+1 to having metron-api as it's own service and using a gateway type
pattern.

On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Otto Fowler <ottobackwa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Why not have metron-api as it’s own service and use a ‘gateway’ type
> pattern in rest?
>
>
> On May 8, 2018 at 08:45:33, Ryan Merriman (merrim...@gmail.com) wrote:
>
> Moving the yarn classpath command earlier in the classpath now gives this
> error:
>
> Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
> javax.servlet.ServletContext.getVirtualServerName()Ljava/lang/String;
>
> I will experiment with other combinations, I suspect we will need
> finer-grain control over the order.
>
> The grep matches class names inside jar files. I use this all the time and
> it's really useful.
>
> The metron-rest jar is already shaded.
>
> Reverse engineering the yarn jar command was the next thing I was going to
> try. Will let you know how it goes.
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 12:36 AM, Michael Miklavcic <
> michael.miklav...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What order did you add the hadoop or yarn classpath? The "shaded"
> package
> > stands out to me in this name "org.apache.hadoop.hbase.*shaded*
> > .org.codehaus.jackson.jaxrs.JacksonJaxbJsonProvider." Maybe try adding
> > those packages earlier on the classpath.
> >
> > I think that find command needs a "jar tvf", otherwise you're looking
> for a
> > class name in jar file names.
> >
> > Have you tried shading the rest jar?
> >
> > I'd also look at the classpath you get when running "yarn jar" to start
> the
> > existing pcap service, per the instructions in metron-api/README.md.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Ryan Merriman <merrim...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > To explore the idea of merging metron-api into metron-rest and running
> > pcap
> > > queries inside our REST application, I created a simple test here:
> > > https://github.com/merrimanr/incubator-metron/tree/pcap-rest-test. A
> > > summary of what's included:
> > >
> > > - Added pcap as a dependency in the metron-rest pom.xml
> > > - Added a pcap query controller endpoint at
> > > http://node1:8082/swagger-ui.html#!/pcap-query-controller/
> > queryUsingGET
> > > - Added a pcap query service that runs a simple, hardcoded query
> > >
> > > Generate some pcap data using pycapa (
> > > https://github.com/apache/metron/tree/master/metron-sensors/pycapa)
> and
> > > the
> > > pcap topology (
> > > https://github.com/apache/metron/tree/master/metron-
> > > platform/metron-pcap-backend#starting-the-topology).
> > > After this initial setup there should be data in HDFS at
> > > "/apps/metron/pcap". I believe this should be enough to exercise the
> > > issue. Just hit the endpoint referenced above. I tested this in an
> > > already running full dev by building and deploying the metron-rest
> jar.
> > I
> > > did not rebuild full dev with this change but I would still expect it
> to
> > > work. Let me know if it doesn't.
> > >
> > > The first error I see when I hit this endpoint is:
> > >
> > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
> > > org/apache/hadoop/yarn/webapp/YarnJacksonJaxbJsonProvider.
> > >
> > > Here are the things I've tried so far:
> > >
> > > - Run the REST application with the YARN jar command since this is how
> > > all our other YARN/MR-related applications are started (metron-api,
> > > MAAS,
> > > pcap query, etc). I wouldn't expect this to work since we have
> > runtime
> > > dependencies on our shaded elasticsearch and parser jars and I'm not
> > > aware
> > > of a way to add additional jars to the classpath with the YARN jar
> > > command
> > > (is there a way?). Either way I get this error:
> > >
> > > 18/05/04 19:49:56 WARN reflections.Reflections: could not create Dir
> > using
> > > jarFile from url file:/usr/hdp/2.6.4.0-91/hadoop/lib/ojdbc6.jar.
> > skipping.
> > > java.lang.NullPointerException
> > >
> > >
> > > - I tried adding `yarn classpath` and `hadoop classpath` to the
> > > classpath in /usr/metron/0.4.3/bin/metron-rest.sh (REST start
> > > script). I
> > > get this error:
> > >
> > > java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
> > > org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.org.codehaus.jackson.
> > > jaxrs.JacksonJaxbJsonProvider
> > >
> > >
> > > - I searched for the class in the previous attempt but could not find
> > it
> > > in full dev:
> > >
> > > find / -name "*.jar" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep
> > > org/apache/hadoop/hbase/shaded/org/codehaus/jackson/
> > > jaxrs/JacksonJaxbJsonProvider
> > > 2>/dev/null
> > >
> > >
> > > - Further up in the stack trace I see the error happens when
> > initiating
> > > the org.apache.hadoop.yarn.util.timeline.TimelineUtils class. I
> > tried
> > > setting "yarn.timeline-service.enabled" in Ambari to false and then I
> > > get
> > > this error:
> > >
> > > Unable to parse
> > > '/hdp/apps/${hdp.version}/mapreduce/mapreduce.tar.gz#mr-framework' as
> a
> > > URI, check the setting for mapreduce.application.framework.path
> > >
> > >
> > > - I've tried adding different hadoop, hbase, yarn and mapreduce Maven
> > > dependencies without any success
> > > - hadoop-yarn-client
> > > - hadoop-yarn-common
> > > - hadoop-mapreduce-client-core
> > > - hadoop-yarn-server-common
> > > - hadoop-yarn-api
> > > - hbase-server
> > >
> > > I will keep exploring other possible solutions. Let me know if anyone
> > has
> > > any ideas.
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Otto Fowler <ottobackwa...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I can imagine a new generic service(s) capability whose job ( pun
> > > intended
> > > > ) is to
> > > > abstract the submittal, tracking, and storage of results to yarn.
