MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator kubectl and oc Installation Settings

To provide optional settings, edit the YAML file that corresponds to your deployment type in the directory where you cloned the Kubernetes Operator repository:

Vanilla Kubernetes using kubectl: mongodb-enterprise.yaml
OpenShift using oc: mongodb-enterprise-openshift.yaml

If the setting that you want to add doesn't exist in the YAML file, add it as a new array of key-value pair mappings in the spec.template.spec.containers.name.env. collection:

Set the value of the spec.template.spec.containers.name.env.name key to the setting's name.
Set the value of the spec.template.spec.containers.name.env.value key to the setting's value.

To fill in values for container images, see Container Images.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-init-appdb-ubi

AGENT_IMAGE

URL of the repository from which the Kubernetes Operator downloads the MongoDB Agent image for non-static database deployments. Include the MongoDB Agent version. To learn more, see Container Images.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: AGENT_IMAGE
11                value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-agent-ubi:<version>

APPDB_AGENT_VERSION

Version of the image that contains the MongoDB Agent that the Application Database uses.

The default value is 10.2.15.5958-1_4.2.11-ent.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: APPDB_AGENT_VERSION
11               value: 10.2.15.5958-1_4.2.11-ent

APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the Kubernetes Operator downloads the Application Database image.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11                value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-appdb-ubi

CLUSTER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT

Time, in seconds, the Kubernetes Operator attempts to connect to a cluster's Kubernetes API server endpoint. This timeout is set for all Kubernetes clusters in multi-Kubernetes cluster MongoDB deployments. If the Kubernetes Operator doesn't get a response from the Kubernetes API server within the specified time, it logs the cluster's status as "unhealthy". To learn more, see Troubleshooting Kubernetes Clusters.

The default value is 10.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: CLUSTER_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
11               value: 10

DATABASE_VERSION

Version of the MongoDB Enterprise Database image that the Kubernetes Operator deploys.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: DATABASE_VERSION
11               value: 1.26

IMAGE_PULL_POLICY

Pull policy for the MongoDB Enterprise database image the Kubernetes Operator deploys.

The Kubernetes Operator accepts the following values: Always, IfNotPresent, Never.

The default value is Always.

INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the initContainer image that contains the Application Database start-up scripts and the readiness probe is downloaded.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4        serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5          containers:
6            - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7              image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8              imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9              env:
10                - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11                  value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-init-appdb-ubi

INIT_APPDB_VERSION

Version of the initContainer image that contains the Application Database start-up scripts and the readiness probe.

The default value is 1.26.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: INIT_APPDB_VERSION
11               value: 1.26

INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the initContainer image that contains the MongoDB Agent start-up scripts and the readiness probe is downloaded.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-init-database-ubi

INIT_DATABASE_VERSION

Version of the initContainer image that contains the MongoDB Agent start-up scripts and the readiness probe.

The default value is 1.26.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: INIT_DATABASE_VERSION
11               value: 1.26

INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the initContainer image that contains the Ops Manager start-up scripts and the readiness probe is downloaded.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10            - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11              value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-init-ops-manager-ubi

INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION

Version of the initContainer image that contains the Ops Manager start-up scripts and the readiness probe.

The default value is 1.26.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4         serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10               - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION
11                 value: 1.26

MANAGED_SECURITY_CONTEXT

Flag that determines whether or not the Kubernetes Operator inherits the securityContext settings that your Kubernetes cluster manages.

This value must be true if you want to run the Kubernetes Operator in OpenShift or in a restrictive environment.

The default value is false.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: MANAGED_SECURITY_CONTEXT
11               value: false

The default value is true.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: MANAGED_SECURITY_CONTEXT
11               value: true

MDB_AGENT_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the Kubernetes Operator downloads the MongoDB Agent image for database deployments. To learn more, see Container Images.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: MDB_AGENT_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11                value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-agent-ubi

MDB_APPDB_ASSUME_OLD_FORMAT

In Kubernetes Operator 1.20, the container registry changed for the application database image and the images use a new tag suffix. When you upgrade the Kubernetes Operator, the Kubernetes Operator automatically updates the earlier suffix, -ent, for all images that reference the new container registry to -ubi8 or the suffix set in MDB_IMAGE_TYPE or mongodb.imageType.

For example, the Kubernetes Operator changes quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:4.4.5-ent to quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:4.4.5-ubi8.

To stop the Kubernetes Operator from automatically updating the suffix, set MDB_APPDB_ASSUME_OLD_FORMAT or mongodb.appdbAssumeOldFormat to true. For example, you might want to stop the automatic suffix change if you're mirroring this image from your own repository.

The default value is false, which automatically updates the image suffix.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: MDB_APPDB_ASSUME_OLD_FORMAT
11               value: false

MDB_AUTOMATIC_RECOVERY_ENABLE

Flag that determines whether or not the Kubernetes Operator enables automatic recovery for MongoDB resources per Pod.

