Chapter 2. Configure resource requests and limits for GitOps plugin components


You can configure CPU and memory resource requests and limits for the GitOps console plugin and its backend cluster components. Resource allocation is controlled through the GitOpsService custom resource (CR) and can be modified during creation or update. The GitOpsService controller reconciles both the backend and plugin resources. You can define separate or identical resource configurations for each component depending on your requirements.

2.1. Enabling the GitOpsService custom resource

To enable resource configuration for the GitOps plugin components, specify the .spec.consolePlugin.backend.resources field for the backend component and the .spec.consolePlugin.gitopsPlugin.resources field for the GitOps console plugin. The resources section defines the requests (minimum resources) and limits (maximum resources) for each component.

Prerequisites

  • You have logged in to the OpenShift Container Platform cluster as an administrator.
  • You have installed the Red Hat OpenShift GitOps Operator on your OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

Procedure

  1. Get the GitOpsService CR by running the following command.

    $ oc get gitopsservice -A

    Example output:

    NAMESPACE          NAME      AGE
    openshift-gitops   cluster   5d
  2. Edit the GitOpsService CR by running the following command.

    $ oc edit gitopsservice cluster -n openshift-gitops
  3. In the .spec.consolePlugin section, add the .backend.resources and .gitopsPlugin.resources fields. These sections define requests and limits for CPU and memory.

    Example configuration:

    apiVersion: pipelines.openshift.io/v1alpha1
    kind: GitOpsService
    metadata:
      name: cluster
    spec:
      consolePlugin:
        backend:
          resources:
            limits:
              cpu: 100m
              memory: 1Gi
            requests:
              cpu: 100m
              memory: 1Gi
        gitopsPlugin:
          resources:
            limits:
              cpu: 200m
              memory: 2Gi
            requests:
              cpu: 100m
              memory: 1Gi
  4. Save and exit the editor.

    After you update the GitOpsService CR, the GitOpsService controller applies the specified resource requests and limits to the backend and the GitOps plugin components.

Verification

To verify that the resource requests and limits have been applied:

  1. Verify the resource configuration:

    $ oc describe pod <pod-name> -n openshift-gitops

    Look for the Limits and Requests sections in the output and ensure they match your configuration.

2.2. Behavior of resource configuration

The following information describes how the GitOpsService controller applies resource values defined in the GitOpsService custom resource (CR).

  • Specified values: When you define resource values in the GitOpsService CR, the GitOpsService controller applies those values only to the components you specify. For example, if you configure resource limits only for the backend, those values apply to the backend deployment and not to the plugin.
  • Default values: If you do not define any resource values in the GitOpsService custom resource, the GitOpsService controller applies default values to all components.
Table 2.1. Default resource values
ComponentRequest CPURequest MemoryLimit CPULimit Memory

Backend

250m

128Mi

500m

256Mi

GitOps plugin

250m

128Mi

500m

256Mi

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