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Initializing with Script

This guide will show you how to to create database and initialize Script with MySQL Schema Manager using KubeDB Enterprise Operator.

Before You Begin

• At first, you need to have a Kubernetes cluster, and the kubectl command-line tool must be configured to communicate with your cluster. If you do not already have a cluster, you can create one by using kind.

• Install KubeDB Enterprise Operator in your cluster following the steps here.

• Install KubeVault Enterprise Operator in your cluster following the steps here.

• You should be familiar with the following KubeDB and KubeVault concepts:

  • MySQL
  • MySQLDatabase
  • Schema Manager Overview
  • KubeVault Overview

To keep everything isolated, we are going to use a separate namespace called demo throughout this tutorial.

$ kubectl create ns demo
namespace/demo created

Note: YAML files used in this tutorial are stored in docs/guides/mysql/schema-manager/initializing-with-script/yamls directory of kubedb/doc repository.

Deploy MySQL Server and Vault Server

Here, we are going to deploy a MySQL Server by using KubeDB operator. Also, we are deploying a Vault Server using KubeVault Operator.

Deploy MySQL Server

In this section, we are going to deploy a MySQL Server. Let’s deploy it using this following yaml,

apiVersion: kubedb.com/v1alpha2
kind: MySQL
metadata:
  name: mysql-server
  namespace: demo
spec:
  version: "8.0.32"
  storageType: Durable
  storage:
    storageClassName: "standard"
    accessModes:
      - ReadWriteOnce
    resources:
      requests:
        storage: 200Mi
  allowedSchemas:
    namespaces:
      from: Selector
      selector:
        matchLabels:
          app: schemaManager
  terminationPolicy: WipeOut

Here,

• spec.version is the name of the MySQLVersion CR. Here, we are using MySQL version 8.0.32.
• spec.storageType specifies the type of storage that will be used for MySQL. It can be Durable or Ephemeral. The default value of this field is Durable. If Ephemeral is used then KubeDB will create the MySQL using EmptyDir volume.
• spec.storage specifies the StorageClass of PVC dynamically allocated to store data for this database. This storage spec will be passed to the StatefulSet created by KubeDB operator to run database pods. So, each members will have a pod of this storage configuration. You can specify any StorageClass available in your cluster with appropriate resource requests.
• spec.allowedSchemas specifies the namespace of allowed Schema Manager.
• spec.terminationPolicy specifies what KubeDB should do when a user try to delete the operation of MySQL CR. Wipeout means that the database will be deleted without restrictions. It can also be “Halt”, “Delete” and “DoNotTerminate”. Learn More about these HERE.

Let’s save this yaml configuration into mysql-server.yaml Then create the above MySQL CR

$ kubectl apply -f mysql-server.yaml
mysql.kubedb.com/mysql-server created

Deploy Vault Server

In this section, we are going to deploy a Vault Server. Let’s deploy it using this following yaml,

apiVersion: kubevault.com/v1alpha1
kind: VaultServer
metadata:
  name: vault
  namespace: demo
spec:
  version: 1.9.2
  replicas: 1
  allowedSecretEngines:
    namespaces:
      from: All
    secretEngines:
      - mysql
  unsealer:
    secretShares: 5
    secretThreshold: 3
    mode:
      kubernetesSecret:
        secretName: vault-keys
  backend:
    raft:
      path: "/vault/data"
      storage:
        storageClassName: "standard"
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: 1Gi
  authMethods:
    - type: kubernetes
      path: kubernetes
  terminationPolicy: WipeOut

Here,

• spec.version is a required field that specifies the original version of Vault that has been used to build the docker image specified in spec.vault.image field.
• spec.replicas specifies the number of Vault nodes to deploy. It has to be a positive number.
• spec.allowedSecretEngines defines the types of Secret Engines & the Allowed namespaces from where a SecretEngine can be attached to the VaultServer.
• spec.unsealer is an optional field that specifies Unsealer configuration. Unsealer handles automatic initializing and unsealing of Vault.
• spec.backend is a required field that specifies the Vault backend storage configuration. KubeVault operator generates storage configuration according to this spec.backend.
• spec.authMethods is an optional field that specifies the list of auth methods to enable in Vault.
• spec.terminationPolicy is an optional field that gives flexibility whether to nullify(reject) the delete operation of VaultServer crd or which resources KubeVault operator should keep or delete when you delete VaultServer crd.

