2. Getting started

Described below is a step-by-step walkthrough for building a simple Application Bundle.

Alongside the guide, the following commands that can be used for bundle management are described in this section:

robin bundle add

Add an Application Bundle

robin bundle open

Open the bundle for upgrades, edits etc.

robin bundle close

Close an open bundle

robin bundle info

Display detailed information about a bundle

robin bundle list

List all bundles

robin bundle remove

Remove an Application Bundle

robin image add

Register a LXC/KVM image

robin image list

List all Images

robin image remove

Remove an Application Image

2.1. Constructing an Application Bundle

The following steps describe the process of creating an Nginx Application Bundle.

Note

Nginx is a simple yet popular application that at its core is a web server which can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.

Create the necessary directory structure

# mkdir ~/docker-nginx
# cd ~/docker-nginx
# mkdir scripts icons sources
# touch manifest.yaml
# ls
icons  manifest.yaml  scripts  sources

Edit the manifest file

As mentioned previously the manifest file describes the application components, dependencies, resource requirements, hookscripts, execution order etc. The content shown below is sufficient to summarise the Nginx application.

name: Nginx Server
version: "1.12"
description: Nginx
roles: [nginx]
nginx:
   name: nginx server
   image:
       name: nginx
       version: 1.12-alpine
       engine: docker

In order to understand the contents, detailed below is a line-by-line breakdown of the manifest file.

name: Nginx Server             # Name of the bundle
version: "1.12"                # Version of the bundle
description: Nginx             # Freeform Description
roles: [nginx]                 # All the roles/services the application requires

nginx:                         # Section to define the role ‘nginx’
   name: nginx server          # Name of the role/service
   image:                      # Image section
         name: nginx           # Name of the docker, kvm, or lxc image
         version: 1.12-alpine  # Version of the image
         engine: docker        # Name of engine (docker, kvm or lxc)

The manifest file in this example was kept simple on purpose. More complex examples are available for clustered applications such as Cloudera or Hortonworks.

Create the tar file

The penultimate step in the process involves creating a tar file from the docker-nginx directory. Issue the following commands to achieve this:

# pwd
/root/docker-nginx

# ls
icons manifest.yaml scripts sources

# tar -cvzf docker-nginx.tar.gz *
icons/
manifest.yaml
scripts/
sources/

# ls
docker-nginx.tar.gz  icons  manifest.yaml  scripts  sources

Upload the bundle

The final step involves adding the bundle to the Robin Cluster so it can be utilized to deploy applications. Issue the following command to add the bundle:

# robin robin bundle add nginx 1.1.13 docker-nginx.tar.gz
File upload: 100% -- (324/324)
Job:  368 Name: BundleAdd            State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:  368 Name: BundleAdd            State: COMPLETED       Error: 0
Bundle ‘nginx-1.1.13' was uploaded successfully

# robin bundle list
Bundle Id | Type  | Owner/Tenant         | Name   | Version | Zone Id    | Content Id                       | Description | Group Id | #Templates | #Apps
----------+-------+----------------------+--------+---------+------------+----------------------------------+-------------+----------+------------+-------
1         | ROBIN | robin/Administrators | cenots | 7       | 1583384576 | 97739a119b9551d293719af705553f78 | -           | 1        | 0          | 3
2         | ROBIN | robin/Administrators | nginx  | 1.1.13  | 1583384576 | 504a04955317e2aff3dd29027de4046c | -           | 2        | 0          | 0

An application can now be created from the bundle either via the UI or on the CLI via the robin app create from-bundle command.

2.2. Managing Application Bundles

Detailed below are a set of native Robin commands that aid in the management of Application Bundles.

