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Version: 0.1.9

Installation

This document describes how to install Function Mesh based on your application in Kubernetes and how to start Function Mesh Worker service in case you want to use the pulsar-admin CLI tool to manage Pulsar Functions and connectors.

Install Function Mesh​

This section describes how to install Function Mesh through the install.sh script or through the Helm.

Prerequisites​

Before installing Function Mesh, ensure to perform the following operations.

Install Function Mesh through install.sh script​

This example shows how to use the install.sh command to install Function Mesh on your laptop (Linux or Mac OS), including a local kind cluster, all the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs), required service account configuration, and Function Mesh components.

curl -sSL https://github.com/streamnative/function-mesh/releases/download/v0.1.9/install.sh | bash

After executing the above command, you should be able to see the output indicating that the Function Mesh pod is up and running. For details, see verify installation.

Note

The install.sh command is suitable for trying Function Mesh out. If you want to deploy Function Mesh in production or other mission-critical scenarios, it is recommended to install Function Mesh through Helm.

Install Function Mesh through Helm​

This example shows how to install Function Mesh through Helm.

Note

  • Before installation, ensure that Helm v3 is installed properly.
  • For the use of kubectl commands, see kubectl command reference.

  1. Clone the StreamNative Function Mesh repository.

    git clone https://github.com/streamnative/function-mesh.git
    cd function-mesh

  2. Create the custom resource type.

    curl -sSL https://github.com/streamnative/function-mesh/releases/download/v0.1.9/crd.yaml | kubectl create -f -

  3. Install the Function Mesh Operator.

    1. Create a Kubernetes namespace function-mesh. If no Kubernetes namespace is specified, the default namespace is used.

      kubectl create ns function-mesh

    2. Install Function Mesh Operator.

      helm install function-mesh --values charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml charts/function-mesh-operator --namespace=function-mesh

  4. Check whether Function Mesh is installed successfully.

    kubectl get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/component=controller-manager

    Output

    NAME                                READY   STATUS      RESTARTS   AGE
    function-mesh-controller-manager-696f6467c9-mbstr               1/1     Running     0          77s

Verify installation​

  • This example shows how to verify whether Function Mesh is installed successfully.

    kubectl get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/component=controller-manager

    Output

    NAME                                READY   STATUS      RESTARTS   AGE
    function-mesh-controller-manager-696f6467c9-mbstr               1/1     Running     0          77s

  • This example shows how to verify whether Function Mesh can run properly.

    After installing the Function Mesh Operator and deploying a Pulsar cluster, you can submit a sample CRD to create Pulsar Functions, source, sink, or Function Mesh. In this example, a CRD is submitted to the Pulsar cluster for creating a Pulsar Function. You can also submit other CRDs under the ./config/samples directory.

    1. Submit a sample CRD to the Pulsar cluster.

      kubectl apply -f config/samples/compute_v1alpha1_function.yaml

    2. Verify your submission with the kubectl command, and you can see that the Function pod is running.

      kubectl get all
      NAME                                READY   STATUS      RESTARTS   AGE
      pod/function-sample-0               1/1     Running     0          77s

Uninstall Function Mesh​

Use the following command to uninstall Function Mesh through Helm.

helm delete function-mesh

Work with pulsar-admin CLI tool​

Function Mesh supports Function Mesh Worker service, which can forward requests to the Kubernetes cluster. After Function Mesh Worker service is started, users can use the pulsar-admin CLI tool to manage Pulsar Functions and connectors.

Limitations

  • Function Mesh Worker service is only available for Pulsar 2.8.0 or higher.
  • The Function Mesh Worker service cannot manage the FunctionMesh CRD.
  • You need to configure the clusterName, inputTypeClassName, outputTypeClassName parameters through the custom-runtime-options option when creating or updating Pulsar Functions or connectors.
  • You need to manually manage the ConfigMap, such as the Pulsar service URL.

To start Function Mesh Worker service, follow these steps.

  1. Add the following Function Mesh Worker service configuration to your functions_worker.yml configuration file.

    functionsWorkerServiceNarPackage: /YOUR-NAR-PATH/function-mesh-worker-service-{version}.nar

    Replace the YOUR-NAR-PATH variable with your real local path.

  2. Start Pulsar.

    This example shows how to start Pulsar through Helm.

    helm install \
        --values examples/values-minikube.yaml \
        --set initialize=true \
        --namespace pulsar \
        pulsar-mini apache/pulsar

  3. Start Function Mesh Operator.

    helm install function-mesh --values charts/function-mesh-operator/values.yaml charts/function-mesh-operator --namespace=function-mesh

  4. Verify whether the Function Mesh Worker service is started successfully.

    ./bin/pulsar-admin --admin-url  WEB_SERVICE_URL functions status --tenant TENANT_NAME --namespace NAMESPACE_NAME --name FUNCTION_NAME

    You should see a similar output as below.

    Output

    {
    "numInstances" : 1,
    "numRunning" : 1,
    "instances" : [ {
        "instanceId" : 0,
        "status" : {
        "running" : true,
        "error" : "",
        "numRestarts" : 0,
        "numReceived" : 0,
        "numSuccessfullyProcessed" : 0,
        "numUserExceptions" : 0,
        "latestUserExceptions" : [ ],
        "numSystemExceptions" : 0,
        "latestSystemExceptions" : [ ],
        "averageLatency" : 0.0,
        "lastInvocationTime" : 0,
        "workerId" : ""
        }
    } ]
    }