freezer-api 3.0.0.0b2

===========
Freezer API
===========

TOC
===

1. Installation
2. Devstack Plugin
3. Concepts and definitions
4. API registration
5. API routes
6. Backup metadata structure
7. Freezer Client document structure
8. Jobs
9. Actions
10. Sessions
11. Known Issues

1. Installation
===============

1.1 Install required packages
-----------------------------
::

# git clone https://git.openstack.org/openstack/freezer-api.git
# cd freezer-api && sudo python setup.py install

1.2 Install freezer_api
-----------------------
::

# pip install -r requirements.txt

1.3 edit config file
--------------------
::

# sudo cp etc/freezer/freezer-api.conf /etc/freezer/freezer-api.conf
# sudo cp etc/freezer/freezer-paste.ini /etc/freezer/freezer-paste.ini
# sudo vi /etc/freezer/freezer-api.conf
# sudo vi /etc/freezer/freezer-paste.ini


1.4 setup/configure the db
--------------------------
The currently supported db is Elasticsearch. In case you are using a dedicated instance
of the server, you'll need to start it. Depending on the OS flavor it might be a:
::

# service elasticsearch start

or, on systemd::

# systemctl start elasticsearch

Elasticsearch needs to know what type of data each document's field contains.
This information is contained in the "mapping", or schema definition.
Elasticsearch will use dynamic mapping to try to guess the field type from
the basic datatypes available in JSON, but some field's properties have to be
explicitly declared to tune the indexing engine.
To do that, use the freezer-manage command:
::

# freezer-manage db sync

You should have updated your configuration files before doing this step.
freezer-manage has the following options:
- To create the db mappings use the following command::

# freezer-manage db sync

- To update the db mappings using the following command. Update means that you
might have some mappings and you want to update it with a more recent ones ::

# freezer-manage db update

- To remove the db mappings using the following command ::

# freezer-manage db remove

- To print the db mappings using the following command ::

# freezer-manage db show

- To update your settings (number of replicas) all what you need to do is to
change its value in the configuration file and then run the following command ::

# freezer-manage db update-settings

If you provided an invalid number of replicas that will cause problems later on,
so it's highly recommended to make sure that you are using the correct number
of replicas. For more info click here .. _Replicas https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/guide/current/replica-shards.html

- To get information about optional additional parameters::

# freezer-manage -h

- If you want to add any additional parameter like --yes or --erase, they should
be before the db option. Check the following examples:

Wrong Example::

# freezer-manage db sync -y -e

Correct Example::

# freezer-manage -y -e db sync

1.5 run simple instance
-----------------------
::

# freezer-api

1.6 examples running using uwsgi
--------------------------------
::

# uwsgi --http :9090 --need-app --master --module freezer_api.cmd.wsgi:application

# uwsgi --https :9090,foobar.crt,foobar.key --need-app --master --module freezer_api.cmd.wsgi:application


1.7 example running freezer-api with apache2
--------------------------------------------
::

# sudo vi /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/freezer-api.conf

<VirtualHost ...>
WSGIDaemonProcess freezer-api processes=2 threads=2 user=freezer
WSGIProcessGroup freezer-api
WSGIApplicationGroup freezer-api
WSGIScriptAlias / /opt/stack/freezer_api/cmd/wsgi.py

ErrorLog /var/log/freezer-api/freezer-api.log
CustomLog /var/log/freezer-api/freezer-api_access.log combined
LogLevel info

<Directory /opt/stack/freezer_api>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
Require all granted
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
LimitRequestBody 102400
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

2. Devstack Plugin
==================

2.1 Edit local.conf
-------------------

To configure the Freezer API with DevStack, you will need to enable the
freezer-api plugin by adding one line to the [[local|localrc]] section
of your local.conf file::

enable_plugin freezer-api <GITURL> [GITREF]

where::

<GITURL> is the URL of a freezer-api repository
[GITREF] is an optional git ref (branch/ref/tag). The default is master.

For example::

enable_plugin freezer-api https://git.openstack.org/openstack/freezer-api.git master


2.2 Plugin Options
------------------
The plugin makes use of apache2 by default.
To use the *uwsgi* server set the following environment variable::

export FREEZER_API_SERVER_TYPE=uwsgi

The default port is *9090*. To configure the api to listen on a different port
set the variable FREEZER_API_PORT.
For example to make use of port 19090 use::

export FREEZER_API_PORT=19090

For more information, see:
http://docs.openstack.org/developer/devstack/plugins.html


3. Concepts and definitions
===========================

*hostname* is _probably_ going to be the host fqdn.