2.2.1. Adding a Bundle

In order to add a Bundle to a Robin cluster such that an application can be deployed from it, issue the following command:

# robin bundle add <name> <version> <path_to_file>
                                    --collection-id <collection_id>
                                    --image <image>
                                    --groupid <groupid>
                                    --parentid <parentid>
                                    --msg <msg>
                                    --integrity_check

name

Name to assign to bundle being added

version

Version of the bundle being added

path_to_file

File path of the bundle to upload or URL of the bundle

--collection-id <collection_id>

ID of the collection the bundle should be uploaded to

--image <image>

File path of the image for LXC and KVM based applications. If specified the image will be implicitly registered

--groupid <groupid>

ID of the group the bundle should be added to. If not specified a new group will be created containing only the bundle

--parentid <parentid>

ID of the bundle’s parent bundle. If not specified the bundle becomes a parent bundle

--msg <msg>

Description of the bundle

--integrity_check

Send a checksum to ensure integrity of uploaded file

Example:

# robin bundle add nginx 1.1.13 docker-nginx.tar.gz --wait
File upload: 100% -- (324/324)
Job:  368 Name: BundleAdd            State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:  368 Name: BundleAdd            State: COMPLETED       Error: 0
Bundle ‘nginx-1.1.13' was uploaded successfully

Adds an Application Bundle to a Robin cluster such that an application can be deployed from it. Note this is a two step process as outlined by the example API requests detailed below.

  1. Uploading the bundle to the file server

    End Point: /api/v3/file_server/file-objects

    Method: POST

    URL Parameters:

    • collection_name: <collection_name> - This mandatory parameter within the url specifies the name of the collection the bundle should be uploaded to.


    Data Parameters:

    • @<bundle_pathname> - This mandatory parameter specifies the file path of the bundle to be uploaded.


    Note

    This parameter should be specified via the --data-binary attribute for a cURL request or any equivalent property.

    Port: File Server Port (default value is 29445)

    Headers:

    • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

    • X-Acfile : Indicates that an archive file is to be uploaded.

    • X-File-Object-Type: Archive : Indicates that the file object type for bundles is ‘Archive’.

    • X-File-Name: <bundle_file_name> : The file name of the bundle to be uploaded.

    • X-File-Size: <bundle_file_size : The size of the bundle in bytes.

    • X-Name: <bundle_name> : The name that should be associated with the bundle being uploaded.

    • X-Version: <bundle_version> : The version of the bundle being uploaded.


    Success Response Code: 200

    Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error), 409 (Duplicate Resource Error)

    Example Response:

    Output
    {
       "file_object":{
          "archive_name":"demo-v1",
          "md5_hash":"e6f617ce0b777bb9e4f5cbe937a13243",
          "type":"Archive",
          "create_time":"November 16, 2020 03:07:57",
          "collection_host":"vnode-95-42.robinsystems.com",
          "version":"v1",
          "collection_id":1599768866069,
          "file_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069\/1605496077467\/docker-centos-7-621_master.tar.gz",
          "name":"demo",
          "archive_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069\/1605496077467\/demo-v1",
          "archive":true,
          "id":7,
          "collection_name":"file-collection-1599768866069",
          "file_object_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069\/1605496077467",
          "collection_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069",
          "file_name":"docker-centos-7-621_master.tar.gz",
          "file_size":57131,
          "object_id":1605496077467
       }
    }
    

  2. Registering the bundle with the Robin cluster

    End Point: /api/v3/robin_server/bundles/

    Method: POST

    URL Parameters: None

    Data Parameters:

    • name: <bundle_name> - This mandatory parameter within the payload specifies the name to be associated with the bundle being added.

    • version: <bundle_version> - This mandatory parameter within the payload specifies the version of the bundle being added.

    • file_object_id: <object_id> - This mandatory parameter within the payload specifies the File Object ID of bundle that was previously uploaded to the file server.

    • type: ROBIN - This mandatory parameter within the payload specifies that the type of bundle being uploaded is ‘ROBIN’.

    • groupid: <group_id> - Utilizing this parameter, by specifiying an integer representing a group’s ID, results in the bundle being added to the group associated with the ID specified. If not specified a new group will be created containing only the bundle.

