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Cluster Management

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Configuration

Configure cluster parameters
  1. Termination policy
  2. Step

Delete a Pulsar Cluster

NOTE

The termination policy determines how a cluster is deleted.

Termination policy

terminationPolicyDeleting Operation
DoNotTerminateDoNotTerminate blocks delete operation.
HaltHalt deletes Cluster resources like Pods and Services but retains Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs), allowing for data preservation while stopping other operations. Halt policy is deprecated in v0.9.1 and will have same meaning as DoNotTerminate.
DeleteDelete extends the Halt policy by also removing PVCs, leading to a thorough cleanup while removing all persistent data.
WipeOutWipeOut deletes all Cluster resources, including volume snapshots and backups in external storage. This results in complete data removal and should be used cautiously, especially in non-production environments, to avoid irreversible data loss.

To check the termination policy, execute the following command.

kubectl -n demo get cluster mycluster
>
NAME           CLUSTER-DEFINITION   VERSION          TERMINATION-POLICY   STATUS     AGE
mycluster      pulsar               pulsar-3.0.2     Delete               Running    19m
kbcli cluster list mycluster -n demo
>
NAME        NAMESPACE   CLUSTER-DEFINITION   VERSION             TERMINATION-POLICY   STATUS    CREATED-TIME
mycluster   demo        pulsar               pulsar-3.0.2        Delete               Running   Sep 28,2024 16:47 UTC+0800

Step

Run the command below to delete a specified cluster.

kubectl delete cluster mycluster -n demo

If you want to delete a cluster and its all related resources, you can modify the termination policy to WipeOut, and then delete the cluster.

kubectl patch -n demo cluster mycluster -p '{"spec":{"terminationPolicy":"WipeOut"}}' --type="merge"

kubectl delete -n demo cluster mycluster
kbcli cluster delete mycluster -n demo

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