OpenSearch Repository GCS Plugin Upgrade: Migration and Best Practices
This comprehensive guide covers the upgrade process for the OpenSearch repository-gcs plugin, which enables snapshot and restore functionality using Google Cloud Storage (GCS). We’ll explore migration strategies, compatibility considerations, and best practices for maintaining data integrity during the upgrade process.
Overview
The repository-gcs plugin allows OpenSearch to:
- Store snapshots in Google Cloud Storage
- Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies
- Archive historical data cost-effectively
- Migrate data between clusters
- Implement snapshot lifecycle management
Understanding the Plugin Architecture
Plugin Components
- Core Repository Logic: Handles snapshot/restore operations
- GCS Client: Manages communication with Google Cloud Storage
- Authentication Module: Handles GCP credentials and service accounts
- Compression Engine: Optimizes storage usage
- Metadata Manager: Tracks snapshot state and indices
Version Compatibility Matrix
OpenSearch Version | Plugin Version | GCS Client Version | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1.0.x - 1.2.x | 1.0.0 | 1.117.0 | Legacy support |
1.3.x | 1.3.0 | 1.117.0 | Stable |
2.0.x - 2.4.x | 2.0.0 | 2.3.0 | Breaking changes |
2.5.x - 2.9.x | 2.5.0 | 2.3.0 | Current stable |
2.10.x+ | 2.10.0 | 2.8.0 | Latest features |
Pre-Upgrade Assessment
1. Current State Analysis
#!/bin/bashOPENSEARCH_URL="https://localhost:9200"AUTH="-u admin:admin"
echo "=== OpenSearch GCS Plugin Status ==="
# Check installed pluginsecho "\nInstalled plugins:"curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cat/plugins?v" | grep repository-gcs
# Check plugin version detailsecho "\nPlugin details:"curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/plugins?filter_path=nodes.*.plugins" | \ jq '.nodes[].plugins[] | select(.name == "repository-gcs")'
# List existing repositoriesecho "\nGCS repositories:"curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot?pretty" | \ jq '.[] | select(.type == "gcs") | {name: .type, settings: .settings}'
# Check active snapshotsecho "\nActive snapshots:"for repo in $(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot" | jq -r 'keys[]'); do echo "Repository: $repo" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/$repo/_current?pretty"done
# Check snapshot statisticsecho "\nSnapshot statistics:"curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/_stats?pretty"
2. Backup Current Configuration
#!/bin/bashBACKUP_DIR="/backup/opensearch-gcs/$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
# Export repository settingsecho "Backing up repository configurations..."curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot" > "$BACKUP_DIR/repositories.json"
# Export snapshot list for each repositoryfor repo in $(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot" | jq -r 'keys[]'); do echo "Backing up snapshots for repository: $repo" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/$repo/_all" > "$BACKUP_DIR/snapshots-$repo.json"done
# Backup plugin configurationecho "Backing up plugin configuration..."cp /etc/opensearch/opensearch.yml "$BACKUP_DIR/"cp -r /etc/opensearch/repository-gcs/ "$BACKUP_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
# Document current versionecho "Documenting current versions..."cat > "$BACKUP_DIR/version-info.txt" <<EOFOpenSearch Version: $(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL" | jq -r '.version.number')Plugin Version: $(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/plugins" | jq -r '.nodes[].plugins[] | select(.name == "repository-gcs") | .version')Backup Date: $(date)EOF
echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR"
Upgrade Process
Step 1: Prepare for Upgrade
Disable Snapshot Operations
# Disable SLM policiescurl -X POST "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_slm/stop" $AUTH
# Wait for active snapshots to completewhile true; do active=$(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/_status" | jq '.snapshots | length') if [ "$active" -eq 0 ]; then echo "No active snapshots. Safe to proceed." break fi echo "Waiting for $active active snapshots to complete..." sleep 30done
Create Final Backup
# Create a final snapshot before upgradeFINAL_SNAPSHOT="pre-upgrade-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
curl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$FINAL_SNAPSHOT?wait_for_completion=true" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "indices": "*", "include_global_state": true, "metadata": { "reason": "Pre-upgrade backup", "upgrade_from": "'$(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/plugins" | jq -r '.nodes[].plugins[] | select(.name == "repository-gcs") | .version')'" } }'