    • parentid: <parent_id> - Utilizing this parameter, by specifiying an integer representing a parent bundle ID, results in the bundle being added as a child bundle. If not specified the bundle becomes a parent bundle.

    • description: <description> - Utilizing this parameter, by specifiying a string, results in the bundle’s description being set to the given message.


    Note

    The File Object ID of the bundle can be found in the response of the previously detailed API.

    Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

    Headers:

    • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

    • X-Action: create_bundle : Indicates that the create bundle action is to be performed.


    Success Response Code: 202

    Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error), 409 (Duplicate Resource Error)

    Example Response:

    Output
    {
       "plan":{
          "file_object_id":"1605496077467",
          "type":"ROBIN",
          "name":"demo",
          "user":{
             "ip_addr":"10.9.95.42",
             "user_permissions":{
    
             },
             "username":"robin",
             "user_id":3,
             "tenants":[
                "t2",
                "Administrators"
             ],
             "session_expires":"2020-11-17T03:03:15",
             "tenant":"Administrators",
             "namespace":"random",
             "permissions":{
                "K8S_NODE":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "STORAGE_REPO":{
                   "share":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "scan":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "purge":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "push":"GLOBAL",
                   "reclaim":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_TILLER":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "SYSTEM":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "WATCHDOG":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "IPPOOL":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "remove_ranges":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "add_ranges":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "rename":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "STORAGE_ARRAY":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "RESOURCE_MANAGER":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "CONSOLE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "USER_CAPABILITY":{
                   "update":"NONE",
                   "create":"NONE",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"NONE"
                },
                "CERT":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "LICENSE":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "REPO_CATALOG":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "ANALYTICS":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_ROLE_BINDING":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_CLUSTER_ROLE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "TEST":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "test":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "METRICS":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_BACKUP":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "purge":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "import":"GLOBAL",
                   "export":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "DISK":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_APPLICATION":{
                   "share":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "hydrate":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "register":"GLOBAL",
                   "config":"NONE",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL",
                   "restore":"GLOBAL",
                   "remove_repo":"GLOBAL",
                   "add_repo":"GLOBAL",
                   "setsnapback":"GLOBAL",
                   "backup":"GLOBAL",
                   "snapshot":"GLOBAL",
                   "unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "rollback":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "unregister":"GLOBAL",
                   "clone":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_CLUSTER_ROLE_BINDING":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_USER_AUTH":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "IMAGE":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "rename":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "ZONE":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "JOB":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_NAMESPACE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "NOTIFICATION":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "SCHEDULER":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_KUBE_CONFIG":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "OBJECT_TYPE":{
                   "view":"NONE"
                },
