Chapter 8. Object Bucket Claim

An Object Bucket Claim can be used to request an S3 compatible bucket backend for your workloads.

You can create an Object Bucket Claim three ways:

An object bucket claim creates a new bucket and an application account in NooBaa with permissions to the bucket, including a new access key and secret access key. The application account is allowed to access only a single bucket and can’t create new buckets by default.

8.1. Dynamic Object Bucket Claim

Similar to Persistent Volumes, you can add the details of the Object Bucket claim to your application’s YAML, and get the object service endpoint, access key, and secret access key available in a configuration map and secret. It is easy to read this information dynamically into environment variables of your application.

Procedure

  1. Add the following lines to your application YAML:

    apiVersion: objectbucket.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ObjectBucketClaim
    metadata:
      name: <obc-name>
    spec:
      generateBucketName: <obc-bucket-name>
      storageClassName: openshift-storage.noobaa.io

    These lines are the Object Bucket Claim itself.

    1. Replace <obc-name> with the a unique Object Bucket Claim name.
    2. Replace <obc-bucket-name> with a unique bucket name for your Object Bucket Claim.
  2. You can add more lines to the YAML file to automate the use of the Object Bucket Claim. The example below is the mapping between the bucket claim result, which is a configuration map with data and a secret with the credentials. This specific job will claim the Object Bucket from NooBaa, which will create a bucket and an account.

    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: testjob
    spec:
      template:
        spec:
          restartPolicy: OnFailure
          containers:
            - image: <your application image>
              name: test
              env:
                - name: BUCKET_NAME
                  valueFrom:
                    configMapKeyRef:
                      name: <obc-name>
                      key: BUCKET_NAME
                - name: BUCKET_HOST
                  valueFrom:
                    configMapKeyRef:
                      name: <obc-name>
                      key: BUCKET_HOST
                - name: BUCKET_PORT
                  valueFrom:
                    configMapKeyRef:
                      name: <obc-name>
                      key: BUCKET_PORT
                - name: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
                  valueFrom:
                    secretKeyRef:
                      name: <obc-name>
                      key: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
                - name: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
                  valueFrom:
                    secretKeyRef:
                      name: <obc-name>
                      key: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
    1. Replace all instances of <obc-name> with your Object Bucket Claim name.
    2. Replace <your application image> with your application image.
  3. Apply the updated YAML file:

    # oc apply -f <yaml.file>
    1. Replace <yaml.file> with the name of your YAML file.
  4. To view the new configuration map, run the following:

    # oc get cm <obc-name>
    1. Replace obc-name with the name of your Object Bucket Claim.

      You can expect the following environment variables in the output:

      • BUCKET_HOST - Endpoint to use in the application
      • BUCKET_PORT - The port available for the application

      • BUCKET_NAME - Requested or generated bucket name
      • AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID - Access key that is part of the credentials
      • AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY - Secret access key that is part of the credentials

8.2. Creating an Object Bucket Claim using the command line interface

When creating an Object Bucket Claim using the command-line interface, you get a configuration map and a Secret that together contain all the information your application needs to use the object storage service.

Prerequisites

  • Download the MCG command-line interface:

    # subscription-manager repos --enable=rh-ocs-4-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms
    # yum install mcg

Procedure

  1. Use the command-line interface to generate the details of a new bucket and credentials. Run the following command:

    # noobaa obc create <obc-name> -n openshift-storage

    Replace <obc-name> with a unique Object Bucket Claim name, for example, myappobc.

    Additionally, you can use the --app-namespace option to specify the namespace where the Object Bucket Claim configuration map and secret will be created, for example, myapp-namespace.

    Example output:

    INFO[0001] ✅ Created: ObjectBucketClaim "test21obc"

    The MCG command-line-interface has created the necessary configuration and has informed OpenShift about the new OBC.

  2. Run the following command to view the Object Bucket Claim:

    # oc get obc -n openshift-storage

    Example output:

    NAME        STORAGE-CLASS                 PHASE   AGE
    test21obc   openshift-storage.noobaa.io   Bound   38s
  3. Run the following command to view the YAML file for the new Object Bucket Claim:

    # oc get obc test21obc -o yaml -n openshift-storage

    Example output:

    apiVersion: objectbucket.io/v1alpha1
    kind: ObjectBucketClaim
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2019-10-24T13:30:07Z"
      finalizers:
      - objectbucket.io/finalizer
      generation: 2
      labels:
        app: noobaa
        bucket-provisioner: openshift-storage.noobaa.io-obc
        noobaa-domain: openshift-storage.noobaa.io
      name: test21obc
      namespace: openshift-storage
      resourceVersion: "40756"
      selfLink: /apis/objectbucket.io/v1alpha1/namespaces/openshift-storage/objectbucketclaims/test21obc
      uid: 64f04cba-f662-11e9-bc3c-0295250841af
    spec:
      ObjectBucketName: obc-openshift-storage-test21obc
      bucketName: test21obc-933348a6-e267-4f82-82f1-e59bf4fe3bb4
      generateBucketName: test21obc
      storageClassName: openshift-storage.noobaa.io
    status:
      phase: Bound
  4. Inside of your openshift-storage namespace, you can find the configuration map and the secret to use this Object Bucket Claim. The CM and the secret have the same name as the Object Bucket Claim. To view the secret:

