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Scheduling Mechanism - Automatic

Overview

If you want to use automatic scheduling, you can use distributions. Distribution automatically creates the specified number of instances and distribute them trough nodes. To decide which node should run new application instance during the up-scaling or which application instance should be removed during the down-scaling, distribution uses the scripts written in JavaScript. You can create your scripts or use the default ones.

Create distribution

If you want to create a distribution, you need to get the id (or name and version in name:version pattern) of application, number of instances and names of scripts (can be the default scripts). You can create distribution by:

  • Executing the onteoncli distribution create command

  • Creating the distribution file and executing the onteoncli distribution create-from-file command 

    # example distribution file with default scripts
application: onteon-demo-app-cookbook-native:1.2.0
numberOfInstances: 2
type: total
scripts:
    checkIfNodeCanAcceptNewApplicationInstance: defaultAvailableNodeOnlyCINCANAIV1
    selectNodeForNewApplicationInstance: defaultApplicationInstancesCountOnlySNFNAIV1
    selectApplicationInstanceToRemove: defaultApplicationInstancesCountOnlySAITRV1

  • Using the POST /api/distributions endpoint.

Upscale and Downscale

To upscale or downscale application, get the id of distribution and execute onteoncli distribution set-number-of-instances or use the PUT /api/distributions endpoint.

How it works

Adding more instances

When Onteon finds out that there is not enough instances of application, it will start process of adding more of them. This process can be controlled by the user with proper scripts definition. The algorithm looks like below:

for <number of instances to add> times do:
    nodeCandidates = (run script with type 'check-if-node-can-accept-new-application-instance-v1')

    selectedNode = (run script with type 'select-node-for-new-application-instance-v1')

    schedule new instance on selectedNode

Onteon includes default definitions of the scripts, so you don't need to write them by yourself. In cases where you need better control, you can always provide your custom implementation of the scripts.

Removing instances

When Onteon finds out that there is too many instances of application, it will start process of removing some of them. This process can be controlled by the user with proper scripts definition. The algorithm looks like below:

for <number of instances to remove> times do:
    selectedApplicationInstance = (run script with type 'select-application-instance-to-remove-v1')

    schedule removal of selectedApplicationInstance

Onteon includes default definitions of the scripts, so you don't need to write them by yourself. In cases where you need better control you can always provide your custom implementation of the scripts.

Writing scripts

Script types

There are multiple types of scripts which can be provided:

check-if-node-can-accept-new-application-instance-v1

Description

Determines if the node can accept new application instance. Returns true, if node can accept new application instance.

Example
function checkIfNodeCanAcceptNewApplicationInstance(environmentState, environmentProjection, node, application) {
    return true;
}
Syntax

checkIfNodeCanAcceptNewApplicationInstance(environmentState, environmentProjection, node, application)

Arguments

environmentState
Type: EnvironmentStateJS

environmentProjection
Type: EnvironmentProjectionJS

node
Type: NodeProjectionJS

application
Type: ApplicationInfoJS

Return Type

boolean

select-node-for-new-application-instance-v1

Description

Selects node for new application instance . Node is selected from group of nodes determined by check-if-node-can-accept-new-application-instance-v1 script. Returns id of node that will accept new application instance.

Example
function selectNodeForNewApplicationInstance(environmentState, environmentProjection, nodes, application) {
    return nodes[0].id;
}
Syntax

selectNodeForNewApplicationInstance(environmentState, environmentProjection, nodes, application)

Arguments

environmentState
Type: EnvironmentStateJS

environmentProjection
Type: EnvironmentProjectionJS

nodes
Type: array of NodeProjectionJS

application
Type: ApplicationInfoJS

Return type

string

select-application-instance-to-remove-v1

Description

Selects application instance that will be removed. It is used during downscaling. Returns id of application instance that will be removed.

Example
function selectApplicationInstanceToRemove(environmentState, environmentProjection, applicationInstances, application) {
    return applicationInstances[0].id;
}
Syntax

selectApplicationInstanceToRemove(environmentState, environmentProjection, applicationInstances, application)

Arguments

environmentState
Type: EnvironmentStateJS

environmentProjection
Type: EnvironmentProjectionJS

applicationInstances
Type: array of ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS

application
Type: ApplicationInfoJS

Return type

string

Script objects

ApplicationInfoJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Application's id.
string name Application's name.
string version Application's version.
Methods

No methods.

EnvironmentProjectionJS

Fields

No fields.