*backup_id*
defined as "container_hostname_backupname_timestamp_level" uniquely
identifies a backup

*backup_set*
defined as "container_hostname_backupname" identifies a group of related
backups which share the same container,hostname and backupname


4. API registration
===================
::

# keystone user-create --name freezer --pass FREEZER_PWD
# keystone user-role-add --user freezer --tenant service --role admin

# keystone service-create --name freezer --type backup \
--description "Freezer Backup Service"

# keystone endpoint-create \
--service-id $(keystone service-list | awk '/ backup / {print $2}') \
--publicurl http://freezer_api_publicurl:port \
--internalurl http://freezer_api_internalurl:port \
--adminurl http://freezer_api_adminurl:port \
--region regionOne


5. API routes
=============

General
-------
::

GET / List API version
GET /v1 JSON Home document, see http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-nottingham-json-home-03

Backup metadata
---------------
::

GET /v1/backups(?limit,offset) Lists backups
POST /v1/backups Creates backup entry

GET /v1/backups/{backup_id} Get backup details
DELETE /v1/backups/{backup_id} Deletes the specified backup

Freezer clients management
--------------------------
::

GET /v1/clients(?limit,offset) Lists registered clients
POST /v1/clients Creates client entry

GET /v1/clients/{freezerc_id} Get client details
UPDATE /v1/clients/{freezerc_id} Updates the specified client information
DELETE /v1/clients/{freezerc_id} Deletes the specified client information

Freezer jobs management
-----------------------
::

GET /v1/jobs(?limit,offset) Lists registered jobs
POST /v1/jobs Creates job entry

GET /v1/jobs/{jobs_id} Get job details
POST /v1/jobs/{jobs_id} creates or replaces a job entry using the specified job_id
DELETE /v1/jobs/{jobs_id} Deletes the specified job information
PATCH /v1/jobs/{jobs_id} Updates part of the document

Freezer actions management
--------------------------
::

GET /v1/actions(?limit,offset) Lists registered action
POST /v1/actions Creates action entry

GET /v1/actions/{actions_id} Get action details
POST /v1/actions/{actions_id} creates or replaces a action entry using the specified action_id
DELETE /v1/actions/{actions_id} Deletes the specified action information
PATCH /v1/actions/{actions_id} Updates part of the action document

Freezer sessions management
---------------------------
::

GET /v1/sessions(?limit,offset) Lists registered session
POST /v1/sessions Creates session entry

GET /v1/sessions/{sessions_id} Get session details
POST /v1/sessions/{sessions_id} creates or replaces a session entry using the specified session_id
DELETE /v1/sessions/{sessions_id} Deletes the specified session information
PATCH /v1/sessions/{sessions_id} Updates part of the session document

POST /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/action requests actions (e.g. start/end) upon a specific session

PUT /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/jobs/{job_id} adds the job to the session
DELETE /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/jobs/{job_id} adds the job to the session

6. Backup metadata structure
============================
NOTE: sizes are in MB
::

backup_metadata:=
{
"container": string,
"host_name": string, # fqdn, client has to provide consistent information here !
"backup_name": string,
"time_stamp": int,
"level": int,
"max_level": int,
"mode" : string, (fs mongo mysql)
"fs_real_path": string,
"vol_snap_path": string,
"total_broken_links" : int,
"total_fs_files" : int,
"total_directories" : int,
"backup_size_uncompressed" : int,
"backup_size_compressed" : int,
"compression_alg": string, (gzip bzip xz)
"encrypted": bool,
"client_os": string
"broken_links" : [string, string, string],
"excluded_files" : [string, string, string]
"cli": string, equivalent cli used when executing the backup ?
"version": string
}


The api wraps backup_metadata dictionary with some additional information.
It stores and returns the information provided in this form:

::

{
"backup_id": string # container_hostname_backupname_timestamp_level
"user_id": string, # owner of the backup metadata (OS X-User-Id, keystone provided)
"user_name": string # owner of the backup metadata (OS X-User-Name, keystone provided)

"backup_metadata": { #--- actual backup_metadata provided
"container": string,
"host_name": string,
"backup_name": string,
"timestamp": int,
...
}
}


7. Freezer Client document structure
====================================

Identifies a freezer client for the purpose of sending action

client_info document contains information relevant for client identification::

client_info:=
{
"client_id": string actually a concatenation "tenant-id_hostname"
"hostname": string
"description": string
"uuid":
}


client_type document embeds the client_info and adds user_id::

client_type :=
{
"client" : client_info document,
"user_id": string, # owner of the information (OS X-User-Id, keystone provided, added by api)
}


8. Jobs
=======
A job describes a single action to be executed by a freezer client, for example a backup, or a restore.
It contains the necessary information as if they were provided on the command line.

