Deploy NebulaGraph clusters with Helm¶

Legacy version compatibility

The 1.x version NebulaGraph Operator is not compatible with NebulaGraph of version below v3.x.

Prerequisite¶

You have installed NebulaGraph Operator

You have created StorageClass

Create clusters¶

Add the NebulaGraph Operator Helm repository.

helm repo add nebula-operator https://vesoft-inc.github.io/nebula-operator/charts

Update information of available charts locally from chart repositories.
```
helm repo update
```

Set environment variables to your desired values.

export NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAME=nebula         # The desired NebulaGraph cluster name.
export NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE=nebula    # The desired namespace where your NebulaGraph cluster locates.
export STORAGE_CLASS_NAME=fast-disks             # The name of the StorageClass that has been created.

Create a namespace for your NebulaGraph cluster (If you have created one, skip this step).
```
kubectl create namespace "${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}"
```

Apply the variables to the Helm chart to create a NebulaGraph cluster.

helm install "${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAME}" nebula-operator/nebula-cluster \
    <!--
    # Configure the access address and port (default port is '9119') that points to the LM. You must configure this parameter in order to obtain the license information. Only for NebulaGraph Enterprise Edition clusters.
    --set nebula.metad.licenseManagerURL=`192.168.8.XXX:9119` \
    -->
    --set nameOverride=${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAME} \
    --set nebula.storageClassName="${STORAGE_CLASS_NAME}" \
    # Specify the version of the NebulaGraph cluster. 
    --set nebula.version=v3.5.0 \  
    # Specify the version of the nebula-cluster chart. If not specified, the latest version of the chart is installed by default.     
    --version=1.5.0 
    --namespace="${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}" \

Check the status of the NebulaGraph cluster you created.

kubectl -n "${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}" get pod -l "app.kubernetes.io/cluster=${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAME}"

Output:

NAME                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
nebula-graphd-0     1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-graphd-1     1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-metad-0      1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-metad-1      1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-metad-2      1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-storaged-0   1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-storaged-1   1/1     Running   0          5m34s
nebula-storaged-2   1/1     Running   0          5m34s

Scaling clusters¶

The cluster scaling feature is for NebulaGraph Enterprise Edition only.

Delete clusters¶

Run the following command to delete a NebulaGraph cluster with Helm:

helm uninstall "${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAME}" --namespace="${NEBULA_CLUSTER_NAMESPACE}"

Or use variable values to delete a NebulaGraph cluster with Helm:

