2
  10. Setup Postgres master/standby for the Postgres nodes. The Postgres node in dc-1 is the master, and the Postgres node in dc-2 is the standby server.

    Note: If dc-1 is already configured to have two Postgres nodes running in master/standby mode, then as part of this procedure, use the existing master Postgres node in dc-1 as the master, and the Postgres node in dc-2 as the standby server. Later in this procedure, you will deregister the existing Postgres standby server in dc-1.
    1. On the master node in dc-1, edit the config file to set:
      PG_MASTER=IPorDNSofDC1Master
      PG_STANDBY=IPorDNSofDC2Standby
    2. Enable replication on the new master:
      > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-postgresql setup-replication-on-master -f configFIle
    3. On the standby node in dc-2, edit the config file to set:
      PG_MASTER=IPorDNSofDC1Master
      PG_STANDBY=IPorDNSofDC2Standby
    4. On the standby node in dc-2, stop the server and then delete any existing Postgres data:
      > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-postgresql stop
      > rm -rf /opt/apigee/data/apigee-postgresql/
      Note: If necessary, you can backup this data before deleting it.
    5. Configure the standby node in dc-2:
      > /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-postgresql setup-replication-on-standby -f configFile
  11. On dc-1, update analytics configuration and configure the organizations.
    1. On the Management Server node of dc-1, get the UUID of the Postgres node:
      > apigee-adminapi.sh servers list -r dc-1 -p analytics -t postgres-server --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

      The UUID appears at the end of the returned data. Save that value.

      Note: If dc-1 is configured to have two Postgres nodes running in master/standby mode, you see two IP addresses and UUIDs in the output. Save both UUIDs. From the IPs, you should be able to determine which UUID is for the master and which is for the standby node.
    2. On the Management Server node of dc-2, get the UUID of the Postgres node as shown in the previous step. Save that value.
    3. On the Management Server node of dc-1, determine the name of the analytics and consumer groups. Many of the commands below require that information.
      By default, the name of the analytics group is axgroup-001, and the name of the consumer group is consumer-group-001. In the silent config file for a region, you can set the name of the analytics group by using the AXGROUP property.

      If you are unsure of the names of the analytics and consumer groups, use the following command to display them:
      > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups list --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

      This command returns the analytics group name in the name field, and the consumer group name in the consumer-groups field.
    4. On the Management Server node of dc-1, remove the existing Postgres server from the analytics group:
      1. Remove the Postgres node from the consumer-group:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups consumer_groups datastores remove -g axgroup-001 -c consumer-group-001 -u UUID -Y --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        If dc-1 is configured to have two Postgres nodes running in master/standby mode, remove both:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups consumer_groups datastores remove -g axgroup-001 -c consumer-group-001 -u "UUID_1,UUID_2" -Y --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
      2. Remove the Postgres node from the analytics group:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups postgres_server remove -g axgroup-001 -u UUID -Y --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        If dc-1 is configured to have two Postgres nodes running in master/standby mode, remove both:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups postgres_server remove -g axgroup-001 -u UUID1,UUID2 -Y --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
    5. On the Management Server node of dc-1, add the new master/standby Postgres servers to the analytics group:
      1. Add both Postgres servers to the analytics group:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups postgres_server add -g axgroup-001 -u "UUID_1,UUID_2" --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        where UUID_1 corresponds to the master Postgres node in dc-1, and UUID_2 corresponds to the standby Postgres node in dc-2.
      2. Add the PG servers to the consumer-group as master/standby:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups consumer_groups datastores add -g axgroup-001 -c consumer-group-001 -u "UUID_1,UUID_2" --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
    6. Add the Qpid servers from dc-2 to the analytics group:
      1. On the Management Server node of dc-1, get the UUIDs of the Qpid nodes in dc-2:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh servers list -r dc-2 -p central -t qpid-server --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        The UUIDs appear at the end of the returned data. Save those values.
      2. On the Management Server node of dc-1, add the Qpid nodes to the analytics group:
        >apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups qpid_server add -g axgroup-001 -u "UUID_1,UUID_2" --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
      3. On the Management Server node of dc-1, add the Qpid nodes to the consumer group:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh analytics groups consumer_groups consumers add -g axgroup-001 -c consumer-group-001 -u "UUID_1,UUID_2" --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
    7. Deregister and delete the old Postgres standby server from dc-1:
      1. Deregister the existing dc-1 Postgres standby server:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh servers deregister -u UUID -r dc-1 -p analytics -t postgres-server -Y --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        where UUID is the old standby Postgres node in dc-1.
      2. Delete the existing dc-1 Postgres standby server:
        Note: This command does not uninstall the Postgres server node. It only removes it from the list of Edge nodes. You can later uninstall Postgres from the node, if necessary.
        > apigee-adminapi.sh servers delete -u UUID --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
  12. Run the following nodetool command on all Cassandra nodes in dc-1 to free memory:
    > /opt/apigee/apigee-cassandra/bin/nodetool -h cassandraIP cleanup
  13. For each organization and for each environment that you want to support across data centers:
    1. On the Management Server node of dc-1, add the new MP_POD to the Organization:
      > apigee-adminapi.sh orgs pods add -o orgName -r dc-2 -p gateway-2 --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

      where gateway-2 is the name of the gateway pod as defined by the MP_POD property in the dc-2 config file.
    2. Add the new Message Processors to the org and environment:
      1. On the Management Server node of dc-2, get the UUIDs of the Message Processor nodes in dc-2:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh servers list -r dc-2 -p gateway-2 -t message-processor --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

        The UUIDs appear at the end of the returned data. Save those values.
      2. On the Management Server node of dc-1, for each Message Processor in dc-2, add the Message Processor to an environment for the org:
        > apigee-adminapi.sh orgs envs servers add -o orgName -e envName -u UUID --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost
    3. On the Management Server node of dc-1, check the organization:
      > apigee-adminapi.sh orgs apis deployments -o orgName -a apiProxyName --admin adminEmail --pwd adminPword --host localhost

      where apiProxyName is the name of an API proxy deployed in the organization.