                "NFS_EXPORTS":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "OBJECT_SHARE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "DOCKER_REGISTRY":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "LDAP":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "CHARGEBACK":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "VLAN":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "EVENT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_USER_CONTEXT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "DASHBOARD":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "VOLUME":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "LOG_COLLECT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "MANAGER_CONFIG":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "WORKFLOW":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "MGMT_TOKEN":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "RESOURCE_GROUP":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_DEPLOYMENT":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "FILE_COLLECTION":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "NODE":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "BUNDLE":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "rename":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_ROLE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "USER":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "update_role":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "CLOUD":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "CSI_TOKEN":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "CONFIG":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "TRIGGER":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "TENANT":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "manage_resources":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "add_users":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "SNAPSHOT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "share":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "unshare":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_CONTEXT":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "NAMESPACE":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "deploy_app":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "USER_AUTH":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "APPLICATION":{
                   "freeze":"GLOBAL",
                   "moveresources":"GLOBAL",
                   "scale":"GLOBAL",
                   "manage_instances":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "start":"GLOBAL",
                   "snapshot":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL",
                   "restore":"GLOBAL",
                   "unfreeze":"GLOBAL",
                   "setreslimits":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "register":"NONE",
                   "addkey":"GLOBAL",
                   "rollback":"GLOBAL",
                   "redeploy":"GLOBAL",
                   "addvol":"GLOBAL",
                   "storageqos":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "unregister":"NONE",
                   "share":"GLOBAL",
                   "computeqos":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "deltrigger":"GLOBAL",
                   "restart":"GLOBAL",
                   "remove_repo":"GLOBAL",
                   "add_repo":"GLOBAL",
                   "probe":"GLOBAL",
                   "expandvol":"GLOBAL",
                   "run_hook":"GLOBAL",
                   "addtrigger":"GLOBAL",
                   "stop":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete_backup":"GLOBAL",
                   "hydrate":"GLOBAL",
                   "setsnapback":"GLOBAL",
                   "config":"GLOBAL",
                   "delvol":"GLOBAL",
                   "upgrade":"GLOBAL",
                   "snapshot_limits":"GLOBAL",
                   "backup":"GLOBAL",
                   "update_hpa":"GLOBAL",
                   "evacuate":"GLOBAL",
                   "unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "clone":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "REPORT":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "BACKUP":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "tenant_share":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_unshare":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL",
                   "user_share":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "USER_AUDIT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "FILE_OBJECT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "INSTANCE":{
                   "stop":"GLOBAL",
                   "computeqos":"GLOBAL",
                   "start":"GLOBAL",
                   "relocate":"GLOBAL",
                   "setstate":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "repair":"GLOBAL",
                   "restart":"GLOBAL",
                   "change_owner":"GLOBAL",
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "addvol":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "FILE":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "PRIVILEGED_APP":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "OPERATION":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "TAG":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "RESOURCEPOOL":{
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_MASTER":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "K8S_USER":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "LIMIT":{
                   "update":"GLOBAL",
                   "create":"GLOBAL",
                   "view":"GLOBAL",
                   "delete":"GLOBAL"
                },
                "MANAGER":{
                   "view":"GLOBAL"
                }
             },
             "user_contexts":[
                "robin",
                "robin"
             ],
             "tenant_id":1,
             "user_context":"robin",
             "user_capabilities":[
                "AllSuperAdminCapabilities"
             ],
             "tenant_role":"superadmin"
          },
          "version":"v1"
       },
       "jobid":565
    }
    