Step 2: Remove Old Plugin
#!/bin/bash# Stop OpenSearchsudo systemctl stop opensearch
# Remove the old pluginsudo -u opensearch /usr/share/opensearch/bin/opensearch-plugin remove repository-gcs
# Clean up any residual filessudo rm -rf /usr/share/opensearch/plugins/repository-gcs/sudo rm -rf /var/lib/opensearch/repository-gcs/
# Clear plugin cachesudo rm -rf /tmp/opensearch-*
Step 3: Install New Plugin Version
#!/bin/bash# Set the target versionPLUGIN_VERSION="2.10.0"OPENSEARCH_VERSION="2.10.0"
# Install the new pluginsudo -u opensearch /usr/share/opensearch/bin/opensearch-plugin install \ "repository-gcs:${PLUGIN_VERSION}"
# Verify installation/usr/share/opensearch/bin/opensearch-plugin list | grep repository-gcs
Step 4: Configure New Plugin
Update OpenSearch Configuration
# GCS Repository Plugin Settingsgcs: client: default: # Authentication method (service account recommended) credentials: file: "/etc/opensearch/gcs-credentials.json"
# Connection settings connect_timeout: "30s" read_timeout: "60s"
# Retry settings max_retries: 3 retry_interval: "1s"
# Performance settings chunk_size: "100mb" compress: true
# Additional client for different project backup: project_id: "backup-project-123" credentials: file: "/etc/opensearch/gcs-backup-credentials.json" endpoint: "https://storage.googleapis.com"
# Repository settingsrepositories: gcs: # Concurrent operations max_restore_bytes_per_sec: "100mb" max_snapshot_bytes_per_sec: "40mb"
# Chunk settings chunk_size: "1gb" compress: true
# Cache settings cache: enabled: true size: "10gb" expire_after_write: "30m"
Service Account Configuration
{ "type": "service_account", "project_id": "your-project-id", "private_key_id": "key-id", "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n", "client_email": "opensearch-backup@your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com", "client_id": "1234567890", "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth", "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token", "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs", "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/opensearch-backup%40your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com"}
Set proper permissions:
sudo chown opensearch:opensearch /etc/opensearch/gcs-credentials.jsonsudo chmod 600 /etc/opensearch/gcs-credentials.json
Step 5: Start OpenSearch and Verify
# Start OpenSearchsudo systemctl start opensearch
# Wait for cluster to be readywhile ! curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cluster/health" | grep -q '"status":"green"\|"status":"yellow"'; do echo "Waiting for cluster to be ready..." sleep 5done
# Verify plugin is loadedcurl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cat/plugins?v" | grep repository-gcs
Step 6: Reconfigure Repositories
#!/bin/bash# Update existing repository with new settingscurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "type": "gcs", "settings": { "bucket": "opensearch-snapshots", "client": "default", "base_path": "snapshots/prod", "chunk_size": "1gb", "compress": true, "max_restore_bytes_per_sec": "100mb", "max_snapshot_bytes_per_sec": "40mb", "readonly": false, "metadata": { "cluster_name": "production", "upgraded_at": "'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'" } } }'
# Verify repositorycurl -X POST "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/_verify" $AUTH
Migration Strategies
Strategy 1: In-Place Upgrade
Suitable for minor version upgrades with backward compatibility.
#!/bin/bash# 1. Create verification snapshotVERIFY_SNAPSHOT="verify-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"curl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$VERIFY_SNAPSHOT" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "indices": ".opensearch", "include_global_state": false }'
# 2. Test restore capabilitycurl -X POST "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$VERIFY_SNAPSHOT/_restore" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "indices": ".opensearch", "rename_pattern": "(.+)", "rename_replacement": "test_$1" }'
# 3. Verify and cleanupcurl -X DELETE "$OPENSEARCH_URL/test_*" $AUTHcurl -X DELETE "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$VERIFY_SNAPSHOT" $AUTH
Strategy 2: Blue-Green Migration
For major version upgrades or when downtime must be minimized.