A job is stored in the api together with some metadata information such as:
job_id, user_id, client_id, status, scheduling information etc

Scheduling information enables future/recurrent execution of jobs

::

+---------------------+
| Job |
+---------------------+ job_actions +--------------+
| +---------------->| job_action |
| +job_id | 0..* +--------------+ freezer_action
| +client_id | | +mandatory |-------------+
| +user_id | | +retries | | +----------------+
| +description | job_schedule +--------------+ +->| freezer_action |
| +---------------+ +----------------+
| | | +-------------------+
+---------------------+ +-->| job schedule dict |
+-------------------+


job document structure::

"job": {
"job_action": { parameters for freezer to execute a specific action }
"job_schedule": { scheduling information }
"job_id": string
"client_id": string
"user_id": string
"description": string
}

"job_actions":
[
{
"freezer_action" :
{
"action" : string
"mode" : string
"src_file" : string
"backup_name" : string
"container" : string
...
},
"mandatory": False,
"max_retries": 3,
"max_retry_interval": 60
},
{
"freezer_action" :
{
...
},
"mandatory": False,
"max_retries": 3,
"max_retry_interval": 60

}
]

"job_schedule": {
"time_created": int (timestamp)
"time_started": int (timestamp)
"time_ended": int (timestamp)
"status": string ["stop", "scheduled", "running", "aborting", "removed"]
"event": string ["", "stop", "start", "abort", "remove"]
"result": string ["", "success", "fail", "aborted"]

SCHEDULING TIME INFORMATION
}


8.1 Scheduling Time Information
-------------------------------

Three types of scheduling can be identified:
* date - used for single run jobs
* interval - periodic jobs, providing an interval value
* cron-like jobs

Each type has specific parameters which can be given.

8.1.1 date scheduling
---------------------
::

"schedule_date": : datetime isoformat

8.1.2 interval scheduling
-------------------------
::

"schedule_interval" : "continuous", "N weeks" / "N days" / "N hours" / "N minutes" / "N seconds"

"schedule_start_date" : datetime isoformat
"schedule_end_date" : datetime isoformat

8.1.3 cron-like scheduling
--------------------------
::

"schedule_year" : 4 digit year
"schedule_month" : 1-12
"schedule_day" : 1-31
"schedule_week" : 1-53
"schedule_day_of_week": 0-6 or string mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,sun
"schedule_hour" : 0-23
"schedule_minute" : 0-59
"schedule_second" : 0-59

"schedule_start_date" : datetime isoformat
"schedule_end_date" : datetime isoformat

8.2 Job examples
----------------

example backup freezer_action::

"freezer_action": {
"action" : "backup"
"mode" : "fs"
"src_file" : "/home/tylerdurden/project_mayhem"
"backup_name" : "project_mayhem_backup"
"container" : "my_backup_container"
"max_backup_level" : int
"always_backup_level": int
"restart_always_backup": int
"no_incremental" : bool
"encrypt_pass_file" : private_key_file
"log_file" : "/var/log/freezer.log"
"hostname" : false
"max_cpu_priority" : false
}

example restore freezer_action::

"freezer_action": {
"action": "restore"
"restore-abs-path": "/home/tylerdurden/project_mayhem"
"container" : "my_backup_container"
"backup-name": "project_mayhem_backup"
"restore-from-host": "another_host"
"max_cpu_priority": true
}


example scheduled backup job.
job will be executed once at the provided datetime::

"job": {
"job_actions":
[
{
"freezer_action":
{
"action" : "backup",
"mode" : "fs",
"src_file" : "/home/tylerdurden/project_mayhem",
"backup_name" : "project_mayhem_backup",
"container" : "my_backup_container",
}
"exit_status": "fail|success"
"max_retries": int,
"max_retries_interval": secs,
"mandatory": bool
},
{
action
...
},
{
action
...
}
],
"job_schedule":
{
"time_created": 1234,
"time_started": 1234,
"time_ended": 0,
"status": "stop | scheduled | running",
"schedule_date": "2015-06-02T16:20:00",
}
"job_id": "blabla",
"client_id": "blabla",
"user_id": "blabla",
"description": "scheduled one shot",
}


"job": {
"job_actions":
[ ... ],
"job_schedule":
{
"time_created": 1234,
"time_started": 1234,
"time_ended": 0,

"status": "stop",
"event": "start"
"schedule_interval" : "1 day"
"schedule_start_date" : "2015-06-02T16:20:00"
},
"job_id": "blabla",
"client_id": "blabla",
"user_id": "blabla",
"description": "daily backup",
}


multiple scheduling choices allowed::

"job": {
"job_actions":
[ ... ],
"job_schedule":
{
"time_created": 1234,
"time_started": 1234,
"time_ended": 0,
"status": "scheduled"
"schedule_month" : "1-6, 9-12"
"schedule_day" : "mon, wed, fri"
"schedule_hour": "03"
"schedule_minute": "25"
}
"job_id": "blabla",
"client_id": "blabla",
"user_id": "blabla",
"description": "daily backup",
}


Finished job with result::

"job": {
"job_actions": [ ... ],
"job_schedule":
{
"time_created": 1234,
"time_started": 1234,
"time_ended": 4321,
"status": "stop",
"event": "",
"result": "success",
"schedule_time": "2015-06-02T16:20:00"
},
"job_id": "blabla",
"client_id": "blabla",
"user_id": "blabla",
"description": "one shot job",
}


8.2 Actions default value
-------------------------

It is possible to define properties that span across multiple actions
This allow not to rewrite values that might be the same in multiple actions.
If properties are specifically set in one action, then the specified value is the one used.