2.2.2. Opening a Bundle

In certain scenarios an Application Bundle might need to be edited due to a misconfiguration in the manifest, a hookscript might need to be updated/fixed etc. In order to access the contents of the bundle and consequently have the ability to edit the files within, issue the following command:

# robin bundle open <bundleid>

bundleid

Id of Application Bundle to edit

Note

When this command is run Robin creates a shell along with a temporary directory containing the contents of the specified bundle. Changes made to the files here will only be reflected on the actual Application Bundle files if saved via the robin bundle close command.

Example:

# robin bundle open 2
[ .2]# ls
icons  manifest.yaml  scripts  sources

Note

All the files (including the manifest file) within the current and existing directories can be edited in any manner necessary.

2.2.3. Closing a Bundle

In order to undo or save changes made for an Application Bundle that has been opened and thus exit the shell, issue the following command:

# robin bundle close <bundleid>
                     --commit <version>
                     --msg <message>

bundleid

Id of Application Bundle to edit

--commit <version>

Perform a commit thats saves the new bundle with provided bundle version

--msg <message>

Description of the commit

Note

If the --commit option is not provided, the changes made to the Application Bundle will not be persisted. In addition this command can be used to aid the versioning of Application Bundles.

Example:

# robin bundle close 2 --commit 1.1.14
File upload: 100% -- (341/341)

Job:  369 Name: BundleAdd            State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:  369 Name: BundleAdd            State: COMPLETED       Error: 0

# robin bundle list
Bundle Id | Type  | Owner/Tenant         | Name   | Version | Zone Id    | Content Id                       | Description | Group Id | #Templates | #Apps
----------+-------+----------------------+--------+---------+------------+----------------------------------+-------------+----------+------------+-------
1         | ROBIN | robin/Administrators | centos | 7       | 1583384576 | 97739a119b9551d293719af705553f78 | -           | 1        | 0          | 3
2         | ROBIN | robin/Administrators | nginx  | 1.1.13  | 1583384576 | 504a04955317e2aff3dd29027de4046c | -           | 2        | 0          | 0
3         | ROBIN | robin/Administrators | nginx  | 1.1.14  | 1583384576 | a31f032ca5fb31f5324373052f95dcd4 | -           | 2        | 0          | 0

2.2.4. Show information about a specific Bundle

To view the details of a bundle, issue the following command:

# robin bundle info <bundleid>
                     --files
                     --templates
                     --manifest
                     --all
                     --json

bundleid

Bundle ID

--files

List bundle files

--templates

Show templates

--manifest

Show bundle manifest

--all

Enable all optional additional parameters

--json

Output in JSON

Example:

# robin bundle info 1
Zone ID        : 1650332413
Bundle ID      : centos
Bundle Name    : 7
Group ID       : 1
Bundle Owner   : admin
Bundle Tenant  : Administrators
Number of apps : 4
Collection ID  : 1650462288460

Group details:

BundleId | Owner/Tenant         | Name   | Version | ContentId                        | CreateTime              | Description | #Templates | #Apps | Parent | #Children
---------+----------------------+--------+---------+----------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------+------------+-------+--------+-----------
1*       | admin/Administrators | centos | 7       | 4a29e761697a4aa180ee9387439478b4 | April 20, 2022 13:45:26 | -           | 2          | 4     |        | 0

2.2.5. Listing Bundles

In order to list all bundles that are currently available for use (whether they have been added or edited and committed) alongside additional details such as each bundles version, content ID and description, issue the following command:

# robin bundle list --group
                    --json

--group

Display Bundle groupings

--json

Output in JSON format

Example:


# robin bundle list Bundle Id | Owner/Tenant | Name | Version | #Versions | Zone Id | Description | Group Id | #Templates | #Apps ———-+———————-+——————+———+———–+————+————-+———-+————+——- 1 | robin/Administrators | centos | 7.1 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 2 | robin/Administrators | nfs | 2.3.2 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 3 | robin/Administrators | postgres-ha | 11.1 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 4 | robin/Administrators | mysql | 7 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 5 | robin/Administrators | storge-benchmark | 1 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 6 | robin/Administrators | scylla | 3.2.1 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 7 | robin/Administrators | elasticsearch | 5.4.0 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 8 | robin/Administrators | elk | 6.8.10 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 8 | 0 | 0 9 | robin/Administrators | es-kafka | 6.3.2 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 10 | robin/Administrators | nginx-hpa | 1.0 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 11 | robin/Administrators | ubuntu | 17.10 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 11 | 1 | 0 12 | robin/Administrators | xfs | 1 | 1 | 1597096579 | - | 12 | 31 | 30

Returns all bundles that are currently available for use alongside additional details such as each bundles version, content ID and description.

End Point: /api/v5/robin_server/bundles/

Method: GET

URL Parameters: None

Data Parameters: None

Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

Headers:

  • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

  • X-File-Port: <file_server_port> : Port on which the File Server is listening on; by default this is 29445. Note the value of this field should be a string.

Success Response Code: 200

Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error)

Example Response:

Output
{
   "bundles":[
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "icon.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":1,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"7.1",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"f972a5725d1bfe2671a79d61856f872a",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":1,
         "name":"centos",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "icon.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":2,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"2.3.2",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"e97ae60314f469fd58d8d1e54d02f4b9",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":2,
         "name":"nfs",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "postgresql_logo.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":3,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"11.1",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"4882d6d6b8c927fe1377084352a4aca1",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":3,
         "name":"postgres-ha",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "mysql.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":4,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"7",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"4ff5e02e91021625b0ee8cd3b904685d",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":4,
         "name":"mysql",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "logo.jpg"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":5,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"1",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"6d2b845fadf28a2a2f03f4c5de73c6c3",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":5,
         "name":"storge-benchmark",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "icon.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":6,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"3.2.1",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"ab5b427aa6d2786cfe12939a10983a94",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":6,
         "name":"scylla",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "elastic.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":7,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"5.4.0",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"17cb02cf0e647325b6b80792f45a73c4",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":7,
         "name":"elasticsearch",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "elastic.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":8,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"6.8.10",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"edd75613f25601e7d269b31e3f31b985",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":8,
         "name":"elk",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "elastic.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":9,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"6.3.2",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"da86439fe9eaf667e16baa405b627217",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":9,
         "name":"es-kafka",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "nginx.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":10,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":0,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"1.0",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"eb023f398a192db843c2701f29066825",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":10,
         "name":"nginx-hpa",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "icon.png"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators",
            "t1"
         ],
         "bundleid":11,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":1,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"17.10",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":true,
         "content_id":"29e369e2c596f653df6fd5a4167b5ad2",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":11,
         "name":"ubuntu",
         "napps":0,
         "description":""
      },
      {
         "parent":"",
         "zoneid":1597096579,
         "parentid":null,
         "icons":[
            "logo.jpg"
         ],
         "tenants":[
            "Administrators"
         ],
         "bundleid":12,
         "type":"ROBIN",
         "ntemplates":31,
         "userid":3,
         "collection_id":1597074384939,
         "nb_collections":0,
         "version":"1",
         "tenant":"Administrators",
         "share_with_all_tenants":false,
         "content_id":"69899dc85fc840017f2e44d7551497c2",
         "user":"robin",
         "groupid":12,
         "name":"xfs",
         "napps":30,
         "description":""
      }
   ]
}

2.2.6. Removing a Bundle

In order to remove an Application Bundle from a Robin cluster, issue the following command:

# robin bundle remove <zoneid> <bundleid>
                               --force
                               --yes

zoneid

Id of zone in which the bundle is deployed

bundleid

Id of Application Bundle to remove

--force

Forcefully delete a bundle if the underlying storage is down

--yes

Do not prompt the user for confirmation

Note

Before removing a bundle, all applications deployed from the respective bundle must be deleted.

Example:

# robin bundle remove 1599768542 2 --wait
Are you sure you want to delete [y/n] ? y
Job:  437 Name: BundleRemove         State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:  437 Name: BundleRemove         State: PREPARED        Error: 0
Job:  437 Name: BundleRemove         State: FINALIZED       Error: 0
Job:  437 Name: BundleRemove         State: COMPLETED       Error: 0

Removes an Application Bundle from a Robin cluster.

End Point: /api/v3/robin_server/bundles/<bundle_id>

Method: DELETE

URL Parameters:

  • zoneid=<zoneid> : This mandatory parameter within the URL specifies the ID of the zone in which the bundle reside.

  • force=true : Utilizing this parameter results in the forecful delete a bundle if the underlying storage is down.

Data Parameters: None

Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

Headers:

  • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

Success Response Code: 202

Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 404 (Not Found Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error)

Example Response:

Output
{
   "plan":{
      "zoneid":"1599768542",
      "bundleid":"3"
   },
   "jobid":446
}

2.3. Managing Images

Detailed below are a set of native Robin commands that enable users to manage LXC and KVM (qcow2) images which are used for applications deployed by the respective engines.

2.3.1. Register an Image

In order to add an LXC or KVM (qcow2) image to a Robin cluster, issue the following command:

# robin image add <name> <version> <image_type> <path> <collection_id>
                                                       --registry <registry>
                                                       --integrity_check

name

Name to assign to image being registered

version

Version of the image being registered

image_type

Type of image being registered. Valid choices include ‘LXC’ and ‘QCOW’

path

File path of the image to be uploaded or url of image in registry

collection_id

ID of the collection the image should be uploaded to

--registry <registry>

Name of registry that has been pre-registered with Robin to download the images from

--integrity_check

Send a checksum to ensure integrity of uploaded image

Note

Before an LXC or KVM bundle can be added the respective image(s) that they refer to must be registered.

