AliCloud Redis Instance

Deploys an Alibaba Cloud Redis (KVStore) instance for managed in-memory caching, session management, and real-time data processing. Supports both Redis and Memcache engines, with Redis as the default.

What Gets Created

When you deploy an AliCloudRedisInstance resource, OpenMCF provisions:

• KVStore Instance -- an alicloud_kvstore_instance with the selected engine version, instance class, and network placement

Prerequisites

• Alibaba Cloud credentials configured via environment variables or OpenMCF provider config
• A VSwitch -- the Redis instance is placed in a VSwitch (create one with AliCloudVswitch)
• The VSwitch's VPC and availability zone determine the instance's network placement

Quick Start

Create a file redis-instance.yaml:

apiVersion: ali-cloud.openmcf.org/v1
kind: AliCloudRedisInstance
metadata:
  name: my-redis
spec:
  region: cn-hangzhou
  instanceClass: redis.master.small.default
  password: "${REDIS_PASSWORD}"
  vswitchId:
    valueFrom:
      name: my-app-vswitch

Deploy:

openmcf apply -f redis-instance.yaml

This creates a Redis 7.0 instance with the default PostPaid billing and VPC password authentication.

Configuration Reference

Required Fields

Optional Fields

Stack Outputs

After deployment, the following outputs are available in status.outputs:

Related Components

• AliCloudVswitch -- VSwitch where the Redis instance is placed
• AliCloudVpc -- VPC that provides network isolation
• AliCloudSecurityGroup -- Network security rules for instance access
• AliCloudKmsKey -- Customer-managed key for TDE encryption
• AliCloudPrivateDnsZone -- Private DNS resolution for the instance endpoint