#!/bin/bash# Setup new cluster with new plugin versionNEW_CLUSTER="https://new-cluster:9200"
# 1. Configure repository on new clustercurl -X PUT "$NEW_CLUSTER/_snapshot/gcs-migration" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "type": "gcs", "settings": { "bucket": "opensearch-snapshots", "client": "default", "base_path": "migration/temp", "readonly": false } }'
# 2. Create snapshot on old clusterMIGRATION_SNAPSHOT="migration-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"curl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$MIGRATION_SNAPSHOT?wait_for_completion=false" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "indices": "*", "include_global_state": true }'
# 3. Monitor snapshot progresswhile true; do STATUS=$(curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-backup/$MIGRATION_SNAPSHOT/_status" | \ jq -r '.snapshots[0].state') if [ "$STATUS" = "SUCCESS" ]; then break fi echo "Snapshot status: $STATUS" sleep 30done
# 4. Restore on new clustercurl -X POST "$NEW_CLUSTER/_snapshot/gcs-migration/$MIGRATION_SNAPSHOT/_restore" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "indices": "*", "include_global_state": false, "index_settings": { "index.number_of_replicas": 0 } }'
Strategy 3: Incremental Migration
For large datasets where full snapshot/restore is impractical.
#!/usr/bin/env python3import requestsimport jsonimport timefrom datetime import datetime, timedelta
class IncrementalMigration: def __init__(self, source_url, target_url, auth): self.source = source_url self.target = target_url self.auth = auth self.bucket = "opensearch-snapshots"
def setup_repositories(self): """Setup GCS repositories on both clusters""" repo_config = { "type": "gcs", "settings": { "bucket": self.bucket, "client": "default", "base_path": "incremental", "chunk_size": "1gb", "compress": True } }
# Setup on source requests.put( f"{self.source}/_snapshot/gcs-incremental", auth=self.auth, json=repo_config )
# Setup on target requests.put( f"{self.target}/_snapshot/gcs-incremental", auth=self.auth, json=repo_config )
def get_indices_by_age(self, days_old): """Get indices older than specified days""" response = requests.get( f"{self.source}/_cat/indices?format=json", auth=self.auth )
indices = [] cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_old)
for index in response.json(): # Parse index date from name (assuming pattern like logs-2024.01.15) try: date_str = index['index'].split('-')[-1] index_date = datetime.strptime(date_str, '%Y.%m.%d')
if index_date < cutoff_date: indices.append(index['index']) except: continue
return indices
def migrate_indices_batch(self, indices, batch_name): """Migrate a batch of indices""" snapshot_name = f"batch-{batch_name}-{int(time.time())}"
# Create snapshot print(f"Creating snapshot {snapshot_name} for {len(indices)} indices...") response = requests.put( f"{self.source}/_snapshot/gcs-incremental/{snapshot_name}", auth=self.auth, json={ "indices": ",".join(indices), "include_global_state": False, "metadata": { "batch": batch_name, "index_count": len(indices) } } )
# Wait for completion self.wait_for_snapshot(snapshot_name)
# Restore on target print(f"Restoring snapshot {snapshot_name}...") response = requests.post( f"{self.target}/_snapshot/gcs-incremental/{snapshot_name}/_restore", auth=self.auth, json={ "indices": ",".join(indices), "include_global_state": False, "index_settings": { "index.number_of_replicas": 0 } } )
return snapshot_name
def wait_for_snapshot(self, snapshot_name): """Wait for snapshot to complete""" while True: response = requests.get( f"{self.source}/_snapshot/gcs-incremental/{snapshot_name}", auth=self.auth )
snapshot = response.json()['snapshots'][0] state = snapshot['state']
if state == 'SUCCESS': print(f"Snapshot {snapshot_name} completed successfully") break elif state == 'FAILED': raise Exception(f"Snapshot {snapshot_name} failed") else: print(f"Snapshot {snapshot_name} state: {state}") time.sleep(30)
def run_incremental_migration(self): """Run the incremental migration process""" self.setup_repositories()
