Manticore Search Manual: Creating a cluster > Setting up replication

Write transaction (any result of INSERT, REPLACE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, UPDATE, COMMIT) can be replicated to other cluster nodes before the transaction is fully applied on the current node. Currently replication is supported:

for percolate and rt indexes,
in Linux. Windows and MacOS packages do not provide replication support.

Manticore's replication is based on Galera library and features the following:

true multi-master - read and write to any node at any time
synchronous replication - no slave lag, no data is lost after a node crash
hot standby - no downtime during failover (since there is no failover)
tightly coupled - all the nodes hold the same state. No diverged data between nodes allowed
automatic node provisioning - no need to manually back up the database and restore it on a new node
easy to use and deploy
detection and automatic eviction of unreliable nodes
certification based replication

To use replication in Manticore Search:

data_dir option should be set in section "searchd" of the configuration file. Replication is not supported in the plain mode
there should be either:
- a listen directive specified (without specifying a protocol) containing an IP address accessible by other nodes
- or node_address with an accessible IP address
optionally you can set unique values for server_id on each cluster node. If no value is set, the node will try to use the MAC address (or a random number if that fails) to generate the server_id.

If there is no replication listen directive set Manticore will use the first two free ports in the range of 200 ports after the default protocol listening port for each created cluster. To set replication ports manually the listen directive (of replication type) port range should be defined and the address/port range pairs should not intersect between different nodes on the same server. As a rule of thumb, the port range should specify no less than two ports per cluster.

Replication cluster is a set of nodes among which a write transaction gets replicated. Replication is configured on per-index basis, meaning that one index can be assigned to only one cluster. There is no restriction on how many indexes a cluster can have. All transactions such as INSERT, REPLACE, DELETE, TRUNCATE in any percolate or real-time index belonging to a cluster are replicated to all the other nodes in the cluster. Replication is multi-master, so writes to any particular node or to multiple nodes simultaneously work equally well.

Replication cluster configuration options are:

Specifies cluster name. Should be unique.

Data directory for a write-set cache replication and incoming indexes from other nodes. Should be unique among the other clusters in the node. Default is data_dir.

List of address:port pairs for all the nodes in the cluster (comma separated). Node's API interface should be used for this option. It can contain the current node's address too. This list is used to join a node to the cluster and rejoin it after restart.

Other options that are passed over directly to Galera replication plugin as described here Galera Documentation Parameters

For SQL interface all write statements such as INSERT, REPLACE, DELETE, TRUNCATE, UPDATE that change the content of a cluster's index should use cluster_name:index_name expression in place of an index name to make sure the change is propagated to all replicas in the cluster. An error will be triggered otherwise.

All write statements for HTTP interface to a cluster's index should set cluster property along with index name. An error will be triggered otherwise.

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INSERT INTO posts:weekly_index VALUES ( 'iphone case' )
TRUNCATE RTINDEX click_query:weekly_index
UPDATE INTO posts:rt_tags SET tags=(101, 302, 304) WHERE MATCH ('use') AND id IN (1,101,201)
DELETE FROM clicks:rt WHERE MATCH ('dumy') AND gid>206

POST /insert -d '
{
  "cluster":"posts",
  "index":"weekly_index",
  "doc":
  {
    "title" : "iphone case",
    "price" : 19.85
  }
}'
POST /delete -d '
{
  "cluster":"posts",
  "index": "weekly_index",
  "id":1
}'

$index->addDocuments([
        1, ['title' => 'iphone case', 'price' => 19.85]
]);
$index->deleteDocument(1);

indexApi.insert({"cluster":"posts","index":"weekly_index","doc":{"title":"iphone case","price":19.85}})
indexApi.delete({"cluster":"posts","index":"weekly_index","id":1})

res = await indexApi.insert({"cluster":"posts","index":"weekly_index","doc":{"title":"iphone case","price":19.85}});
 res = await indexApi.delete({"cluster":"posts","index":"weekly_index","id":1});

InsertDocumentRequest newdoc = new InsertDocumentRequest();
HashMap<String,Object> doc = new HashMap<String,Object>(){{
    put("title","Crossbody Bag with Tassel");
    put("price",19.85);
}};
newdoc.index("weekly_index").cluster("posts").id(1L).setDoc(doc); 
sqlresult = indexApi.insert(newdoc);

DeleteDocumentRequest deleteRequest = new DeleteDocumentRequest();
deleteRequest.index("weekly_index").cluster("posts").setId(1L); 
indexApi.delete(deleteRequest);

Read statements such as CALL PQ, SELECT or DESCRIBE can use either regular index names not prepended with a cluster name or cluster_name:index_name. cluster_name:index_name syntax ignores the cluster name and may be used on an index that doesn't belong to the cluster.

