Cassandra Cluster CRD

Cassandra database clusters can be created and configuring using the clusters.cassandra.rook.io custom resource definition (CRD).

Please refer to the the user guide walk-through for complete instructions. This page will explain all the available configuration options on the Cassandra CRD.

Sample

apiVersion: cassandra.rook.io/v1alpha1
kind: Cluster
metadata:
  name: rook-cassandra
  namespace: rook-cassandra
spec:
  version: 3.11.1
  repository: my-private-repo.io/cassandra
  mode: cassandra
  datacenter:
    name: us-east-1
    racks:
      - name: us-east-1a
        members: 3
        storage:
          volumeClaimTemplates:
            - metadata:
                name: rook-cassandra-data
              spec:
                storageClassName: my-storage-class
                resources:
                  requests:
                    storage: 200Gi
        resources:
          requests:
            cpu: 8
            memory: 32Gi
          limits:
            cpu: 8
            memory: 32Gi
        placement:
          nodeAffinity:
            requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
              nodeSelectorTerms:
                - matchExpressions:
                  - key: failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region
                    operator: In
                    values: us-east-1
                  - key: failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone
                    operator: In
                    value: us-east-1a

Settings Explanation

Cluster Settings:

• version: The version of Cassandra to use. It is used as the image tag to pull.
• repository: Optional field. Specifies a custom image repo. If left unset, the official docker hub repo is used.
• mode: Optional field. Specifies if this is a Cassandra or Scylla cluster. If left unset, it defaults to cassandra. Values: {scylla, cassandra}

In the Cassandra model, each cluster contains datacenters and each datacenter contains racks. At the moment, the operator only supports single datacenter setups.

Datacenter Settings:

• name: Name of the datacenter. Usually, a datacenter corresponds to a region.
• racks: List of racks for the specific datacenter.

Rack Settings:

• name: Name of the rack. Usually, a rack corresponds to an availability zone.
• members: Number of Cassandra members for the specific rack. (In Cassandra documentation, they are called nodes. We don’t call them nodes to avoid confusion as a Cassandra Node corresponds to a Kubernetes Pod, not a Kubernetes Node).
• storage: Defines the volumes to use for each Cassandra member. Currently, only 1 volume is supported.
• resources: Defines the CPU and RAM resources for the Cassandra Pods.
• placement: Defines the placement of Cassandra Pods. Has the following subfields:
  • nodeAffinity
  • nodeAntiAffinity
  • podAffinity
  • podAntiAffinity
  • tolerations