# Migrate in batches by age age_ranges = [ (365, "very-old"), # > 1 year (180, "old"), # 6-12 months (90, "medium"), # 3-6 months (30, "recent"), # 1-3 months (7, "current"), # 1 week - 1 month (0, "latest") # < 1 week ]
for days, batch_name in age_ranges: indices = self.get_indices_by_age(days) if indices: print(f"\nMigrating {batch_name} indices ({len(indices)} total)...") self.migrate_indices_batch(indices[:50], batch_name) # Batch of 50
# Verify migration self.verify_indices(indices[:50])
def verify_indices(self, indices): """Verify indices were migrated successfully""" for index in indices: source_count = requests.get( f"{self.source}/{index}/_count", auth=self.auth ).json()['count']
target_count = requests.get( f"{self.target}/{index}/_count", auth=self.auth ).json()['count']
if source_count != target_count: print(f"WARNING: Count mismatch for {index}: {source_count} vs {target_count}") else: print(f"Verified {index}: {source_count} documents")
# Run migrationif __name__ == "__main__": migration = IncrementalMigration( source_url="https://old-cluster:9200", target_url="https://new-cluster:9200", auth=('admin', 'admin') ) migration.run_incremental_migration()
Performance Optimization
1. GCS Client Tuning
# Optimized GCS client configurationgcs: client: default: # Connection pool settings connection_pool_size: 50 connection_timeout: "30s" socket_timeout: "60s"
# Retry configuration max_retries: 5 retry_interval: "1s" retry_multiplier: 2 max_retry_interval: "30s"
# Performance settings chunk_size: "256mb" # Larger chunks for better throughput request_compression: true response_compression: true
# HTTP settings http: max_connections: 50 max_connections_per_route: 10 connection_request_timeout: "10s" keep_alive_strategy: "default"
2. Snapshot Performance
#!/bin/bash# Configure snapshot settingscurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cluster/settings" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "persistent": { "repositories.gcs.chunk_size": "1gb", "repositories.gcs.compress": true, "repositories.gcs.application_name": "opensearch-prod", "snapshot.max_restore_bytes_per_sec": "200mb", "snapshot.max_snapshot_bytes_per_sec": "100mb" }, "transient": { "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec": "200mb", "cluster.routing.allocation.node_concurrent_recoveries": 4 } }'
# Create optimized repositorycurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/gcs-optimized" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "type": "gcs", "settings": { "bucket": "opensearch-snapshots", "client": "default", "base_path": "optimized", "chunk_size": "1gb", "compress": true, "max_restore_bytes_per_sec": "200mb", "max_snapshot_bytes_per_sec": "100mb", "application_name": "opensearch-optimized" } }'
3. Parallel Operations
#!/usr/bin/env python3import concurrent.futuresimport requestsimport jsonfrom datetime import datetime
class ParallelSnapshotManager: def __init__(self, opensearch_url, auth): self.url = opensearch_url self.auth = auth self.max_workers = 5
def create_snapshot_parallel(self, indices_groups, repository): """Create snapshots in parallel for different index groups""" timestamp = datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self.max_workers) as executor: futures = []
for i, indices in enumerate(indices_groups): snapshot_name = f"parallel-{timestamp}-group{i}" future = executor.submit( self._create_snapshot, repository, snapshot_name, indices ) futures.append((snapshot_name, future))
# Wait for all snapshots to complete results = [] for snapshot_name, future in futures: try: result = future.result(timeout=3600) # 1 hour timeout results.append({ 'snapshot': snapshot_name, 'status': 'success', 'details': result }) except Exception as e: results.append({ 'snapshot': snapshot_name, 'status': 'failed', 'error': str(e) })
return results
def _create_snapshot(self, repository, snapshot_name, indices): """Create a single snapshot""" response = requests.put( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot_name}", auth=self.auth, json={ "indices": ",".join(indices), "include_global_state": False, "metadata": { "created_by": "parallel_snapshot_manager", "index_count": len(indices) } } )
if response.status_code != 200: raise Exception(f"Failed to create snapshot: {response.text}")