Example:

# robin image add centos v1 QCOW ~/centos-kvm/CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1907-100G.qcow2 1604895848923
File upload: 100% -- (998113280/998113280)
Job:   84 Name: ImageAdd             State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:   84 Name: ImageAdd             State: COMPLETED       Error: 0

Adds an Application QCOW Image to a Robin cluster such that an application can be deployed from it. Note this is a two step process as outlined by the example API requests detailed below. However if the application image in question is being directly uploaded from a registry only the second API request needs to be sent with the appropriate registry and image_url parameters specified in the headers.

  1. Uploading the image to the file server

    End Point: /api/v3/file_server/file-objects

    Method: POST

    URL Parameters:

    • collection_name: <collection_name> - This mandatory parameter within the url specifies the name of the collection the image should be uploaded to.


    Data Parameters:

    • @<image_pathname> - This mandatory parameter specifies the file path of the image to be uploaded.


    Note

    This parameter should be specified via the --data-binary attribute for a cURL request or any equivalent property.

    Port: File Server Port (default value is 29445)

    Headers:

    • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

    • X-File-Object-Type: File : Indicates that the file object type for images is ‘File’.

    • X-File-Name: <image_file_name> : The file name of the image to be uploaded.

    • X-File-Size: <image_file_size> : The size of the image in bytes.

    • X-Name: <image_name> : The name that should be associated with the image being uploaded.

    • X-Version: <image_version> : The version of the image being uploaded.

    • X-Image-Type: <image_type> : The type of the image. Valid values include ‘QCOW’ and ‘LXC’.


    Success Response Code: 200

    Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error), 409 (Duplicate Resource Error)

    Example Response:

    Output
    {
       "file_object":{
          "archive_name":null,
          "md5_hash":"-",
          "type":"File",
          "create_time":"December 02, 2020 19:01:51",
          "collection_host":"vnode-95-42.robinsystems.com",
          "version":"v1",
          "collection_id":1599768866069,
          "file_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069\/1606935712004\/CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1907.qcow2",
          "name":"centos-kvm",
          "archive_path":null,
          "archive":false,
          "id":8,
          "collection_name":"file-collection-1599768866069",
          "file_object_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069\/1606935712004",
          "collection_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1599768866069",
          "file_name":"CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud-1907.qcow2",
          "file_size":942407680,
          "object_id":1606935712004
       }
    }
    

  2. Registering the image with the Robin cluster

    End Point: /api/v3/robin_server/images/

    Method: POST

    URL Parameters: None

    Data Parameters: None

    Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

    Headers:

    • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

    • X-Action:  create_image : Indicates that the create image action is to be performed.

    • X-File-Object-Id: <image_file_object_id : The File Object ID of image that was previously uploaded to the file server. Note this header is not needed if the registry parameter is specified.

    • X-Name: <image_name> : The name that should be associated with the image being uploaded.

    • X-Version: <image_version> : The version of the image being uploaded.

    • X-Image-Type: <image_type> : The type of the image. Valid values include ‘QCOW’ and ‘LXC’.

    • X-Registry: <registry> : The name of registry that has been pre-registered with Robin to download the images from.

    • X-Image-Url: <image_url> : URL of the images within the aforementioned registry. This option is only valid with the registry parameter is specified.


    Note

    The File Object ID of the image can be found in the response of the previously detailed API.

