CCE Container Storage (Everest)

Introduction

everest is a cloud native container storage system, which enables clusters of Kubernetes v1.15.6 or later to access cloud storage services through the Container Storage Interface.

everest is a system resource add-on. It is installed by default when a cluster of Kubernetes v1.15 or later is created.

Constraints

• If your cluster is upgraded from v1.13 to v1.15, storage-driver is replaced by everest (v1.1.6 or later) for container storage. The takeover does not affect the original storage functions.
• In version 1.2.0 of the everest add-on, key authentication is optimized when OBS is used. After the everest add-on is upgraded from a version earlier than 1.2.0, restart all workloads that use OBS in the cluster. Otherwise, workloads may not be able to use OBS.
• By default, this add-on is installed in clusters of v1.15 and later. For clusters of v1.13 and earlier, the storage-driver add-on is installed by default.

Installing the Add-on

This add-on has been installed by default. If it is uninstalled due to some reasons, you can reinstall it by performing the following steps:

1. Log in to the CCE console and click the cluster name to access the cluster console. Choose Add-ons in the navigation pane, locate CCE Container Storage (Everest) on the right, and click Install.
2. On the Install Add-on page, configure the specifications.

   Table 1 Add-on configuration

   Parameter	Description
   Pods	Number of pods for the add-on. High availability is not possible with a single pod. If an error occurs on the node where the add-on instance runs, the add-on will fail.
   Multi-AZ	Preferred: Deployment pods of the add-on will be preferentially scheduled to nodes in different AZs. If all the nodes in the cluster are deployed in the same AZ, the pods will be scheduled to that AZ. Required: Deployment pods of the add-on will be forcibly scheduled to nodes in different AZs. If there are fewer AZs than pods, the extra pods will fail to run.
   Containers	The everest add-on contains the everest-csi-controller and everest-csi-driver components. For details, see Components. After you select the add-on specification, the requested CPU and memory of the add-on component are displayed. For details, see Table 2. In non-typical scenarios, the formulas for estimating the limit values are as follows: everest-csi-controller CPU limit: 250m for 200 or fewer nodes, 350m for 1000 nodes, and 500m for 2000 nodes Memory limit = (200 MiB + Number of nodes x 1 MiB + Number of PVCs x 0.2 MiB) x 1.2 everest-csi-driver CPU limit: 300 m for 200 or fewer nodes, 500 m for 1000 nodes, and 800 m for 2000 nodes Memory limit: 300 MiB for 200 or fewer nodes, 600 MiB for 1000 nodes, and 900 MiB for 2000 nodes

   Table 2 Recommended configuration limits in typical scenarios

   Configuration Scenario			everest-csi-controller		everest-csi-driver
   Nodes	PVs/PVCs	Add-on Instances	CPU (The limit value is the same as the requested value.)	Memory (The limit value is the same as the requested value.)	CPU (The limit value is the same as the requested value.)	Memory (The limit value is the same as the requested value.)
   50	1000	2	250m	600Mi	300m	300Mi
   200	1000	2	250m	1Gi	300m	300Mi
   1000	1000	2	350m	2Gi	500m	600Mi
   1000	5000	2	450m	3Gi	500m	600Mi
   2000	5000	2	550m	4Gi	800m	900Mi
   2000	10,000	2	650m	5Gi	800m	900Mi

3. Configure the add-on parameters.

   Table 3 Add-on parameters

   Parameter	Description
   csi_attacher_worker_threads	Number of worker nodes that can concurrently attach EVS volumes. The default value is 60.
   csi_attacher_detach_worker_threads	Number of worker nodes that can concurrently detach EVS volumes. The default value is 60.
   volume_attaching_flow_ctrl	Maximum number of EVS volumes that can be attached by the everest add-on within 1 minute. The default value is 0, indicating that the performance of attaching EVS volumes is determined by the underlying storage resources.
   cluster_id	Cluster ID
   default_vpc_id	ID of the VPC to which the cluster belongs
   disable_auto_mount_secret	Whether the default AK/SK can be used when an object bucket or parallel file system is mounted. The default value is false.
   enable_node_attacher	Whether to enable the attacher on the agent to process the VolumeAttachment.
   flow_control	This field is left blank by default. You do not need to configure this parameter.
   over_subscription	Overcommitment ratio of the local storage pool (local_storage). The default value is 80. If the size of the local storage pool is 100 GB, it can be overcommitted to 180 GB.
   project_id	ID of the project to which a cluster belongs

   

   In everest 1.2.26 or later, the performance of attaching a large number of EVS volumes has been optimized. The following parameters can be configured:

   • csi_attacher_worker_threads
   • csi_attacher_detach_worker_threads
   • volume_attaching_flow_ctrl

   The preceding parameters are associated with each other and are constrained by the underlying storage resources in the region where the cluster is located. To attach a large number of volumes (more than 500 EVS volumes per minute), contact customer service and configure the parameters under their guidance to prevent the everest add-on from running abnormally due to improper parameter settings.

4. Click Install.

Components