Using AzureRedisInstance Custom Resources

The Cloud Manager module offers a AzureRedisInstance Custom Resource Definition (CRD). When you apply a AzureRedisInstance custom resource (CR), it creates a Azure Cache for Redis instance that is reachable within your Kubernetes cluster network.

Prerequisites

You have the Cloud Manager module added.

Steps

Minimal Setup

This example showcases how to instantiate Redis using only the required fields, connect a Pod to it, and send a PING command.

1. Create a Redis instance. The operation may take more than 10 minutes.

   apiVersion: cloud-resources.kyma-project.io/v1beta1
   kind: AzureRedisInstance
   metadata:
     name: azureredisinstance-simple-example
   spec:
     ipRange:
       name: ""
     redisTier: "S1"
     redisVersion: "6.0"

2. Instantiate the redis-cli Pod.

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   metadata:
      name: azureredisinstance-simple-example-probe
      labels:
         app: redis-client
   spec:
      containers:
         - name: redis-cli
           image: redis:latest
           resources:
             limits:
               memory: 512Mi
               cpu: "1"
             requests:
               memory: 256Mi
               cpu: "0.2"
           command:
             - "/bin/bash"
             - "-c"
             - "--"
           args:
             - |
               # Install CA certificates
               apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates && update-ca-certificates;
   
               sleep 86400 & wait

3. Execute into the Pod.

   kubectl exec -i -t azureredisinstance-simple-example-probe -c redis-cli -- sh -c "clear; (bash || ash || sh)"

4. Run a PING command.

   redis-cli -h $HOST -p $PORT -a $AUTH --tls PING

   You should receive PONG back from the server.