How to define PVC for specific path in a single node in kubernetes - kubernetes

Question

I am running local k8s cluster and defining PV as hostPath for mysql pods.
Sharing all the configuration details below .
kind: PersistentVolume
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: mysql-pv-volume
labels:
type: local
spec:
storageClassName: manual
capacity:
storage: 2Gi
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
hostPath:
path: "/mnt/data"
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: mysql-pv-claim
spec:
storageClassName: manual
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 2Gi
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: mysql
spec:
ports:
- port: 3306
selector:
app: mysql
clusterIP: None
---
apiVersion: apps/v1 # for versions before 1.9.0 use apps/v1beta2
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: mysql
spec:
selector:
matchLabels:
app: mysql
strategy:
type: Recreate
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: mysql
spec:
containers:
- image: mysql:5.7
name: mysql
env:
# Use secret in real usage
- name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
value: password
ports:
- containerPort: 3306
name: mysql
volumeMounts:
- name: mysql-persistent-storage
mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
volumes:
- name: mysql-persistent-storage
persistentVolumeClaim:
claimName: mysql-pv-claim
The problem I am getting is as mysql pod is running in k8s cluster ,when its deleted and recreate ,it will choose any one of the node and deployed .So mysql hostpath always mounted to specific node .Is it a good idea to fix the node for mysql or any other options are there ?please share if any idea .

Answer 1

you have below choices
Use node selector or node affinity to ensure that pod gets scheduled on the node where the mount is created OR
Use local persistent volumes. it is supported on kubernetes 1.14 and above

Answer 2

Why are you using a PVC and a PV? Actually, for hostPath, you don't even need to create the PV object. It just gets it.
You should use a StatefulSet if you want a pod that is re-created to get the storage it was using the previous one (state).
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
name: web
spec:
selector:
matchLabels:
app: mysql
serviceName: "mysql"
replicas: 1
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: mysql
spec:
terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
containers:
- name: mysql
image: mysql:5.7
env:
- name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
value: password
ports:
- containerPort: 3306
name: mysql
volumeMounts:
- name: mysql-persistent-storage
mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
volumeClaimTemplates:
- metadata:
name: mysql-persistent-storage
spec:
accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
# storageClassName: "standard"
resources:
requests:
storage: 2Gi
This statefulSet fails, but it is a mysql thing. As reference, should serve.