Let’s save this yaml configuration into vault.yaml Then create the above VaultServer CR

$ kubectl apply -f vault.yaml
vaultserver.kubevault.com/vault created

Create Separate Namespace For Schema Manager

In this section, we are going to create a new Namespace and we will only allow this namespace for our Schema Manager. Let’s deploy it using this following yaml,

apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: demox
  labels:
    app: schemaManager

Let’s save this yaml configuration into namespace.yaml Then create the above Namespace

$ kubectl apply -f namespace.yaml
namespace/demox created

SQL Script with ConfigMap

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: scripter
  namespace:  demox
data:
  script.sql: |-
    use demo_script;
    create table Product(Name varchar(50),Title varchar(50));
    insert into Product(Name,Title) value('KubeDB','Database Management Solution');
    insert into Product(Name,Title) value('Stash','Backup and Recovery Solution');    

$ kubectl apply -f configmap.yaml 
configmap/scripter created

Deploy Schema Manager Initialize with Script

Here, we are going to deploy Schema Manager with the new Namespace that we have created above. Let’s deploy it using this following yaml,

apiVersion: schema.kubedb.com/v1alpha1
kind: MySQLDatabase
metadata:
  name: schema-script
  namespace: demox
spec:
  database:
    serverRef:
      name: mysql-server
      namespace: demo
    config: 
      name: demo_script
  vaultRef:
    name: vault
    namespace: demo
  accessPolicy:
    subjects:
      - kind: ServiceAccount
        name: "script-tester"
        namespace: "demox"
    defaultTTL: "5m"
  init: 
    initialized: false
    script: 
      scriptPath: "etc/config"
      configMap:
        name: scripter
  deletionPolicy: "Delete"

Here,

• spec.database is a required field specifying the database server reference and the desired database configuration.
• spec.vaultRef is a required field that specifies which KubeVault server to use for user management.
• spec.accessPolicy is a required field that specifies the access permissions like which service account or cluster user have the access and also for how long they can access through it.
• spec.init is an optional field, containing the information of a script or a snapshot using which the database should be initialized during creation.
• spec.deletionPolicy is a required field that gives flexibility whether to nullify (reject) the delete operation or which resources KubeDB should keep or delete when you delete the CRD.

Let’s save this yaml configuration into schema-manager.yaml and apply it,

$ kubectl apply -f schema-script.yaml
mysqldatabase.schema.kubedb.com/schema-script created

Let’s check the STATUS of Schema Manager,

$ kubectl get mysqldatabase -A
NAMESPACE   NAME            DB_SERVER      DB_NAME       STATUS    AGE
demox       schema-script   mysql-server   demo_script   Current   21s

Here,

In STATUS section, Current means that the current Secret of Schema Manager is vaild, and it will automatically Expired after it reaches the limit of defaultTTL that we’ve defined in the above yaml.

Now, let’s get the secret name from schema-manager, and get the login credentials for connecting to the database,

$ kubectl get mysqldatabase schema-script -n demox -o=jsonpath='{.status.authSecret.name}'
schema-script-mysql-req-s85fuw

$ kubectl view-secret schema-script-mysql-req-s85fuw -n demox -a
password=DueiiR-JyGpa3rejG2Zd
username=v-kubernetes-k8s.dc833e-yb9r7uhs

Verify Initialization

Here, we are going to connect to the database with the login credentials and verify the database initialization,

$ kubectl exec -it mysql-server-0 -n demo -c mysql -- bash
bash-4.4# mysql --user='v-kubernetes-k8s.dc833e-yb9r7uhs' --password='DueiiR-JyGpa3rejG2Zd'

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 287
Server version: 8.0.32 MySQL Community Server - GPL

mysql> SHOW DATABASES;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| demo_script        |
| information_schema |
+--------------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> USE demo_script;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> SHOW TABLES;
+-----------------------+
| Tables_in_demo_script |
+-----------------------+
| Product               |
+-----------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT * FROM Product;
+--------+------------------------------+
| Name   | Title                        |
+--------+------------------------------+
| KubeDB | Database Management Solution |
| Stash  | Backup and Recovery Solution |
+--------+------------------------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Now, Let’s check the STATUS of Schema Manager again,

$ kubectl get mysqldatabase -A
NAMESPACE   NAME            DB_SERVER      DB_NAME       STATUS    AGE
demox       schema-script   mysql-server   demo_script   Expired   5m27s

Here, we can see that the STATUS of the schema-manager is Expired because it’s exceeded defaultTTL: "5m", which means the current Secret of Schema Manager isn’t vaild anymore. Now, if we try to connect and login with the credentials that we have acquired before from schema-manager, it won’t work.

$ kubectl exec -it mysql-server-0 -n demo -c mysql -- bash
bash-4.4# mysql --user='v-kubernetes-k8s.dc833e-yb9r7uhs' --password='DueiiR-JyGpa3rejG2Zd'
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'v-kubernetes-k8s.dc833e-txGUfwPa'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

mysql> exit
Bye

We can’t connect to the database with the login credentials, which is Expired. We will not be able to access the database even though we’re in the middle of a connected session.

Cleaning Up

To clean up the Kubernetes resources created by this tutorial, run:

$ kubectl delete ns demox 
$ kubectl delete ns demo

Next Steps

• Detail concepts of MySQLDatabase object.
• Go through the concepts of KubeVault.
• Detail concepts of MySQL object.
• Detail concepts of MySQLVersion object.