# Wait for completion return self._wait_for_snapshot(repository, snapshot_name)
def _wait_for_snapshot(self, repository, snapshot_name): """Wait for snapshot completion""" while True: response = requests.get( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot_name}", auth=self.auth )
if response.status_code != 200: raise Exception(f"Failed to get snapshot status: {response.text}")
snapshot = response.json()['snapshots'][0] if snapshot['state'] == 'SUCCESS': return snapshot elif snapshot['state'] == 'FAILED': raise Exception(f"Snapshot failed: {snapshot.get('failures', 'Unknown error')}")
time.sleep(10)
Monitoring and Validation
1. Health Monitoring Script
#!/bin/bashwhile true; do clear echo "=== OpenSearch GCS Plugin Monitor ===" echo "Time: $(date)" echo ""
# Plugin status echo "Plugin Status:" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/stats/repositories" | \ jq '.nodes[].repositories' echo ""
# Active operations echo "Active Snapshot Operations:" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/_status" | \ jq '.snapshots[] | {snapshot: .snapshot, state: .state, progress: .shards_stats.done}' echo ""
# Repository stats echo "Repository Statistics:" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/_stats" | \ jq '.stats' echo ""
# GCS metrics echo "GCS Client Metrics:" curl -s $AUTH "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/stats/repositories?include_repository_stats=true" | \ jq '.nodes[].repositories.gcs'
sleep 30done
2. Validation Suite
#!/usr/bin/env python3import requestsimport jsonimport hashlibfrom datetime import datetime
class GCSPluginValidator: def __init__(self, opensearch_url, auth): self.url = opensearch_url self.auth = auth self.validation_results = []
def run_all_validations(self): """Run complete validation suite""" print("Running GCS Plugin Validation Suite...") print("=" * 50)
self.validate_plugin_installation() self.validate_repository_access() self.validate_snapshot_operations() self.validate_restore_operations() self.validate_performance_metrics() self.validate_security_settings()
self.print_results()
def validate_plugin_installation(self): """Validate plugin is properly installed""" try: response = requests.get( f"{self.url}/_cat/plugins?format=json", auth=self.auth )
plugins = response.json() gcs_plugin = next((p for p in plugins if p['component'] == 'repository-gcs'), None)
if gcs_plugin: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Plugin Installation', 'status': 'PASS', 'details': f"Version {gcs_plugin['version']} installed" }) else: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Plugin Installation', 'status': 'FAIL', 'details': 'Plugin not found' }) except Exception as e: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Plugin Installation', 'status': 'ERROR', 'details': str(e) })
def validate_repository_access(self): """Validate GCS repository access""" test_repo = "gcs-validation-test"
try: # Create test repository response = requests.put( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{test_repo}", auth=self.auth, json={ "type": "gcs", "settings": { "bucket": "opensearch-snapshots", "base_path": "validation-test", "readonly": False } } )
if response.status_code == 200: # Verify repository verify_response = requests.post( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{test_repo}/_verify", auth=self.auth )
if verify_response.status_code == 200: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Repository Access', 'status': 'PASS', 'details': 'Successfully created and verified repository' }) else: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Repository Access', 'status': 'FAIL', 'details': f"Verification failed: {verify_response.text}" })
# Cleanup requests.delete(f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{test_repo}", auth=self.auth) else: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Repository Access', 'status': 'FAIL', 'details': f"Failed to create repository: {response.text}" })
except Exception as e: self.validation_results.append({ 'test': 'Repository Access', 'status': 'ERROR', 'details': str(e) })
