Monitoring backups

This page describes how to monitor Cassandra backups. The approach for monitoring backups is the same for backups in Cloud Storage and backups in a remote server.

You can monitor the backups by viewing the details of the apigee-cassandra-backup cronjob, which is responsible for creating the backups. Use the kubectl command on your Kubernetes cluster to view the status of the cronjob.

The following examples show the usage of the kubectl command.

  • Check the status of the cron job: 
    kubectl get  cronjobs -n apigee
    NAME                      SCHEDULE     SUSPEND   ACTIVE   LAST SCHEDULE   AGE
apigee-cassandra-backup   11 * * * *   False     0        9m27s           32m
  • Check the status of the backup job: 
    kubectl get jobs -n apigee |grep apigee-cassandra-backup
    apigee-cassandra-backup-1637176260                1/1           79s        9m3s

    kubectl get pods -n apigee | grep backup
    apigee-cassandra-backup-1637176260-vj5cg          0/1     Completed   0          7m49s
  • Check the backup logs: 
    kubectl logs  -n apigee $(kubectl get pods -n apigee |grep apigee-cassandra-backup |awk '{print $1}')
    If the backup is successful, you will see an output similar to the following: 
    starting apigee-cassandra-default-0 in apigee
snapshot pid 25 started for pod apigee-cassandra-default-0 in namespace apigee
starting apigee-cassandra-default-1 in apigee
snapshot pid 36 started for pod apigee-cassandra-default-1 in namespace apigee
starting apigee-cassandra-default-2 in apigee
snapshot pid 48 started for pod apigee-cassandra-default-2 in namespace apigee
 25 36 48
waiting on process 25
INFO: removing old cassandra snapshots
INFO: removing old cassandra snapshots
INFO: removing old cassandra snapshots
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]

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Operation completed over 1 objects.
INFO: backup created tarball and transferred the file to gs://<bucket name>
INFO: removing cassandra snapshot
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
INFO: completed upload for 20211117191141
finished backup

Viewing backup logs

The backup job:

  • Creates a schema.cql file.
  • Uploads it to your storage bucket.
  • Echoes the node to backup the data and uploads it at the same time.
  • Waits until all the data is uploaded.

To view the backup logs of a Kubernetes pod, run the kubectl logs -f <pod_name> -n <namespace> command. For example:

kubectl logs -f apigee-cassandra-backup-1.6451.680-pff6s -n apigee

The output is similar to the following: 

myusername-macbookpro:cassandra-backup-utility myusername$ kubectl logs -f apigee-cassandra-backup-1.64577680-f9sc4
starting apigee-cassandra-default-0 in default
starting apigee-cassandra-default-1 in default
starting apigee-cassandra-default-2 in default
35 46 57
waiting on process  35
Activated service account credentials for: [apigee-cassandra-backup-svc@gce-myusername.iam.gserviceaccount.com]
Activated service account credentials for: [apigee-cassandra-backup-svc@gce-myusername.iam.gserviceaccount.com]
Activated service account credentials for: [apigee-cassandra-backup-svc@gce-myusername.iam.gserviceaccount.com]
Requested creating snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces] with snapshot name [20190406190808] and options {skipFlush=false}
Snapshot directory: 20190406190808
INFO: backup created cassandra snapshot 20190406190808
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks1/mytest3-37bc2df0587811e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks1/mytest3-37bc2df0587811e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks1/mytest3-37bc2df0587811e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Data.db
Requested creating snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces] with snapshot name [20190406190808] and options {skipFlush=false}
Requested creating snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces] with snapshot name [20190406190808] and options {skipFlush=false}
Snapshot directory: 20190406190808
INFO: backup created cassandra snapshot 20190406190808
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/hints-2666e20573ef38b390fefecf96e8f0c7/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/hints-2666e20573ef38b390fefecf96e8f0c7/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/hints-2666e20573ef38b390fefecf96e8f0c7/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/prepared_statements-18a9c2576a0c3841ba718cd529849fef/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/prepared_statements-18a9c2576a0c3841ba718cd529849fef/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/prepared_statements-18a9c2576a0c3841ba718cd529849fef/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/range_xfers-55d764384e553f8b9f6e676d4af3976d/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/range_xfers-55d764384e553f8b9f6e676d4af3976d/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/range_xfers-55d764384e553f8b9f6e676d4af3976d/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/peer_events-59dfeaea8db2334191ef109974d81484/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/peer_events-59dfeaea8db2334191ef109974d81484/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/peer_events-59dfeaea8db2334191ef109974d81484/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/built_views-4b3c50a9ea873d7691016dbc9c38494a/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/built_views-4b3c50a9ea873d7691016dbc9c38494a/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/system/built_views-4b3c50a9ea873d7691016dbc9c38494a/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
……
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Filter.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-CompressionInfo.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Index.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Statistics.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Data.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Index.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Statistics.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-TOC.txt
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Statistics.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Summary.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Filter.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Summary.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Index.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/manifest.json
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Filter.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-2-big-Digest.crc32
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Summary.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Data.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-TOC.txt
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/schema.cql
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-CompressionInfo.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Digest.crc32
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-TOC.txt
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-Data.db
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-3-big-Digest.crc32
/apigee/data/cassandra/data/ks2/user-d6d39d70586311e98e8d875b0ed64754/snapshots/20190406190808/mc-1-big-CompressionInfo.db
……
/tmp/tokens.txt
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Operation completed over 1 objects.
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Operation completed over 1 objects.
INFO: backup created tarball and transferred the file to gs://gce-myusername-apigee-cassandra-backup/apigeecluster/dc-1
INFO: removing cassandra snapshot
INFO: backup created tarball and transferred the file to gs://gce-myusername-apigee-cassandra-backup/apigeecluster/dc-1
INFO: removing cassandra snapshot
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
INFO: Backup 20190406190808 completed
waiting on process  46
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
INFO: Backup 20190406190808 completed
Requested clearing snapshot(s) for [all keyspaces]
waiting on process  57
INFO: Backup 20190406190808 completed
waiting result
to get schema from 10.32.0.28
INFO: /tmp/schema.cql has been generated
Activated service account credentials for: [apigee-cassandra-backup-svc@gce-myusername.iam.gserviceaccount.com]
tar: removing leading '/' from member names
tmp/schema.cql
Copying from <TDIN>...
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Operation completed over 1 objects.
INFO: backup created tarball and transferred the file to gs://gce-myusername-apigee-cassandra-backup/apigeecluster/dc-1
finished uploading schema.cql