HTTP endpoint json/search could use either a cluster property or not.

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SELECT * FROM weekly_index
CALL PQ('posts:weekly_index', 'document is here')

ID auto generation uses UUID_SHORT similar to MySQL function. It is valid cluster wide UUID when server_id properly configured.

Note: UpdateAttributes statement from API interface to specific index always set proper cluster at server and there is no way to know is update to index got propagated into cluster properly or node diverged and statement updated only local index.

Replication plugin options can be changed using SET statement (see the example).

See Galera Documentation Parameters for a list of available options.

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SET CLUSTER click_query GLOBAL 'pc.bootstrap' = 1

Sometimes replicated nodes can diverge from each other. The state of all the nodes might turn into non-primary due to a network split between nodes, a cluster crash, or if the replication plugin hits an exception when determining the primary component. Then it's necessary to select a node and promote it to the primary component.

To determine which node needs to be a reference, compare the last_committed cluster status variable value on all nodes. If all the servers are already running there's no need to start the cluster again. You just need to promote the most advanced node to the primary component with SET statement (see the example).

All other nodes will reconnect to the node and resync their data based on this node.

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SET CLUSTER posts GLOBAL 'pc.bootstrap' = 1

To use replication define one listen port for SphinxAPI protocol and one listen for replication address and port range in the config. Define data_dir folder for incoming indexes.

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searchd {
  listen   = 9312
  listen   = 192.168.1.101:9360-9370:replication
  data_dir = /var/lib/manticore/
  ...
 }

Create a cluster at the server that has local indexes that need to be replicated

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CREATE CLUSTER posts

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
CREATE CLUSTER posts
"

$params = [
    'cluster' => 'posts'
    ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->create($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts");

Add these local indexes to cluster

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ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_title
ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_clicks

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_title
"
POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_clicks
"

$params = [
  'cluster' => 'posts',
  'body' => [
     'operation' => 'add',
     'index' => 'pq_title'

  ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->alter($params);
$params = [
  'cluster' => 'posts',
  'body' => [
     'operation' => 'add',
     'index' => 'pq_clicks'

  ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->alter($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_title')
utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_clicks')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_title');
res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_clicks');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_title");
utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=ALTER CLUSTER posts ADD pq_clicks");

All other nodes that want replica of cluster's indexes should join cluster as

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JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '192.168.1.101:9312'

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '192.168.1.101:9312'
"

$params = [
  'cluster' => 'posts',
  'body' => [
      '192.168.1.101:9312'
  ]
];
$response = $client->cluster->join($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT \'192.168.1.101:9312\'')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT \'192.168.1.101:9312\'');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '192.168.1.101:9312'");

When running queries for SQL prepend the index name with the cluster name posts: or use cluster property for HTTP request object.

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INSERT INTO posts:pq_title VALUES ( 3, 'test me' )

POST /insert -d '
{
  "cluster":"posts",
  "index":"pq_title",
  "id": 3
  "doc":
  {
    "title" : "test me"
  }
}'

$index->addDocuments([
        3, ['title' => 'test me']
]);

indexApi.insert({"cluster":"posts","index":"pq_title","id":3"doc":{"title":"test me"}})

res = await indexApi.insert({"cluster":"posts","index":"pq_title","id":3"doc":{"title":"test me"}});

InsertDocumentRequest newdoc = new InsertDocumentRequest();
HashMap<String,Object> doc = new HashMap<String,Object>(){{
    put("title","test me");
}};
newdoc.index("pq_title").cluster("posts").id(3L).setDoc(doc); 
sqlresult = indexApi.insert(newdoc);

Now all such queries that modify indexes in the cluster are replicated to all nodes in the cluster.