    # oc get -n openshift-storage secret test21obc -o yaml

    Example output:

    Example output:
    apiVersion: v1
    data:
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: c0M0R2xVanF3ODR3bHBkVW94cmY=
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: Wi9kcFluSWxHRzlWaFlzNk1hc0xma2JXcjM1MVhqa051SlBleXpmOQ==
    kind: Secret
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2019-10-24T13:30:07Z"
      finalizers:
      - objectbucket.io/finalizer
      labels:
        app: noobaa
        bucket-provisioner: openshift-storage.noobaa.io-obc
        noobaa-domain: openshift-storage.noobaa.io
      name: test21obc
      namespace: openshift-storage
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: objectbucket.io/v1alpha1
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        kind: ObjectBucketClaim
        name: test21obc
        uid: 64f04cba-f662-11e9-bc3c-0295250841af
      resourceVersion: "40751"
      selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/openshift-storage/secrets/test21obc
      uid: 65117c1c-f662-11e9-9094-0a5305de57bb
    type: Opaque

    The secret gives you the S3 access credentials.

  5. To view the configuration map:

    # oc get -n openshift-storage cm test21obc -o yaml

    Example output:

    apiVersion: v1
    data:
      BUCKET_HOST: 10.0.171.35
      BUCKET_NAME: test21obc-933348a6-e267-4f82-82f1-e59bf4fe3bb4
      BUCKET_PORT: "31242"
      BUCKET_REGION: ""
      BUCKET_SUBREGION: ""
    kind: ConfigMap
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2019-10-24T13:30:07Z"
      finalizers:
      - objectbucket.io/finalizer
      labels:
        app: noobaa
        bucket-provisioner: openshift-storage.noobaa.io-obc
        noobaa-domain: openshift-storage.noobaa.io
      name: test21obc
      namespace: openshift-storage
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: objectbucket.io/v1alpha1
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        kind: ObjectBucketClaim
        name: test21obc
        uid: 64f04cba-f662-11e9-bc3c-0295250841af
      resourceVersion: "40752"
      selfLink: /api/v1/namespaces/openshift-storage/configmaps/test21obc
      uid: 651c6501-f662-11e9-9094-0a5305de57bb

    The configuration map contains the S3 endpoint information for your application.

8.3. Creating an Object Bucket Claim using the OpenShift Web Console

You can create an Object Bucket Claim (OBC) using the OpenShift Web Console.

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the OpenShift Web Console.
  • In order for your applications to communicate with the OBC, you need to use the configmap and secret. For more information about this, see Section 8.1, “Dynamic Object Bucket Claim”.

Procedure

  1. Log into the OpenShift Web Console.
  2. On the left navigation bar, click StorageObject Bucket Claims.
  3. Click Create Object Bucket Claim:

    Create Object Bucket Claims page
  4. Enter a name for your object bucket claim and select the appropriate storage class based on your deployment, internal or external, from the dropdown menu:

    Internal mode

    Create Object Bucket Claim wizard

    The following storage classes, which were created after deployment, are available for use:

    • ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rgw uses the Ceph Object Gateway (RGW)
    • openshift-storage.noobaa.io uses the Multicloud Object Gateway

    External mode

    Create Object Bucket Claim wizard

    The following storage classes, which were created after deployment, are available for use:

    • ocs-external-storagecluster-ceph-rgw uses the Ceph Object Gateway (RGW)
    • openshift-storage.noobaa.io uses the Multicloud Object Gateway

      Note

      The RGW OBC storage class is only available with fresh installations of OpenShift Container Storage version 4.5. It does not apply to clusters upgraded from previous OpenShift Container Storage releases.

  5. Click Create.

    Once you create the OBC, you are redirected to its detail page:

    Object Bucket Claim Details page

Additional Resources

8.4. Attaching an Object Bucket Claim to a deployment

Once created, Object Bucket Claims (OBCs) can be attached to specific deployments.

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the OpenShift Web Console.

Procedure

  1. On the left navigation bar, click StorageObject Bucket Claims.
  2. Click the action menu (⋮) next to the OBC you created.
  3. From the drop down menu, select Attach to Deployment.

    Attach Object Bucket Claim to deployment
  4. Select the desired deployment from the Deployment Name list, then click Attach:

    Deployment Name list

Additional Resources

8.5. Viewing object buckets using the OpenShift Web Console

You can view the details of object buckets created for Object Bucket Claims (OBCs) using the OpenShift Web Console.

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the OpenShift Web Console.

Procedure

To view the object bucket details:

  1. Log into the OpenShift Web Console.
  2. On the left navigation bar, click StorageObject Buckets:

    Object Buckets page

    You can also navigate to the details page of a specific OBC and click the Resource link to view the object buckets for that OBC.

  3. Select the object bucket you want to see details for. You are navigated to the object bucket’s details page:

    Object Bucket Details page

Additional Resources

8.6. Deleting Object Bucket Claims

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access to the OpenShift Web Console.

Procedure

  1. On the left navigation bar, click StorageObject Bucket Claims.
  2. click on the action menu (⋮) next to the Object Bucket Claim you want to delete.

    MCG OBC action menu attach to deployment
  3. Select Delete Object Bucket Claim from menu.

    MCG delete object bucket claim
  4. Click Delete.

Additional Resources