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MongoDB on Azure
Agenda• Me / iQmetrix• Architecture• NoSQL databases• MongoDB• 10gen• Running MongoDB in Azure• History, Issues• MMS [if we have time]
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John Woakes
• I work for iQmetrix as a Lead Developer• Started as Cobol programmer• Oracle Developer/DBA• SQL Server and .NET• [email protected]• This is my first presentation – be gentle.
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iQmetrix
• Started in Regina 1999-ish• Vancouver, Winnipeg and Charlotte• Creating Software for the mobile retail
industry• RQ4 – Retail Management System• XQ – Interactive Retail
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Azure Component
• 4 Web Roles – Http API and Console• 3 Worker Roles – MongoDB replica sets• 1 Worker Role – background functions• 1 Azure Queue• Several Service Bus Queues• Blob storage for images/video and backups• Table storage for logs
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Clients
• About 1000 devices• 4 Client customer facing applications• Adplay media player• Browse app for detailed product information• Stream app • iPad Browse
• RQ4 updates prices and quantities
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NoSQL Databases
• Relatively new• Often open source• Designed to work well in the cloud• Scale out not up• Good for big data• Not a replacement for Relational Databases
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NoSQL Databases
• MongoDB - http://www.mongodb.org • CouchDB• RavenDB• BigTable• Cassandra
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Users of MongoDB
• CraigsList• FourSquare• EA• GitHub• Disney• MTV• Loggly
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Why MongoDB?
What uses the most CPU/IO in Relational Databases?• Transactions• Joins
MongoDB is document based (no joins, no transactions)• Documents can contain sub-documents• Can index sub-documents and arrays
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Change the way you think
Important points
• Schema design is very important• There is no schema in MongoDB• Resist Normalization• Uses a memory mapped model• Goes faster with lots of servers and lots of
RAM
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10gen
• CEO developed MongoDB• It is open source and is on GitHub – C++• 10gen http://www.10gen.com/ provides
1. Support2. Training inc. online videos3. Conferences worldwide4. Drivers in lots of languages [including .NET]5. Code and documentation inc. Mongo in
Azure
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• Stores data as bson• Console uses JavaScript and json• 3rd party GUI tools• Database runs as an exe or Windows service• Memory mapped so really needs 64bit OS• User group on Google Groups [busy]• C# driver has LINQ support and full
functionality• Sharding for fast access and huge storage
Main Points
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• Good for terabytes of data and billions of records
• Replica Sets for high availability [auto failover]
• Sharding spreads queries over multiple servers
• Geospatial data and functions• GridFS for storing large binary data
Main Points cont.
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• Microsoft and 10gen worked together to make MongoDB work well in Azure
• Microsoft support and promote MongoDB on Azure
• Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.• 10gen have code and documentation on
their site to run MongoDB on Azure
Azure
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Run mongo on an Azure Virtual Machine• You have to look after the OS and Firewall• You could use Linux or Windows• It is more hands on • If you have a VM already then you can
use that.• Use an Azure Data Drive for persistence
Azure Options
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Use an Azure Worker Role to host MongoDB• PaaS so MS looks after OS• Runs on internal IP addresses so no
Firewall concerns• This is what we use and will now describe
Azure Options
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Original article that got us goinghttp://captaincodeman.com/2010/05/24/mongodb-azure-clouddrive/10gen’s documentationhttp://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/MongoDB+on+Azure+Worker+Roles10gen’s source codehttps://github.com/mongodb/mongo-azure/
Azure Code
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Use Worker Roles to run MongoDBNeed Azure SDK 1.7 [June 2012]Use an Azure Cloud Drive to persist the databaseDownload the MongoDB binaries http://www.mongodb.org/downloads [get the 64bit 2008+]In the worker role ServiceConfiguration file add• <ServiceConfiguration osFamily="2"
osVersion="*"• <Role name="MongoWorker"
vmName="MongoDB">
Azure Code
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Include the MongoDB binaries you need in the Worker Role project [set to content and Copy Always]• mongod.exe – database engine• mongo.exe – console• mongodump.exe – used to backup data• mongorestore.exe – used to restore data• mongostat.exe – useful for real time stats
Azure Code
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Mount a Cloud Drive with Blob storage backingRun the mongod.exe in a Process• Set up command line arguments• Hook up listeners on the std and error
outputs• Start the processOnce the database is running execute the initialize replica set command
Azure Code
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Download the C# driver from NuGetOther role instances in the hosted service can talk to the database with this driver.Use role instance host names when setting up the connection string. Host names are zero based and will follow the pattern NAMEx not 1 based and NAME0x as the doc tell you.
Azure Code
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• Went to PDC about 2 years ago• Got Mongo running on a single instance• Went into production about 1 year ago• Added replica sets about 6 months ago• 4 week iterations – just moved 2 week
History
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• Outages when on one instance• Alpha MongoDB code using replica sets• Azure outage on Service Bus• An unknown outage just this month• Backup data• Make your code resilient as possible• Log everything• Monitor logs and have alerts
Issues
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Very cool and useful free service from 10genInstall a Python Agent on a instance that has access to the MongoDB servers.The agent sends stats data to a 10gen serverYou then login to the MMS dashboard website and monitor your databases in real time.http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/MongoDB+Monitoring+Service
MMS