The default value is true.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4         serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: MDB_AUTOMATIC_RECOVERY_ENABLE
11                value: false

MDB_AUTOMATIC_RECOVERY_BACKOFF_TIME_S

Number of seconds that a custom resource can remain in a Pending or Failed state before the Kubernetes Operator automatically recovers your MongoDB resources.

The default value is 1200 seconds (20 minutes).

To disable automatic recovery, set the MDB_AUTOMATIC_RECOVERY_ENABLE environment variable to false.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4         serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: MDB_AUTOMATIC_RECOVERY_BACKOFF_TIME_S
11                value: 3600

MDB_DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE

Determines the container architecture used by all your deployments:

The default non-static containers that download the MongoDB binary at runtime, or
Static Containers (Public Preview) that are immutable at runtime.

To enable static containers for a single deployment, use metadata.annotations.mongodb.com/v1.architecture in the MongoDB resource instead.

The default is non-static.

To enable static containers, set to static.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4         serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: MDB_DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE
11                value: static

MDB_IMAGE_TYPE

The suffix of the application database image.

For example, the Kubernetes Operator changes quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:4.4.5-ent to quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:4.4.5-ubi8.

The default is -ubi8.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: MDB_IMAGE_TYPE
11               value: ubi8

MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE

URL of the MongoDB Enterprise Database image that the Kubernetes Operator deploys.

1 spec:
2   template:
3      spec:
4         serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5         containers:
6           - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7             image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8             imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9             env:
10              - name: MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE
11                value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-database-ubi

OPERATOR_ENV

Label for the Kubernetes Operators deployment environment. This value affects the default timeouts and the logging level and format:

If the value is	Log Level is set to	Log Format is set to
`dev`	debug	text
`prod`	info	json

The default value is prod.

MDB_MAX_CONCURRENT_RECONCILES

The number of concurrent reconciliation processes the Kubernetes Operator can perform.

Example

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - env:
7           - name: MDB_MAX_CONCURRENT_RECONCILES
8             value: "10"

OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY

Pull policy for the Ops Manager images the Kubernetes Operator deploys.

The Kubernetes Operator accepts the following values: Always, IfNotPresent, and Never.

The default value is Always.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
11               value: Always

OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY

URL of the repository from which the image for an Ops Manager resource is downloaded.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10            - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11              value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager-ubi

READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_BACKUPS

The number of rotated readiness.log backup files maintained by the Readiness Probe.

The default value is 5.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10            - name: READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_BACKUPS
11              value: 1

READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_MAX_SIZE

The maximum size of the readiness.log file in MB.

The default value is 100.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10            - name: READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_MAX_SIZE
11              value: 125

READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_MAX_AGE

The maximum number of days to retain rotated readiness.log files, starting with the date in the file timestamp. If set to 0, the Kubernetes Operator doesn't remove readiness.log files on the basis of age, instead relying on READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_BACKUPS to determine retention.

The default value is 0.

1 spec:
2   template:
3     spec:
4       serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5       containers:
6         - name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7           image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8           imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9           env:
10            - name: READINESS_PROBE_LOGGER_MAX_AGE
11              value: 3

WATCH_NAMESPACE

Namespaces that the Kubernetes Operator watches for MongoDB resource changes. If this namespace differs from the default, ensure that the Kubernetes Operator ServiceAccount can access this namespace.

To watch all namespaces, specify * and assign the ClusterRole to the mongodb-enterprise-operator ServiceAccount that you use to run the Kubernetes Operator.
To watch a subset of all namespaces, specify them in a comma-separated list, escape each comma with a backslash, and surround the list in quotes, such as "operator.watchNamespace=ns1\,ns2".

Watching a subset of namespaces is useful in deployments where a single Kubernetes Operator instance watches a different cluster resource type. For example, you can configure the Kubernetes Operator to watch MongoDB resources in one subset of namespaces, and to watch MongoDBMultiCluster resources in another subset of namespaces. To avoid race conditions during resource reconciliation, for each custom resource type that you want the Kubernetes Operator to watch, ensure that you set scope to a distinct subset of namespaces.

Important

To deploy Ops Manager and MongoDB resources to one or more namespaces other than the one where you deploy the Kubernetes Operator, see Set Scope for MongoDB Enterprise Kubernetes Operator Deployment for values you must use and additional steps you might have to perform.

The default value is <metadata.namespace>.

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1	spec:
2	template:
3	spec:
4	serviceAccountName: mongodb-enterprise-operator
5	containers:
6	- name: mongodb-enterprise-operator
7	image: <operatorVersionUrl>
8	imagePullPolicy: <policyChoice>
9	env:
10	- name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
11	value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-init-appdb-ubi