To create a replication cluster you should set at least its name.

In case of a single cluster or if the cluster you are creating is the first one path option may be omitted, in this case data_dir option will be used as the cluster path. For all subsequent clusters you need to specify path and this path should be available. nodes option may be also set to enumerate all the nodes in the cluster.

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CREATE CLUSTER posts
CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path
CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path, 'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
CREATE CLUSTER posts
"
POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path
"
POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path, 'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes
"

$params = [
    'cluster' => 'posts',
    ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->create($params);
$params = [
    'cluster' => 'click_query',
    'body' => [
        'path' => '/var/data/click_query/'
    ]    
    ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->create($params);
$params = [
    'cluster' => 'click_query',
    'body' => [
        'path' => '/var/data/click_query/',
        'nodes' => 'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312'
    ]    
    ]
];
$response = $client->cluster()->create($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts')
utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query \'/var/data/click_query/\' as path')
utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query \'/var/data/click_query/\' as path, \'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312\' as nodes')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts');
res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query \'/var/data/click_query/\' as path');
res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query \'/var/data/click_query/\' as path, \'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312\' as nodes');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER posts");
utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path");
utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=CREATE CLUSTER click_query '/var/data/click_query/' as path, 'clicks_mirror1:9312,clicks_mirror2:9312,clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes");

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Response

{u'error': u'', u'total': 0, u'warning': u''}

If a cluster is created without the nodes option, the first node that gets joined to the cluster will be saved as nodes.

To join an existing cluster name and any working node should be set. In case of a single cluster path might be omitted, data_dir will be used as the cluster path. For all subsequent clusters path needs to be set and it should be available.

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JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '10.12.1.35:9312'

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '10.12.1.35:9312'
"

$params = [
  'cluster' => 'posts',
  'body' => [
      '10.12.1.35:9312'
  ]
];
$response = $client->cluster->join($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT \'10.12.1.35:9312\'')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT \'10.12.1.35:9312\'');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER posts AT '10.12.1.35:9312'");

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Response

{u'error': u'', u'total': 0, u'warning': u''}

A node joins a cluster by getting the data from the node provided and, if successful, it updates node lists in all the other cluster nodes similar to ALTER CLUSTER ... UPDATE nodes. This list is used to rejoin nodes to the cluster on restart.

There are two lists of nodes. One is used to rejoin nodes to the cluster on restart, it is updated across all nodes same way as ALTER CLUSTER ... UPDATE nodes does. JOIN CLUSTER does the same update automatically. Cluster status shows this list as cluster_post_nodes_set. The second list is a list of all active nodes used for replication. This list doesn't require manual management. ALTER CLUSTER ... UPDATE nodes actually copies this list of nodes to the list of nodes used to rejoin on restart. Cluster status shows this list as cluster_post_nodes_view.

When nodes are located at different network segments or in different datacenters nodes option may be set explicitly. That allows to minimize traffic between nodes and to use gateway nodes for datacenters intercommunication. The following command joins an existing cluster using the nodes option.

Note: that when this syntax is used, cluster_post_nodes_set list is not updated automatically. Use ALTER CLUSTER ... UPDATE nodes to update it.

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JOIN CLUSTER click_query 'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes

POST /sql -d "mode=raw&query=
JOIN CLUSTER click_query 'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes
"

$params = [
  'cluster' => 'posts',
  'body' => [
      'nodes' => 'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312'
  ]
];
$response = $client->cluster->join($params);

utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER click_query \'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312\' as nodes')

res = await utilsApi.sql('mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER click_query \'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312\' as nodes');

utilsApi.sql("mode=raw&query=JOIN CLUSTER click_query 'clicks_mirror1:9312;clicks_mirror2:9312;clicks_mirror3:9312' as nodes");

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Response

{u'error': u'', u'total': 0, u'warning': u''}

JOIN CLUSTER completes when a node receives all the necessary data to be in sync with all the other nodes in the cluster.

Setting up replication

Replication cluster

name

path

nodes

options

Write statements

Cluster parameters

Cluster with diverged nodes

Replication and cluster

Creating a replication cluster

Joining a replication cluster