helm uninstall nebula --namespace=nebula

What's next¶

Connect to NebulaGraph Databases

Configuration parameters of the nebula-cluster Helm chart¶

Parameter	Default value	Description
`nameOverride`	`nil`	Replaces the name of the chart in the `Chart.yaml` file.
`nebula.version`	`v3.5.0`	The version of NebulaGraph.
`nebula.imagePullPolicy`	`IfNotPresent`	The NebulaGraph image pull policy. For details, see Image pull policy.
`nebula.storageClassName`	`nil`	The StorageClass name. StorageClass is the default persistent volume type.
`nebula.schedulerName`	`default-scheduler`	The scheduler name of a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.reference`	`{"name": "statefulsets.apps", "version": "v1"}`	The workload referenced for a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.graphd.image`	`vesoft/nebula-graphd`	The image name for a Graphd service. Uses the value of `nebula.version` as its version.
`nebula.graphd.replicas`	`2`	The number of the Graphd service.
`nebula.graphd.env`	`[]`	The environment variables for the Graphd service.
`nebula.graphd.resources`	`{"resources":{"requests":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"500Mi"},"limits":{"cpu":"1","memory":"1Gi"}}}`	The resource configurations for the Graphd service.
`nebula.graphd.logStorage`	`500Mi`	The log disk storage capacity for the Graphd service.
`nebula.graphd.podLabels`	`{}`	Labels for the Graphd pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.graphd.podAnnotations`	`{}`	Pod annotations for the Graphd pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.graphd.nodeSelector`	`{}`	Labels for the Graphd pod to be scheduled to the specified node.
`nebula.graphd.tolerations`	`{}`	Tolerations for the Graphd pod.
`nebula.graphd.affinity`	`{}`	Affinity for the Graphd pod.
`nebula.graphd.readinessProbe`	`{}`	ReadinessProbe for the Graphd pod.
`nebula.graphd.sidecarContainers`	`{}`	Sidecar containers for the Graphd pod.
`nebula.graphd.sidecarVolumes`	`{}`	Sidecar volumes for the Graphd pod.
`nebula.metad.image`	`vesoft/nebula-metad`	The image name for a Metad service. Uses the value of `nebula.version` as its version.
`nebula.metad.replicas`	`3`	The number of the Metad service.
`nebula.metad.env`	`[]`	The environment variables for the Metad service.
`nebula.metad.resources`	`{"resources":{"requests":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"500Mi"},"limits":{"cpu":"1","memory":"1Gi"}}}`	The resource configurations for the Metad service.
`nebula.metad.logStorage`	`500Mi`	The log disk capacity for the Metad service.
`nebula.metad.dataStorage`	`1Gi`	The data disk capacity for the Metad service.
`nebula.metad.licenseManagerURL`	`{}`	Configure the URL that points to the LM, which consists of the access address and port number (default port `9119`) of the LM. For example, `192.168.8.100:9119`. You must configure this parameter in order to obtain the license information; otherwise, the enterprise edition cluster cannot be used.
`nebula.metad.podLabels`	`{}`	Labels for the Metad pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.metad.podAnnotations`	`{}`	Pod annotations for the Metad pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.metad.nodeSelector`	`{}`	Labels for the Metad pod to be scheduled to the specified node.
`nebula.metad.tolerations`	`{}`	Tolerations for the Metad pod.
`nebula.metad.affinity`	`{}`	Affinity for the Metad pod.
`nebula.metad.readinessProbe`	`{}`	ReadinessProbe for the Metad pod.
`nebula.metad.sidecarContainers`	`{}`	Sidecar containers for the Metad pod.
`nebula.metad.sidecarVolumes`	`{}`	Sidecar volumes for the Metad pod.
`nebula.storaged.image`	`vesoft/nebula-storaged`	The image name for a Storaged service. Uses the value of `nebula.version` as its version.
`nebula.storaged.replicas`	`3`	The number of Storaged services.
`nebula.storaged.env`	`[]`	The environment variables for Storaged services.
`nebula.storaged.resources`	`{"resources":{"requests":{"cpu":"500m","memory":"500Mi"},"limits":{"cpu":"1","memory":"1Gi"}}}`	The resource configurations for Storagedss services.
`nebula.storaged.logStorage`	`500Mi`	The log disk capacity for the Metad service.
`nebula.storaged.dataStorage`	`1Gi`	The data disk capacity for the Metad service.
`nebula.storaged.podLabels`	`{}`	Labels for the Metad pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.storaged.podAnnotations`	`{}`	Pod annotations for the Metad pod in a NebulaGraph cluster.
`nebula.storaged.nodeSelector`	`{}`	Labels for the Metad pod to be scheduled to the specified node.
`nebula.storaged.tolerations`	`{}`	Tolerations for the Metad pod.
`nebula.storaged.affinity`	`{}`	Affinity for the Metad pod.
`nebula.storaged.readinessProbe`	`{}`	ReadinessProbe for the Metad pod.
`nebula.storaged.sidecarContainers`	`{}`	Sidecar containers for the Metad pod.
`nebula.storaged.sidecarVolumes`	`{}`	Sidecar volumes for the Metad pod.
`imagePullSecrets`	`[]`	The Secret to pull the NebulaGraph cluster image.

Last update: May 29, 2023