MongoNYC 2012: Deploying MongoDB on Azure

MongoNYC 2012: Deploying MongoDB on Azure, Sridhar Nanjundeswaran, Software Engineer. A brief overview of building and deploying applications using MongoDB Replica Sets on Windows Azure followed by an interactive session to discuss recommended configurations and tips (and tricks).

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2. Deploying MongoDB on Azure Sridhar Nanjundeswaran, Software Engineer, 10gen @snanjund sridhar@10gen.com
3. Agenda • Why? • Implementation details • Usage walkthrough
4. Windows Azure Platform • Microsoft’s cloud platform to build, host and scale applications • Hosted in Microsoft data centers Compute Storage Management Relational data Marketplace Middleware CDN Management
5. MongoDB on Windows Azure
6. Details of the MongoDB worker role Implementation Details
7. Highlights • Uses standard MongoDB binaries • Code is open sourced • Works with VS Express • Data persisted on blob storage
8. Details • OnStart • Register change notifiers • Mount Blob • Start mongod • ReplSet Initialize • Run • Run cloud command
9. Details - contd • OnStop • Stepdown • Stop mongod • Unmount blobs
10. Challenges • Debugging • IP potentially changes on reboot • DNS within mongodb. New cloud command • Testing IP change • Reduce instance count and increase • Keeping both sets of configurations in sync
11. Download->Setup->Develop->Debug->Deploy Now let’s use it
12. Setup: Setup Develo p Debug Deploy Monitor
13. Develop • Use solution without sample • Add your worker/web role code to it Setup Develop Debug Deploy Monitor
14. Debugging - Locally • Debugging on emulator works great. • Cloud storage is emulated as local mounted drives • Cannot use to test config changes • csrun /run:<dir>;<config> • csrun /update:<depl id>;<new config> • csrun /remove:<depl id> Setup Develo p Debug Deploy Monitor
15. Deploy • Create storage account • Get key • Create service • Specify storage account/key in solution • Enable RDP when packaging Setup Develo p Debug Deploy Monitor
16. Debugging - deployed • Change runtime config and use RDP • MongoDBLogVerbosity - increase • RecycleOnExit – set to false • Tools • AzureDiagnosticsManager – get diagnostics logs, perf counters from deployed instance • AzureHostedServicesManagerBinary – edit config of running instance • CloudXplorer – download blobs Setup Develo p Debug Deploy Monitor
17. Monitor Setup Develo p Debug Deploy Monitor
18. Pitfalls • Bandwidth • Requires at least medium instance • Debugging locally • Config change cause restarts • Deployment • Storage and compute in same region, use affinity group • Check http vs https • Continuous restarts
19. The Future • Scale out using replica sets • MongoDB Monitoring • Backup and Recovery • Sharding • Publish logs to external storage?
20. @mongodb © Copyright 2010 10gen Inc. conferences, appearances, and meetups http://www.10gen.com/events http://bit.ly/mongofb Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn http://linkd.in/joinmongo download at mongodb.org We’re Hiring ! sridhar@10gen.com @snanjund
21. The Solution • Source • https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-azure • Documentation • http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/ MongoDB+on+Azure • Issues • mongodb-user google group • #mongodb IRC • https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/AZURE