When come to operating Kubernetes, we need to ensure the cluster backup is one of the key operation as part of our backup strategy. We need to properly backup and secure the application data which is typically stored in persistent volumes. On the other hand, we need to backup the etcd data because it is the operational data store that is used by Kubernetes in order to operate accordingly. In this post we are looking at how to schedule the etcd data backup using out of the box Kubernetes features.
Category: Openshift
Modernize the Payment Platform Based on Event-Driven Architecture – Part 2
In my previous post, I briefly talked about event-based architecture for payment platform modernization and why the modernization is important to the industry. In this post, we will dive into details of the key capabilities to consider for the payment platform modernization. The capabilities covered in this post may not be the complete list but it definitely serves as a good start.
Load Test Apache Kafka on OpenShift Using Apache JMeter
When come to performance load testing tool, people usually think of Apache JMeter; open source, widely supported and free. JMeter with total control, flexibility and user friendliness make the perfect choice for load testing. This should be the same for load testing Apache Kafka on container platform such as OpenShift Container Platform. Let’s look at how we can use JMeter to perform Kafka load testing on OpenShift.
Uniform Way to Connect, Secure and Monitor Microservice Applications with Red Hat ServiceMesh
Running ServiceMesh or Istio on OpenShift is pretty easy as long as you understand the differences between upstream community Istio and Red Hat ServiceMesh. With the enhancements tweak for OpenShift it makes managing and running microservice applications on Istio peanut easy both for administrators and developers.
How Can I Monitor Container Application Resources on OpenShift?
Let’s look at step by step how to enable resource monitoring on OpenShift. Container application resources monitoring is simplified with Operator Hub, Prometheus Operator and OpenShift. With the built-in resource monitoring on OpenShift, your application team will just need to focus on application development and at the same being able to get performance feedback from Prometheus on OpenShift.