def validate_snapshot_operations(self): """Validate snapshot creation and management""" # Implementation continues... pass
def print_results(self): """Print validation results""" print("\nValidation Results:") print("=" * 50)
for result in self.validation_results: status_color = { 'PASS': '\033[92m', 'FAIL': '\033[91m', 'ERROR': '\033[93m' }.get(result['status'], '\033[0m')
print(f"{status_color}{result['status']}\033[0m - {result['test']}") print(f" Details: {result['details']}") print()
# Run validationif __name__ == "__main__": validator = GCSPluginValidator( opensearch_url="https://localhost:9200", auth=('admin', 'admin') ) validator.run_all_validations()
Troubleshooting
Common Issues and Solutions
1. Authentication Failures
# Check service account permissionsgcloud projects get-iam-policy YOUR_PROJECT_ID \ --flatten="bindings[].members" \ --filter="bindings.members:serviceAccount:opensearch-backup@*"
# Required permissionscat > gcs-permissions.yaml <<EOFtitle: "OpenSearch GCS Access"description: "Permissions for OpenSearch GCS plugin"stage: "GA"includedPermissions:- storage.buckets.get- storage.buckets.list- storage.objects.create- storage.objects.delete- storage.objects.get- storage.objects.list- storage.multipartUploads.abort- storage.multipartUploads.create- storage.multipartUploads.list- storage.multipartUploads.listPartsEOF
# Create custom rolegcloud iam roles create opensearchGcsAccess \ --project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID \ --file=gcs-permissions.yaml
# Grant role to service accountgcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding YOUR_PROJECT_ID \ --member="serviceAccount:opensearch-backup@YOUR_PROJECT_ID.iam.gserviceaccount.com" \ --role="projects/YOUR_PROJECT_ID/roles/opensearchGcsAccess"
2. Connection Timeouts
# Increase timeouts in opensearch.ymlgcs: client: default: connect_timeout: "60s" # Increase from default 30s read_timeout: "120s" # Increase from default 60s
# Retry settings for transient failures max_retries: 10 retry_interval: "5s"
# Connection pool connection_pool_size: 100 connection_pool_timeout: "30s"
3. Memory Issues
# Increase JVM heap for repository operationsecho "-Xms4g" >> /etc/opensearch/jvm.optionsecho "-Xmx4g" >> /etc/opensearch/jvm.optionsecho "-XX:+UseG1GC" >> /etc/opensearch/jvm.optionsecho "-XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200" >> /etc/opensearch/jvm.options
# Configure memory circuit breakercurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cluster/settings" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "persistent": { "indices.breaker.total.limit": "85%", "indices.breaker.request.limit": "60%", "indices.breaker.fielddata.limit": "40%" } }'
4. Slow Snapshot Performance
# Diagnose slow snapshotscurl -X GET "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/_status?pretty" $AUTH
# Check thread pool statscurl -X GET "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_nodes/stats/thread_pool?pretty" $AUTH | \ jq '.nodes[].thread_pool.snapshot'
# Optimize thread poolscurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_cluster/settings" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "persistent": { "thread_pool.snapshot.size": 10, "thread_pool.snapshot.queue_size": 1000 } }'
Best Practices
1. Security Configuration
# Secure GCS configurationgcs: client: default: # Use service account instead of API keys credentials: file: "/etc/opensearch/gcs-sa.json"
# Enable request signing signing_enabled: true
# Use private service endpoint endpoint: "https://storage.googleapis.com"
# Enable SSL/TLS verification protocol: "https" verify_ssl: true
2. Backup Strategy
// Comprehensive backup policy{ "schedule": "0 30 1 * * ?", "name": "<nightly-snap-{now/d}>", "repository": "gcs-backup", "config": { "indices": ["*"], "ignore_unavailable": true, "include_global_state": false, "partial": false, "metadata": { "policy": "nightly", "retention_days": 30 } }, "retention": { "expire_after": "30d", "min_count": 7, "max_count": 90 }}
3. Monitoring and Alerting
