Customizing the Calico Universe Framework

The the Calico Universe Framework includes customization options which support more stable deployments when users

Custom etcd

By default, Calico will run etcd in proxy mode on every agent, forwarding requests to http://localhost:2379 to the running etcd cluster launched by Universee, accessible via an SRV entry.

The Calico Universe framework alternatively can be configured to directly connect to an etcd instance launched outside of universe, removing the need for etcd-proxy:

1. Run an etcd cluster across your masters. Follow the official etcd clustering guide for information on how to run a HA etcd cluster.

   For demo purposes, we’ll run one single instance of etcd on our first master (available at http://m1.dcos:2379):

   docker run -d --net=host --name=etcd quay.io/coreos/etcd:v2.0.11 \
   --advertise-client-urls "http://m1.dcos:2379" \
   --listen-client-urls "http://m1.dcos:2379,http://127.0.0.1:2379" \
   

2. Launch the Calico Universe Framework with the following configuration:

   {
     "Etcd Settings": {
       "run-proxy": false,
       "etcd-endpoints": "http://m1.dcos:2379"
     }
   }
   

Configure Docker with Cluster-Store

The Docker engine must be restarted after

Users who want to minimize impact on cluster availability during installation can perform the docker cluster-store configuration manually.

1. On each agent, create or modify /etc/docker/daemon.json with the following content:

   {
    "cluster-store": "etcd://m1.dcos:2379"
   }
   

2. Restart docker:

   systemctl restart docker
   

   Ensure it has picked up the changes:

   docker info | grep -i "cluster store"
   

3. When launching the Calico Universe Framework, disable the Docker Cluster-Store configuration step:

   {
     "Configure Docker Cluster-Store": {
       "enable": false
     }
   }
   

Install the Calico CNI Plugins

Installation of CNI plugins requires a restart of the Mesos-Agent process. Users who want to minimize impact on cluster availability during installation can install the Calico plugin manually by performing the following steps on each agent:

1. Download Calico’s CNI plugin binaries:

   curl -L -o /opt/mesosphere/active/cni/calico  https://github.com/projectcalico/calico-cni/releases/download/v1.5.6/calico
   curl -L -o /opt/mesosphere/active/cni/calico-ipam https://github.com/projectcalico/calico-cni/releases/download/v1.5.6/calico-ipam
   

2. Create a standard Calico CNI network configuration:

   cat <<EOF > /opt/mesosphere/etc/dcos/network/cni/calico.conf
   {
       "name": "calico",
       "type": "calico",
       "ipam": {
           "type": "calico-ipam"
       },
       "etcd_endpoints": "http://m1.dcos:2379"
   }
   

3. When launching the Calico Universe Framework, disable the CNI plugin installation step:

   {
     "Install CNI": {
       "enable": false
     }
   }