General questions about Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™

• What is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?

• What part of database management and maintenance is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ responsible for?

• Which tasks are best addressed using Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™, and which using VMs with databases?

• What is a database host and database cluster?

• How do I get started with Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?

• How many database hosts can there be in one cluster?

• How can I access a running DB host?

• How many clusters can I create within a single cloud?

• How are DB clusters maintained?

• Which Valkey™ version does Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ use?

• What happens when a new DBMS version is released?

• What happens when a DBMS version becomes deprecated?

• How do you calculate usage cost for a database host?

• How can I change the computing resources and storage size for a database cluster?

• How do I fix the Maximum number of hosts reached error when adding a host to the cluster?

• Is database host backup enabled by default?

• When are backups performed? Is a database cluster available during a backup?

• What metrics and processes can be tracked using monitoring?

• How do I set up an alert that triggers as soon as a certain percentage of disk space has been used up?

• How do I get the logs of my actions in the services?

• Why is the cluster slow even though the computing resources are not used fully?

• Can I connect to cluster hosts via SSH or get superuser permissions on hosts?

• What do I do if I get the revocation check error when using PowerShell to obtain an SSL certificate?

What is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?What is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?

Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ is a service that helps you create, operate, and scale Valkey™ databases in a cloud infrastructure.

With Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™, you can:

• Create a database with the performance parameters tailored to your needs.
• Scale your processing power and storage size allocated to your databases as needed.
• Get database logs.

Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ takes over time-consuming Valkey™ infrastructure administration tasks:

• Monitors resource usage.
• Automatically creates DB backups.
• Provides fault tolerance through automatic failover to backup replicas.
• Keeps database software updated.

You work with a Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ database cluster as if it were a regular database in your local infrastructure This allows you to manage internal database settings to meet your app requirements.

What is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ share of database management and maintenance work?What is Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ share of database management and maintenance work?

When you create clusters, Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ allocates resources, installs the DBMS, and creates databases.

For the created and running databases, Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ automatically creates backups and applies fixes and updates to the DBMS.

Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ also enables data replication between database hosts (both within and across availability zones) and automatically fails over to a backup replica if a failure occurs.

Be mindful of what is what is controlled by the service, and what by the Yandex Cloud customer. Understanding these control zones will help you use your cloud resources effectively and avoid potential database-related problems. For more information, see Zones of control between managed database (MDB) service users and Yandex Cloud.

Not sure whether to use Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ or VMs running databases?Not sure whether to use Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ or VMs running databases?

Yandex Cloud offers two ways to work with databases:

• Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™: Enables you to operate template databases without needing to manage their administration.
• Yandex Compute Cloud VM: Enables you to create and configure your own databases. With this approach, you can use any database management systems, access databases via SSH, and more.

What is a database host and database cluster?What is a database host and database cluster?

A database host is an isolated database environment in the cloud infrastructure with dedicated computing resources and reserved data storage.

A database cluster is one or more database hosts with the option to configure replication.

How do I get started with Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?How do I get started with Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™?

Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ is available to all registered Yandex Cloud users.

To create a database cluster in Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™, you need to define its parameters:

• Host class (performance parameters, such as CPUs, RAM, etc.).
• Disk type and size (reserved in full when creating a cluster).
• Network your cluster will be connected to.
• Number of hosts for your cluster and availability zone for each host.

For more information, see Getting started.

How many database hosts can there be in one cluster?How many database hosts can there be in one cluster?

The minimum number of hosts per cluster depends on the following:

• Selected platform and host class.
• Selected disk type.
• Whether you enabled sharding when creating a cluster.

The maximum number of hosts in a cluster is only limited by the requested computing resources and the size of the storage for the cluster.

For more information, see Quotas and limits.

How can I access a running DB host?How can I access a running DB host?

You can connect to Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ databases using standard DBMS methods. However, there is one exception: Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ hosts can only be accessed from Yandex Cloud VMs connected to the same network.

How many clusters can I create within a single cloud?How many clusters can I create within a single cloud?

For more information on MDB technical and organizational limitations, see Quotas and limits.

How are DB clusters maintained?How are DB clusters maintained?

In Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™, maintenance implies:

• Automatic installation of DBMS updates and fixes for DB hosts (including disabled clusters).
• Changes to the host class and storage size.
• Other Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ maintenance activities.

For more information, see Maintenance.

Which Valkey™ version does Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ use?Which Valkey™ version does Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ use?

Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ supports Valkey™ versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, or 9.0.

What happens when a new DBMS version is released?What happens when a new DBMS version is released?

The database software is updated when new minor versions are released. Owners of the affected DB clusters are notified of an expected maintenance period and DB availability in advance.

What happens when a DBMS version becomes deprecated?What happens when a DBMS version becomes deprecated?

One month after the database version becomes deprecated, Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ automatically sends email notifications to the owners of DB clusters created with this version.

New hosts can no longer be created using deprecated DBMS versions. Database clusters are automatically upgraded to the next supported version seven days after notification for minor versions and one month after notification for major versions. Deprecated major versions are going to be upgraded even if you have disabled automatic updates.

How do you calculate usage cost for a database host?How do you calculate usage cost for a database host?

In Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™, the usage cost is calculated based on the following:

• Selected host class.
• Size of the storage reserved for the database host.
• Size of the database cluster backups. Backup size equal to the storage size is free of charge. Backup storage that exceeds this size is charged based on the pricing policy.
• Database host uptime in hours. Partial hours are rounded up to the nearest whole hour. You can find the cost per hour data for each host class in the Pricing policy section.

How can I change the computing resources and storage size for a database cluster?How can I change the computing resources and storage size for a database cluster?

You can change computing resources and storage size in the management console. All you need to do is choose a different host class for the required cluster.

The cluster settings update within 30 minutes. This period may also include other cluster maintenance activities, such as installing updates.

How do I fix the error when adding a host to the cluster?How do I fix the Maximum number of hosts reached error when adding a host to the cluster?

This error occurs when adding a host to the Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ cluster with the b2.medium or b3-c1-m4 host class. In this case, change the host class. The cluster will become unavailable for about five to seven minutes. Then, add a host to the cluster.

Clusters with the b2.medium or b3-c1-m4 host class may contain only one host per cluster or shard. If you want to save a host class, after changing the class, you can add the host with the configuration you need and delete the previous host. Then, change the host class back to the initial one.

Is database host backup enabled by default?Is database host backup enabled by default?

Yes, backup is enabled by default. For Valkey™, a full backup takes place once a day and saves all DB cluster transaction logs. This allows you to restore the cluster state to any point in time during the backup storage period, except for the last 30 seconds.

By default, backups are stored for seven days.

When are backups created? Is a database cluster available during backup?When are backups created? Is a database cluster available during backup?

The backup window is an interval during which a full daily backup of the DB cluster is performed. The backup window is from 01:00 to 05:00 (UTC+3).

Clusters remain fully accessible during the backup window.

What metrics and processes can be tracked using monitoring?What metrics and processes can be tracked using monitoring?

For all DBMS types, you can monitor:

• CPU, memory, network, or disk usage, in absolute terms.
• Memory, network, and disk usage as a percentage of the set limits for the relevant cluster host class.
• Amount of data in a DB cluster and the remaining free space in your data storage.

For DB hosts, you can monitor metrics specific to their type of DBMS. For example, for Valkey™, you can monitor:

• Average query execution time.
• Number of queries per second.
• Number of errors in logs, and more.

Monitoring can be performed with a minimum granularity of five seconds.

How do I set up an alert that triggers as soon as a certain percentage of disk space has been used up?How do I set up an alert that triggers as soon as a certain percentage of disk space has been used up?

Create an alert with the disk.used_bytes metric in Yandex Monitoring. This metric shows the disk space usage in the Yandex Managed Service for Valkey™ cluster.

For disk.used_bytes, use notification thresholds. The recommended values are as follows:

• Alarm: 90% of disk space
• Warning: 80% of disk space

Thresholds are set in bytes only. For example, the recommended values for a 100 GB disk are as follows:

• Alarm: 96636764160 bytes (90%).
• Warning: 85899345920 bytes (80%).

Does the service meet the requirements of the Russian Federation Federal Law 152-FZ on personal data?Does the service meet the requirements of the Russian Federation Federal Law 152-FZ on personal data?

Yes, it does. You can read the full security audit conclusion here.

Can I get logs of my operations in Yandex Cloud?Can I get logs of my operations in Yandex Cloud?

Yes, you can request information about operations with your resources from Yandex Cloud logs. Do it by contacting support.

What is the retention period for logs?What is the retention period for logs?

Cluster logs are stored for 30 days.

Why is my cluster slow even though there are still some computing resources to spare?Why is my cluster slow even though there are still some computing resources to spare?

Your storage may have insufficient maximum IOPS and bandwidth to process the current number of requests. In this case, throttling occurs, which degrades the entire cluster performance.

The maximum IOPS and bandwidth values increase by a fixed value when the storage size increases by a certain step. The step and increment values depend on the disk type:

To increase the maximum IOPS and bandwidth values and make throttling less likely, increase the storage size when updating your cluster.

Consider switching to a faster disk type by restoring the cluster from a backup.

Can I connect to cluster hosts over SSH or get superuser privileges on hosts?Can I connect to cluster hosts over SSH or get superuser privileges on hosts?

You cannot connect to hosts via SSH. This is done for the sake of security and user cluster fault tolerance because direct changes inside a host can render it completely inoperable.

What should I do if I get a revocation check error when using PowerShell to obtain an SSL certificate?What should I do if I get a revocation check error when using PowerShell to obtain an SSL certificate?

Here is the full text of the error:

curl: (35) schannel: next InitializeSecurityContext failed: Unknown error (0x80092012)
The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate

This means, when connecting to the website, the service was unable to check whether or not its certificate was listed among revoked ones.

To fix this error:

• Make sure the corporate network settings do not block the check.

• Run the following command with the --ssl-no-revoke parameter:

  mkdir $HOME\.redis; curl.exe --ssl-no-revoke -o $HOME\.redis\YandexInternalRootCA.crt https://storage.yandexcloud.net/cloud-certs/CA.pem