# Setup monitoring alertscurl -X PUT "$OPENSEARCH_URL/_plugins/_alerting/monitors" \ $AUTH \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "type": "monitor", "name": "gcs-snapshot-failures", "enabled": true, "schedule": { "period": {"interval": 5, "unit": "MINUTES"} }, "inputs": [{ "search": { "indices": [".opensearch-notifications-*"], "query": { "bool": { "must": [ {"match": {"event.category": "snapshot"}}, {"match": {"event.outcome": "failure"}}, {"range": {"@timestamp": {"gte": "now-5m"}}} ] } } } }], "triggers": [{ "name": "snapshot-failed", "severity": "1", "condition": { "script": { "source": "ctx.results[0].hits.total.value > 0" } }, "actions": [{ "name": "notify-ops", "destination_id": "ops-channel", "message_template": { "source": "GCS Snapshot failed: {{ctx.results[0].hits.hits[0]._source.event.reason}}" } }] }] }'
4. Cost Optimization
#!/usr/bin/env python3import requestsimport jsonfrom datetime import datetime, timedelta
class GCSCostOptimizer: def __init__(self, opensearch_url, auth): self.url = opensearch_url self.auth = auth
def analyze_snapshot_costs(self): """Analyze snapshot storage costs""" # Get all snapshots response = requests.get( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/_all", auth=self.auth )
total_size = 0 old_snapshots = []
for repo_name, repo_data in response.json().items(): snapshots_response = requests.get( f"{self.url}/_snapshot/{repo_name}/_all", auth=self.auth )
for snapshot in snapshots_response.json()['snapshots']: # Calculate age start_time = datetime.fromtimestamp(snapshot['start_time_in_millis'] / 1000) age = datetime.now() - start_time
# Track old snapshots if age > timedelta(days=90): old_snapshots.append({ 'repository': repo_name, 'snapshot': snapshot['snapshot'], 'age_days': age.days, 'size_gb': snapshot.get('total_size', 0) / (1024**3) })
total_size += snapshot.get('total_size', 0)
# Calculate costs (example: $0.02 per GB per month for standard storage) monthly_cost = (total_size / (1024**3)) * 0.02
print(f"\nSnapshot Storage Analysis:") print(f"Total Size: {total_size / (1024**3):.2f} GB") print(f"Estimated Monthly Cost: ${monthly_cost:.2f}") print(f"\nOld Snapshots (>90 days): {len(old_snapshots)}")
# Recommendations if old_snapshots: potential_savings = sum(s['size_gb'] for s in old_snapshots) * 0.02 print(f"Potential Monthly Savings: ${potential_savings:.2f}") print("\nRecommended Deletions:") for snapshot in sorted(old_snapshots, key=lambda x: x['age_days'], reverse=True)[:10]: print(f"- {snapshot['repository']}/{snapshot['snapshot']} ({snapshot['age_days']} days, {snapshot['size_gb']:.2f} GB)")
def implement_lifecycle_policy(self): """Implement cost-optimized lifecycle policy""" policy = { "schedule": "0 0 2 * * ?", # Daily at 2 AM "name": "<cost-optimized-{now/d}>", "repository": "gcs-backup", "config": { "indices": ["*"], "ignore_unavailable": True, "include_global_state": False, "partial": False }, "retention": { "expire_after": "30d", # Keep for 30 days "min_count": 7, # Always keep at least 7 "max_count": 30 # Never keep more than 30 } }
# Apply policy response = requests.put( f"{self.url}/_slm/policy/cost-optimized", auth=self.auth, json=policy )
if response.status_code == 200: print("Cost-optimized lifecycle policy implemented successfully") else: print(f"Failed to implement policy: {response.text}")
# Run cost analysisif __name__ == "__main__": optimizer = GCSCostOptimizer( opensearch_url="https://localhost:9200", auth=('admin', 'admin') ) optimizer.analyze_snapshot_costs() optimizer.implement_lifecycle_policy()
Conclusion
Upgrading the OpenSearch repository-gcs plugin requires careful planning and execution. Key considerations include:
- Compatibility: Ensure plugin version matches OpenSearch version
- Data Safety: Always backup before upgrading
- Testing: Validate functionality in non-production environments
- Performance: Optimize settings for your workload
- Security: Use service accounts and proper IAM roles
- Monitoring: Implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting
- Cost Management: Regular cleanup and lifecycle policies
By following this guide and implementing the provided scripts and configurations, you can successfully upgrade your repository-gcs plugin while maintaining data integrity and optimizing performance.