Autoscaler on OpenShift Dedicated


At the time of writing, OpenShift dedicated (v3.5.5.31) only supports autoscaling based on the CPU metrics. So the first step is to ensure the CPU request is in place. It can be setup in the section of container spec. e.g spec: containers: image: 'poc/web' name: my-web ports: - containerPort: 3000 resources: requests: cpu: 200m limits: … Continue reading Autoscaler on OpenShift Dedicated →

Build smart into your docker images


We have been running mysql 5.7 on OpenShift with RedHat provisioned images.  To make it work is easy, but to make it work correctly is a bit harder. One example is that how to setup the innodb_buffer_pool_size (one of the most important parameters of mysql)? When you build the image you don't know how much memory the … Continue reading Build smart into your docker images →

Resources QoS in Kubernetes


I extracted a few points to grasp the rough idea of how Kubernetes manages resources QoS: Pods that need to stay up reliably can request guaranteed resources, while pods with less stringent requirements can use resources with weaker or no guarantee. If a pod is successfully scheduled, the container is guaranteed the amount of resources … Continue reading Resources QoS in Kubernetes →