Deploy a single-replica OceanBase cluster by using the CLI

You can deploy a single-replica OceanBase cluster and add nodes to the cluster.

This topic describes how to deploy a single-replica OceanBase cluster by using the CLI.

Considerations

If the database to deploy requires resource isolation, you must first configure cgroups before you deploy the database.

For more information about how to configure resource isolation and cgroups, see Resource isolation and Configure cgroups.

Prerequisites

Before you install OceanBase Database, make sure that:

• The OBServer node has been configured. For more information, see Configure servers and Initialize an OBServer node by using oatcli.

• You have obtained the RPM package of OceanBase Database. For more information, see Prepare installation packages.

Procedure

Step 1: Install the RPM package

1. Install the RPM package for OceanBase Database.

   Here, $rpm_dir specifies the directory in which the RPM package is stored, and $rpm_name specifies the name of the RPM package.

   [root@xxx /]# cd $rpm_dir
   [root@xxx $rpm_dir]# rpm -ivh $rpm_name
   

   Note

   The OceanBase Database software will be installed under the /home/admin/oceanbase directory.

   Here is an example:

   [root@xxx /home/admin/rpm]# rpm -ivh oceanbase-4.2.0.0-100000052023073123.el7.x86_64.rpm
   Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
   Updating / installing...
      1:oceanbase-4.2.0.0-100000052023073################################# [100%]
   

2. Install OceanBase Client (OBClient).

   OceanBase Database instances can be in Oracle and MySQL modes. If you want to connect to an Oracle tenant by using a Java program, you need to use the Java driver file (oceanbase-client-\*.jar) provided by OceanBase Database. Additionally, if you want to access an Oracle tenant from the command line, you will need to install OBClient.

   OBClient is a CLI client of OceanBase Database. By using OBClient, you can access MySQL and Oracle tenants of OceanBase Database.

   Here is an example:

   [root@xxx $rpm_dir]# rpm -ivh obclient-1.2.6-20210510164331.el7.alios7.x86_64.rpm
   
   ## Verify that the installation is successful. ##
   [root@xxx $rpm_dir]# which obclient
   /usr/bin/obclient
   

Step 2: Configure directories

1. Clear the OceanBase Database directory (not required at the first deployment).

   If you want to clear the old OceanBase Database environment, or problems occur during the installation and deployment process of OceanBase Database and thereby cause an environmental disorder or generate files that will affect the next installation, you can directly clear the old OceanBase Database directory. In the following context, $cluster_name specifies the cluster name.

   [root@xxx admin]# su - admin
   -bash-4.2$ kill -9 `pidof observer`
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /data/1/$cluster_name
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /data/log1/$cluster_name
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /home/admin/oceanbase/store/$cluster_name /home/admin/oceanbase/log/* /home/admin/oceanbase/etc/*config*
   -bash-4.2$ ps -ef|grep observer
   

   Here is an example:

   [root@xxx admin]# su - admin
   -bash-4.2$ kill -9 `pidof observer`
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /data/1/obdemo
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /data/log1/obdemo
   -bash-4.2$ rm -rf /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo /home/admin/oceanbase/log/* /home/admin/oceanbase/etc/*config*
   -bash-4.2$ ps -ef|grep observer
   

2. Initialize the OceanBase Database directory.

   We recommend that you specify the data directory of OceanBase Database to an independent disk and link this directory to the home directory of OceanBase Database by using a soft link. In the following context, $cluster_name specifies the cluster name.

   [root@xxx admin]# su - admin
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /data/1/$cluster_name/{etc3,sstable,slog} 
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /data/log1/$cluster_name/{clog,etc2} 
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /home/admin/oceanbase/store/$cluster_name
   -bash-4.2$ for t in {etc3,sstable,slog};do ln -s /data/1/$cluster_name/$t /home/admin/oceanbase/store/$cluster_name/$t; done
   -bash-4.2$ for t in {clog,etc2};do ln -s /data/log1/$cluster_name/$t /home/admin/oceanbase/store/$cluster_name/$t; done
   

   Here is an example:

   [root@xxx admin]# su - admin
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /data/1/obdemo/{etc3,sstable,slog} 
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /data/log1/obdemo/{clog,etc2} 
   -bash-4.2$ mkdir -p /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo
   -bash-4.2$ for t in {etc3,sstable,slog};do ln -s /data/1/obdemo/$t /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo/$t; done
   -bash-4.2$ for t in {clog,etc2};do ln -s /data/log1/obdemo/$t /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo/$t; done
   

   Note

   The obdemo directory is named after the cluster and can be modified. It is required when the process starts.