Methods
Syntax Arguments Return type
getZones() Array of ZoneProjectionJS
getZone(id) id
Type: string
ZoneProjectionJS's id.		 Array of ZoneProjectionJS
getNodes() Array of NodeProjectionJS
getNode(id) id
Type: string
NodeProjectionJS's id.		 Array of NodeProjectionJS
getApplicationInstances() Array of ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS
getApplicationInstanceByNodeId(nodeId) nodeId
Type: string
NodeProjectionJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS
getApplicationInstanceByApplicationId(applicationId) applicationId
Type: string
ApplicationInfoJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS
getApplicationInstance(id) id
Type: string
ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS

ZoneProjectionJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Zone's id.
string name Zone's name.
string parentZoneId Zone's parent zone id.
Methods

No methods.

NodeProjectionJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Node's id.
string zoneId Node's zone id.
string ipAddress Node's IP address.
number nodeApiPort Node's API port.
string status Node's status.
map<string, string> customAttributes Node's custom attributes.
Methods

No methods.

ApplicationInstanceProjectionJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Random id generated for projected application instance.
string applicationId Projected application instance's application id.
string nodeId Projected application instance's node id.
Methods

No methods.

EnvironmentStateJS

Fields

No fields.

Methods
Syntax Arguments Return type
getZones() Array of ZoneStateJS
getZone(id) id
Type: string
ZoneStateJS's id.		 Array of ZoneStateJS
getNodes() Array of NodeStateJS
getNode(id) id
Type: string
NodeStateJS's id.		 Array of NodeStateJS
getApplicationInstances() Array of ApplicationInstanceStateJS
getApplicationInstanceByNodeId(nodeId) nodeId
Type: string
NodeStateJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceStateJS
getApplicationInstanceByApplicationId(applicationId) applicationId
Type: string
ApplicationInfoJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceStateJS
getApplicationInstance(id) id
Type: string
ApplicationInstanceStateJS's id.		 Array of ApplicationInstanceStateJS

ZoneStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Zone's id.
string name Zone's name.
string parentZoneId Zone's parent zone id.
Methods

No methods.

NodeStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Node's id.
string zoneId Node's zone id.
string ipAddress Node's IP address.
number nodeApiPort Node's API port.
string status Node's status.
number lastAvailableAt Timestamp when node was checked and available.
map<string, string> customAttributes Node's custom attributes.
NodeInfoStateJS info Information about the node on which Node Manager is running.
NodeRuntimeStateJS runtime Runtime information about the node on which Node Manager is running.
NodeOSProcessRuntimeStateJS osProcessRuntime OS process runtime information about the Node Manager's process.
Properties properties Node Manager's Java properties.
Properties envs Node's environment variables.
Methods

No methods.

NodeInfoStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
number processors Number of processors.
number cores Number of cores.
number totalMemoryInBytes Total memory in bytes.
Methods

No methods.

NodeRuntimeStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
number cpuLoad CPU load.
Array of numbers cpuInterrupts Number of interrupts with core's id as index of array.
Array of numbers cpuAverageUsage CPU avarage usage with core's id as index of array.
number availableMemoryInBytes Available memory in bytes.
Methods

No methods.

NodeOSProcessRuntimeStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
number processorPercentageUsage Processor's percentage usage.
number processorCumulativeUsage Processor's cumulative usage.
number memoryPercentageUsage Memory's percentage usage.
number memoryUsageInBytes Memory's usage in bytes.
string state Process's state.
number upTimeInMillis Process's up time in millis.
number virtualMemorySize Process's virual memory size.
number residentSetSize Process's resident set size.
number threadCount Process's thread count.
number contextSwitches Process's context switches.
number bytesWritten Process's bytes written.
number bytesRead Process's bytes read.
number minorFaults Process's minor faults.
number majorFaults Process's major faults.
number openFiles Process's open files.
number kernelTimeInMillis Process's kernel time in millis.
number userTimeInMillis Process's user time in millis.
Methods

No methods.

ApplicationInstanceStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
string id Application Instance's id.
string applicationId Application Instance's id.
string nodeId Application Instance's node id.
string status Application Instance's status.
number createdAt Application Instance's created at.
ApplicationInstanceOSProcessRuntimeStateJS osProcessRuntime Application Instance's OS process runtime information.
Methods

No methods.

ApplicationInstanceOSProcessRuntimeStateJS

Fields
Type Name Description
number processorPercentageUsage Processor's percentage usage.
number processorCumulativeUsage Processor's cumulative usage.
number memoryPercentageUsage Memory's percentage usage.
number memoryUsageInBytes Memory's usage in bytes.
string state Process's state.
number upTimeInMillis Process's up time in millis.
number virtualMemorySize Process's virual memory size.
number residentSetSize Process's resident set size.
number threadCount Process's thread count.
number contextSwitches Process's context switches.
number bytesWritten Process's bytes written.
number bytesRead Process's bytes read.
number minorFaults Process's minor faults.
number majorFaults Process's major faults.
number openFiles Process's open files.
number kernelTimeInMillis Process's kernel time in millis.
number userTimeInMillis Process's user time in millis.
Methods

No methods.

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