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Resource description
  1. Before you start
  2. Steps

Expand volume

You can expand the storage volume size of each pod.

Before you start

Run the command below to check whether the cluster STATUS is Running. Otherwise, the following operations may fail.

kubectl -n demo get cluster mycluster
>
NAME           CLUSTER-DEFINITION   VERSION        TERMINATION-POLICY   STATUS     AGE
mycluster      kafka                kafka-3.3.2    Delete               Running    19m

kbcli cluster list mycluster -n demo
>
NAME        NAMESPACE   CLUSTER-DEFINITION   VERSION       TERMINATION-POLICY   STATUS    CREATED-TIME
mycluster   demo        kafka                kafka-3.3.2   Delete               Running   Sep 27,2024 15:15 UTC+0800

Steps

  1. Apply an OpsRequest. Change the value of storage according to your need and run the command below to expand the volume of a cluster.

    kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: apps.kubeblocks.io/v1alpha1
kind: OpsRequest
metadata:
  name: ops-volumeexpansion
  namespace: demo
spec:
  clusterName: mycluster
  type: VolumeExpansion
  volumeExpansion:
  - componentName: broker
    volumeClaimTemplates:
    - name: data
      storage: 40Gi
EOF

  2. Validate the volume expansion operation.

    kubectl get ops -n demo
>
NAMESPACE   NAME                   TYPE              CLUSTER     STATUS    PROGRESS   AGE
demo        ops-volume-expansion   VolumeExpansion   mycluster   Succeed   3/3        6m

  3. Check whether the corresponding cluster resources change.

    kubectl describe cluster mycluster -n demo
>
...
Volume Claim Templates:
  Name:  data
  Spec:
    Access Modes:
      ReadWriteOnce
    Resources:
      Requests:
        Storage:   40Gi

  1. Change the value of spec.componentSpecs.volumeClaimTemplates.spec.resources in the cluster YAML file.

    spec.componentSpecs.volumeClaimTemplates.spec.resources is the storage resource information of the pod and changing this value triggers the volume expansion of a cluster.

    apiVersion: apps.kubeblocks.io/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
  name: mycluster
  namespace: demo 
spec:
  clusterDefinitionRef: kafka
  clusterVersionRef: kafka-3.3.2
  componentSpecs:
  - name: kafka 
    componentDefRef: kafka
    volumeClaimTemplates:
    - name: data
      spec:
        accessModes:
          - ReadWriteOnce
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: 40Gi # Change the volume storage size
  terminationPolicy: Delete

  2. Check whether the corresponding cluster resources change.

    kubectl describe cluster mycluster -n demo
>
...
Volume Claim Templates:
  Name:  data
  Spec:
    Access Modes:
      ReadWriteOnce
    Resources:
      Requests:
        Storage:   40Gi

  1. Configure the resources according to your needs and run the command to expand the volume.

    kbcli cluster volume-expand mycluster -n demo --storage=30Gi --components=kafka --volume-claim-templates=data
    • --components describes the component name for volume expansion.
    • --volume-claim-templates describes the VolumeClaimTemplate names in components.
    • --storage describes the volume storage size.

  2. Validate the volume expansion operation.

    • View the OpsRequest progress.

      KubeBlocks outputs a command automatically for you to view the details of the OpsRequest progress. The output includes the status of this OpsRequest and PVC. When the status is Succeed, this OpsRequest is completed.

      kbcli cluster describe-ops mycluster-volumeexpansion-8257f -n demo

    • View the cluster status.

      kbcli cluster list mycluster -n demo
>
NAME             NAMESPACE     CLUSTER-DEFINITION        VERSION                  TERMINATION-POLICY        STATUS          CREATED-TIME
mycluster        demo          kafka                     kafka-3.3.2              Delete                    Updating        Sep 27,2024 15:27 UTC+0800
      • STATUS=Updating: it means the volume expansion is in progress.
      • STATUS=Running: it means the volume expansion operation has been applied.

  3. After the OpsRequest status is Succeed or the cluster status is Running again, check whether the corresponding resources change.

    kbcli cluster describe mycluster -n demo

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