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PgBouncer Vertical Scaling

This guide will give an overview on how KubeDB Ops-manager operator updates the resources(for example CPU and Memory etc.) of the PgBouncer.

Before You Begin

How Vertical Scaling Process Works

The following diagram shows how KubeDB Ops-manager operator updates the resources of the PgBouncer. Open the image in a new tab to see the enlarged version.

  Vertical scaling process of PgBouncer
Fig: Vertical scaling process of PgBouncer

The vertical scaling process consists of the following steps:

  1. At first, a user creates a PgBouncer Custom Resource (CR).

  2. KubeDB Provisioner operator watches the PgBouncer CR.

  3. When the operator finds a PgBouncer CR, it creates PetSet and related necessary stuff like secrets, services, etc.

  4. Then, in order to update the resources(for example CPU, Memory etc.) of the PgBouncer, the user creates a PgBouncerOpsRequest CR with desired information.

  5. KubeDB Ops-manager operator watches the PgBouncerOpsRequest CR.

  6. When it finds a PgBouncerOpsRequest CR, it pauses the PgBouncer object which is referred from the PgBouncerOpsRequest. So, the KubeDB Provisioner operator doesn’t perform any operations on the PgBouncer object during the vertical scaling process.

  7. Then the KubeDB Ops-manager operator will update resources of the PetSet to reach desired state.

  8. After the successful update of the resources of the PetSet’s replica, the KubeDB Ops-manager operator updates the PgBouncer object to reflect the updated state.

  9. After the successful update of the PgBouncer resources, the KubeDB Ops-manager operator resumes the PgBouncer object so that the KubeDB Provisioner operator resumes its usual operations.

In the next docs, we are going to show a step-by-step guide on updating resources of PgBouncer PgBouncerOpsRequest CRD.