   The result is as follows:

   -bash-4.2$ cd /home/admin/oceanbase
   -bash-4.2$ tree store/
   store/
   `-- obdemo
    |-- clog -> /data/log1/obdemo/clog
    |-- etc2 -> /data/log1/obdemo/etc2
    |-- etc3 -> /data/1/obdemo/etc3
    |-- slog -> /data/1/obdemo/slog
    `-- sstable -> /data/1/obdemo/sstable
   
   6 directories, 0 files
   

Step 3: Initialize the OceanBase cluster

1. Start the observer process.

   Start the observer process as the admin user by executing the following statement:

   cd /home/admin/oceanbase && /home/admin/oceanbase/bin/observer {-I $ip | -i $devname} -P $rpc_port -p $sql_port -z $zone_name -d /home/admin/oceanbase/store/$cluster_name -r '$ip:2882:2881' -c $cluster_id -n $cluster_name -o "system_memory=30G,datafile_size=500G,config_additional_dir=/data/1/$cluster_name/etc3;/data/log1/$cluster_name/etc2"
   

   The parameters are described in the following table:

   Parameter	Description
   -I | -i	-I: The IP address of the node to be started. In multi-node deployment, you cannot use 127.0.0.1 as the destination IP address. We recommend that you use an IP address such as -I 10.10.10.1, to start a node. -i: The NIC name. You can use the ifconfig command to view the NIC name. Note OceanBase Database allows you to start a node by specifying both the IP address and the NIC. For example, -I 10.10.10.1 -i eth0. However, we recommend that you do not use this method.
   -p	The service port number, which is usually set to 2881.
   -P	The RPC port number, which is usually set to 2882.
   -n	The name of the cluster. It can be modified. Cluster names must be unique.
   -z	The zone where the started observer process belongs.
   -d	The primary directory of the cluster, which is created during initialization. Do not modify fields other than $cluster_name.
   -c	The cluster ID. It is a group of digits and can be modified. Cluster IDs must be unique.
   -l	The log level.
   -r	The RootService list in the format of $ip:2882:2881. Multiple items are separated with semicolons (;) to indicate RootService information.
   -o	The cluster startup parameters that need to be specified as needed. system_memory: specifies the internal reserved memory of OceanBase Database, which is 30G by default. You can adjust this parameter to a smaller value in the case of insufficient memory on the server. The impact is that memory may be insufficient during performance tests. datafile_size: specifies the size of the SSTable data file of OceanBase Database, which is determined based on the available space of /data/1/. You no longer need to specify the size again once specified in this step. We recommend that you specify the data file size to at least 100G and reserve some spaces. config_additional_dir: specifies the redundancy directory for the parameter file.

   Here is an example:

   [root@xxx admin]# su - admin
   -bash-4.2$ cd /home/admin/oceanbase && /home/admin/oceanbase/bin/observer -I 10.10.10.1 -P 2882 -p 2881 -z zone1 -d /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo -r '10.10.10.1:2882:2881' -c 10001 -n obdemo -o "system_memory=30G,datafile_size=500G,config_additional_dir=/data/1/obdemo/etc3;/data/log1/obdemo/etc2"
   

   You can use the following commands to check whether the observer process has started successfully:

   • Run the netstat -ntlp command. If ports 2881 and 2882 are being listened to, the observer process is started.
   • Run the ps -ef|grep observer command to return information about the observer process.

   Here is an example:

   -bash-4.2$ netstat -ntlp
   (Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
   will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
   Active Internet connections (only servers)
   Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
   tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:2881            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      11113/observer
   tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:2882            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      11113/observer
   ...        ...    ...                       ...                     ...         ...
   
   -bash-4.2$ ps -ef|grep observer
   admin    11113      0 43 17:58 ?        00:00:14 /home/admin/oceanbase/bin/observer -I 10.10.10.1 -P 2882 -p 2881 -z zone1 -d /home/admin/oceanbase/store/obdemo -r 10.10.10.1:2882:2881 -c 10001 -n obdemo -o system_memory=30G,datafile_size=500G,config_additional_dir=/data/1/obdemo/etc3;/data/log1/obdemo/etc2
   

2. Perform the bootstrap operation on the cluster.

   Connect to the started observer process by using the obclient command. The password is empty.

   [root@xxx admin]# obclient -h127.1 -uroot -P2881 -p
   Enter password:
   
   obclient> SET SESSION ob_query_timeout=1000000000;
   Query OK, 0 rows affected
   
   obclient> ALTER SYSTEM BOOTSTRAP ZONE 'zone1' SERVER '10.10.10.1:2882';
   Query OK, 0 rows affected
   

   Notice

   If an error is reported in this step, the reason may be that the startup parameter of the observer process is incorrect, the privileges on the directories related to the OBServer node are incorrect, the space of the log directory does not meet the required proportion, or the node memory resources are insufficient. The log directory issue occurs because the log directory shares the same upper-level directory with the data directory, resulting in space occupation by the data directory. Check these issues and then clear the OceanBase Database directory. For more information, see Clear the OceanBase Database directory (not required at the first deployment).

3. Verify that the cluster is initialized.

   After you perform the bootstrap operation and execute the SHOW DATABASES statement, if oceanbase appears in the database list, the cluster has been initialized.

   obclient> SHOW DATABASES;
   +--------------------+
   | Database           |
   +--------------------+
   | oceanbase          |
   | information_schema |
   | mysql              |
   | SYS                |
   | LBACSYS            |
   | ORAAUDITOR         |
   | test               |
   +--------------------+
   7 rows in set
   

4. Change the password.

   By default, the password of the root user under the sys tenant is empty. After successful initialization, you need to change the password.

   obclient> ALTER USER root IDENTIFIED BY '******';
   Query OK, 0 rows affected
   

What to do next

After the cluster is created, you can create user tenants based on your business needs.

For more information about how to create a tenant by using theCLI, see Create a tenant.

References

• Connect to an OceanBase Database tenant by using OBClient
• System parameters
• ALTER USER
• User tenants
• CREATE TENANT