bethel.clustermgmt is a Python module that contains support for managing and monitoring nodes in a cluster. When deploying changes to a zope cluster, it is necessary to proceed linearly across all nodes. Each node should be taken out of service prior to any service disruption. Load balancers typically use a configurable http health-check, and if that health check fails enough times in a certain window, the node is taken out of service. [ this is how varnish works ]. Before deploying changes, we simulate a service disruption on the node, causing the load balancer to take it out of service.
This package contains a "health status" object which the load balancers call for health checks. We can inform the health status object that a node is to be taken out of service. It will then report the node as down (returning an error for the health check), and the load balancer will take it out of service.
Because a load balancer may not send enough information to the backend zope node to enable it to effectively determine which node it is (sounds odd, right?), nodes need to be manually entered via the ZMI manage screen. On the same screen, these nodes can be marked as offline.
Installation
Add bethel.clustermgmt to the eggs and zcml lists in the [instance] part of buildout.cfg, then rerun buildout.
This package uses silva.core functionality to register itself with the zope infrastructure. As such it is listed as an extension in the Silva extension service. It does not need activation in order to be used.
A 'Cluster Health Reporter' can now be found in the 'add' list in the ZMI.
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· Python
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