Attaching a GridGain 8 Cluster
This page explains how to attach a GridGain 8 cluster to Control Center. You can attach as many clusters as your license supports. Control Center allows you to switch between clusters at will.
The following diagram illustrates how Control Center interacts with the cluster and the web browser.
Enabling the Control Center Module
The connection between the cluster and Control Center is initiated from the cluster side.
For this to happen, you need to enable the control-center-agent module in the cluster.
The module must be enabled on all server nodes.
If you plan to connect client nodes to your cluster, enable the module on the client nodes as well.
Otherwise, you will get the following exception on the client node:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.gridgain.control.agent.configuration.ControlCenterAgentConfigurationDepending on how you deploy your cluster, you can enable the module in different ways:
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If you start nodes from the distribution package by executing
ignite.sh, copy the{GRIDGAIN_HOME}/libs/optional/control-center-agentfolder to{GRIDGAIN_HOME}/libs/. -
If you start nodes using Maven, see this section for the information on how to enable modules.
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If you use a GridGain Docker image, see Enabling Modules.
When you start your cluster with the Control Center Agent enabled, you can use the management.sh script to enable and disable management functions for the cluster.
The management script is located in the bin directory of the distribution package. Detailed descriptions are available in the Command Line Options page.
As the cluster tries to connect to Control Center, you should see the following messages in the console output of the coordinator node (the oldest node in the cluster):
If you have no Control Center URI configured, or if you want to use a URL different from the one you have configured, copy the link (URL + token) and paste it into your browser.
Alternatively, copy the connection token and perform the Attaching the Cluster to Control Center procedure.
Attaching the Cluster to Control Center
To attach the cluster to Control Center:
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Click the + icon on the Control Center toolbar.
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In he Attach cluster dialog that opens, select the GridGain 8 tab.
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In the Connection token field, enter the token you have generated while Enabling the Control Center Module .
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Click Continue.
If the cluster is found and the token is successfully validated, the success notification appears in the dialog.
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Click Attach.
The attached cluster displays in the My cluster screen.
Configuring Your Cluster
The following procedures are optional.
Enabling Metrics
Control Center collects metrics from the cluster nodes that are running. Most metrics are available by default, but some metrics must be enabled in the cluster before you can view them in Control Center.
You can enable metrics in two ways:
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In the cluster configuration, or
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Via JMX Beans at runtime
Refer to this page for details.
Enabling Tracing
You can enable tracing capabilities and view traces in Control Center in two ways:
Control Center URI
The Control Center URI is the URI where the GridGain Control Center is running. Your cluster must know that URI to be able to establish connection with Control Center.
When started with "control-center-agent" enabled, the cluster tries to connect to the following URLs:
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http://localhost:3000 -
https://portal.gridgain.com
If connection to one of the addresses is established, you should see the following messages in the output of the coordinator node:
If you run an on-premise Control Center instance, set its URI by using the management script:
{GRIDGAIN_HOME}/bin/management.sh --uri https://control_center_uri:3000The management script also generates the token required for connecting the cluster to Control Center. See Connecting a Cluster.
You can also set the URI in the GridGain system properties: -Dcontrol.center.agent.uris=https://portal-test.gridgain.com.
Assigning Cluster Name
You can assign a user-friendly name to your cluster. The name is displayed in Control Center. Use the following command to assign a name:
{IGNITE_HOME}/bin/control.sh --change-tag newTagValue [--yes]If you don’t set the cluster name, the auto-generated cluster name is displayed instead.
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