Example::

"job": {
"action_defaults": {
"log_file": "/tmp/freezer_tmp_log",
"container": "my_backup_container"
},
"job_actions": [{
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user1/file",
"backup_name": "user1_backup"
}
}, {
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user2/file",
"backup_name": "user2_backup"
}
}, {
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user3/file",
"backup_name": "user2_backup",
"log_file": "/home/user3/specific_log_file"
}
}],
"description": "scheduled one shot"
}


Is Equivalent to::

"job": {
"job_actions": [{
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user1/file",
"backup_name": "user1_backup",
"log_file": "/tmp/freezer_tmp_log",
"container": "my_backup_container"
}
}, {
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user2/file",
"backup_name": "user2_backup",
"log_file": "/tmp/freezer_tmp_log",
"container": "my_backup_container"
}
}, {
"freezer_action": {
"action": "backup",
"mode": "fs",
"src_file": "/home/user3/file",
"backup_name": "user2_backup",
"log_file": "/home/user3/specific_log_file",
"container": "my_backup_container"
}
}],
"description": "scheduled one shot"
}


9 Actions
=========
Actions are stored only to facilitate the assembling of different actions into jobs in the web UI.
They are not directly used by the scheduler.
They are stored in this structure:
::

{
"freezer_action": {
"action": string,
"backup_name": string,
....
},
"mandatory": bool,
"max_retries": int,
"max_retries_interval": int

"action_id": string,
"user_id": string
}


9. Sessions
===========
A session is a group of jobs which share the same scheduling time. A session is identified
by its **session_id** and has a numeric tag (**session_tag**) which is incremented each time that a new session
is started.
The purpose of the *session_tag* is that of identifying a group of jobs which have been executed
together and which therefore represent a snapshot of a distributed system.

When a job is added to a session, the scheduling time of the session is copied into the
job data structure, so that any job belonging to the same session will start at the same time.


10.1 Session Data Structure
---------------------------
::

session =
{
"session_id": string,
"session_tag": int,
"description": string,
"hold_off": int (seconds),
"schedule": { scheduling information, same as jobs },
"jobs": { 'job_id_1': {
"client_id": string,
"status": string,
"result": string
"time_started": int (timestamp),
"time_ended": int (timestamp),
},
'job_id_2': {
"client_id": string,
"status": string,
"result": string
"time_started": int (timestamp),
"time_ended": int (timestamp),
}
}
"time_start": int timestamp,
"time_end": int timestamp,
"time_started": int (timestamp),
"time_ended": int (timestamp),
"status": string "completed" "running",
"result": string "success" "fail",
"user_id": string
}

10.2 Session actions
--------------------
When the freezer scheduler running on a node wants to start a session,
it sends a POST request to the following endpoint: ::

POST /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/action

The body of the request bears the action and parameters

10.2.1 Session START action
---------------------------
::

{
"start": {
"job_id": "JOB_ID_HERE",
"current_tag": 22
}
}

Example of a successful response: ::

{
'result': 'success',
'session_tag': 23
}

10.2.2 Session STOP action
--------------------------
::

{
"end": {
"job_id": "JOB_ID_HERE",
"current_tag": 23,
"result": "success|fail"
}
}

10.3 Session-Job association
----------------------------

PUT /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/jobs/{job_id} adds the job to the session
DELETE /v1/sessions/{sessions_id}/jobs/{job_id} adds the job to the session

11. Known Issues
================

11.1 Versions of falcon < 0.1.8
-------------------------------
Versions of `falcon <https://falconframework.org/>`_ prior to 0.1.8 (to be precise,
before `this commit <https://github.com/falconry/falcon/commit/8805eb400e62f74ef548a39a597a0ac5948cd57e>`_)
do not have support for error handlers, which are used internally by freezer-api
to specify the outcomes of various actions.

The absence of this error handling support means that freezer-api **will not start**
on systems running the following, otherwise supported stable versions of
falcon:

* 0.1.6
* 0.1.7

falcon 0.1.8, which was released on Jan 14, 2014, and all newer versions support
this functionality.