    Success Response Code: 202

    Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error), 409 (Duplicate Resource Error)

    Example Response:

    Output
    {
       "plan":{
          "name":"centos-kvm",
          "file_object_id":1606935712004,
          "version":"v1",
          "image_type":"QCOW"
       },
       "jobid":630
    }
    

2.3.2. Listing Images

In order to list all images that are currently available for use alongside additional details such as each version, content ID and description, issue the following command:

# robin image list --json

--json

Output in JSON format

Example:

# robin image list
Image Id | Owner/Tenant         | Name | Version  | Format | Content Id                       | File Object Id | File Name
---------+----------------------+------+----------+--------+----------------------------------+----------------+---------------------------------
1        | robin/Administrators | vnf1 | 3.0-1094 | QCOW   | 76073497a3456d195d241898dc654c6f | 1604952162758  | vnf1-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2
2        | robin/Administrators | vnf2 | 3.0-1094 | QCOW   | 9f1781b24892f3ce543a7ec7638904b3 | 1604962667747  | vnf2-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2

Returns all bundles that are currently available for use alongside additional details such as each bundles version, content ID and description.

End Point: /api/v3/robin_server/images/

Method: GET

URL Parameters: None

Data Parameters: None

Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

Headers:

  • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

  • X-File-Port: <file_server_port> : Port on which the File Server is listening on; by default this is 29445. Note the value of this field should be a string.

Success Response Code: 200

Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error)

Example Response:

Output
{
  "items":[
      {
          "tenant":"Administrators",
          "pathname":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1604953959397\/1604952162758\/vnf1-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2",
          "version":"3.0-1094",
          "zoneid":1604734383,
          "format":"QCOW",
          "collection_id":1604953959397,
          "id":1,
          "name":"vnf1",
          "file_object_id":1604952162758,
          "file_name":"vnf1-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2",
          "user":"robin",
          "share_with_all_tenants":false,
          "collection_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1604953959397",
          "md5_hash":"76073497a3456d195d241898dc654c6f",
          "tenants":[
              "Administrators"
          ],
          "create_time":"November 09, 2020 12:02:42"
      },
      {
          "tenant":"Administrators",
          "pathname":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1604953959397\/1604962667747\/vnf2-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2",
          "version":"3.0-1094",
          "zoneid":1604734383,
          "format":"QCOW",
          "collection_id":1604953959397,
          "id":2,
          "name":"vnf2",
          "file_object_id":1604962667747,
          "file_name":"vnf2-vf_3.0-1094.qcow2",
          "user":"robin",
          "share_with_all_tenants":false,
          "collection_path":"\/usr\/local\/robin\/collections\/file-collection-1604953959397",
          "md5_hash":"9f1781b24892f3ce543a7ec7638904b3",
          "tenants":[
              "Administrators"
          ],
          "create_time":"November 09, 2020 14:57:47"
      }
  ]
}

2.3.3. Removing an Image

In order to remove an Application Image from a Robin cluster, issue the following command:

# robin image remove <imageid>
                     --yes

imageid

Id of Application Image to remove

--yes

Do not prompt the user for confirmation

Note

Before removing an image, all applications deployed from the respective bundle must be deleted and all bundles referring to the image must also be removed.

Example:

# robin image remove 2 --wait
Are you sure you want to delete [y/n] ? y
Job:  438 Name: ImageRemove         State: VALIDATED       Error: 0
Job:  438 Name: ImageRemove         State: PREPARED        Error: 0
Job:  438 Name: ImageRemove         State: COMPLETED       Error: 0

Removes an Application Image from a Robin cluster.

End Point: /api/v3/robin_server/images/<image_id>

Method: DELETE

URL Parameters: None

  • force=true : Utilizing this parameter results in the forecful delete of an image if the underlying storage is down.

Data Parameters: None

Port: RCM Port (default value is 29442)

Headers:

  • Authorization: <auth_token> : Authorization token to identify which user is sending the request. The token can be acquired from the login API.

Success Response Code: 202

Error Response Code: 500 (Internal Server Error), 404 (Not Found Error), 401 (Unauthorized Error), 400 (Invalid API Usage Error)

Example Response:

Output
{
   "plan":{
      "imageid":"2"
   },
   "jobid":438
}