> > > >
> > > > It would be extended with storage providers, queue provider,
> possibly
> > > some
> > > > set of policies or rather strategies.
> > > >
> > > > The pcap ‘report’ would be a client to that service, the specializes
> > the
> > > > service operation for the way we want pcap to work.
> > > >
> > > > We can then re-use the generic service for other long running yarn
> > > > things…..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On May 7, 2018 at 09:56:51, Otto Fowler (ottobackwa...@gmail.com)
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > RE: Tracking v. users
> > > >
> > > > The submittal and tracking can associate the submitter with the yarn
> > job
> > > > and track that,
> > > > regardless of the yarn credentials.
> > > >
> > > > IE> if all submittals and monitoring are by the same yarn user (
> > Metron )
> > > > from a single or
> > > > co-operative set of services, that service can maintain the mapping.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On May 7, 2018 at 09:39:52, Ryan Merriman (merrim...@gmail.com)
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Otto, your use case makes sense to me. We'll have to think about how
> to
> > > > manage the user to job relationships. I'm assuming YARN jobs will be
> > > > submitted as the metron service user so YARN won't keep track of
> this
> > for
> > > > us. Is that assumption correct? Do you have any ideas for doing
> that?
> > > >
> > > > Mike, I can start a feature branch and experiment with merging
> > metron-api
> > > > into metron-rest. That should allow us to collaborate on any issues
> or
> > > > challenges. Also, can you expand on your idea to manage external
> > > > dependencies as a special module? That seems like a very attractive
> > > option
> > > > to me.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Otto Fowler <ottobackwa...@gmail.com>
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From my response on the other thread, but applicable to the
> backend
> > > > stuff:
> > > > >
> > > > > "The PCAP Query seems more like PCAP Report to me. You are
> > generating a
> > > > > report based on parameters.
> > > > > That report is something that takes some time and external process
> to
> > > > > generate… ie you have to wait for it.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can almost imagine a flow where you:
> > > > >
> > > > > * Are in the AlertUI
> > > > > * Ask to generate a PCAP report based on some selected
> > > alerts/meta-alert,
> > > > > possibly picking from on or more report ‘templates’
> > > > > that have query options etc
> > > > > * The report request is ‘queued’, that is dispatched to be be
> > > > > executed/generated
> > > > > * You as a user have a ‘queue’ of your report results, and when
> the
> > > > report
> > > > > is done it is queued there
> > > > > * We ‘monitor’ the report/queue press through the yarn rest (
> report
> > > > > info/meta has the yarn details )
> > > > > * You can select the report from your queue and view it either in
> a
> > new
> > > > UI
> > > > > or custom component
> > > > > * You can then apply a different ‘view’ to the report or work with
> > the
> > > > > report data
> > > > > * You can print / save etc
> > > > > * You can associate the report with the alerts ( again in the
> report
> > > info
> > > > > ) with…. a ‘case’ or ‘ticket’ or investigation something or other
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > We can introduce extensibility into the report templates, report
> > views
> > > (
> > > > > thinks that work with the json data of the report )
> > > > >
> > > > > Something like that.”
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe we can do :
> > > > >
> > > > > template -> query parameters -> script => yarn info
> > > > > yarn info + query info + alert context + yarn status => report
> info
> > ->
> > > > > stored in a user’s ‘report queue’
> > > > > report persistence added to report info
> > > > > metron-rest -> api to monitor the queue, read results ( page ),
> etc
> > etc
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On May 4, 2018 at 09:23:39, Ryan Merriman (merrim...@gmail.com)
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I started a separate thread on Pcap UI considerations and user
> > > > > requirements
> > > > > at Otto's request. This should help us keep these two related but
> > > > separate
> > > > > discussions focused.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 7:19 AM, Michel Sumbul <
> > michelsum...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (Youhouuu my first reply on this kind of mail chain^^)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I may, I would like to share my view on the following 3
> points.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Backend:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The current metron-api is totally seperate, it will be logic for
> me
> > > to
> > > > > have
> > > > > > it at the same place as the others rest api. Especially when
> more
> > > > > security
> > > > > > will be added, it will not be needed to do the job twice.
> > > > > > The current implementation send back a pcap object which still
> need
> > > to
> > > > > be
> > > > > > decoded. In the opensoc, the decoding was done with tshard on
> the
> > > > > frontend.
> > > > > > It will be good to have this decoding happening directly on the
> > > backend
> > > > > to
> > > > > > not create a load on frontend. An option will be to install
> tshark
> > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > rest server and to use to convert the pcap to xml and then to a
> > json
> > > > > that
> > > > > > will be send to the frontend.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I tried to start directly the map/reduce job to search over all
> the
> > > > pcap
> > > > > > data from the rest server and as Ryan mention it, we had
> trouble. I
> > > > will
> > > > > > try to find back the error.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then in the POC, what we tried is to use the pcap_query script
> and
> > > this
> > > > > > work fine. I just modified it that he sends back directly the
> > job_id
> > > of
> > > > > > yarn and not waiting that the job is finished. Then it will
> allow
> > the
> > > > UI
> > > > > > and the rest server to know what the status of the research by
> > > querying
> > > > > the
> > > > > > yarn rest api. This will allow the UI and the rest server to be
> > async
> > > > > > without any blocking phase. What do you think about that?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Having the job submitted directly from the code of the rest
> server
> > > will
> > > > > be
> > > > > > perfect, but it will need a lot of investigation I think (but
> I'm
> > not
> > > > > the
> > > > > > expert so I might be completely wrong ^^).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We know that the pcap_query scritp work fine so why not calling
> it?
> > > Is
> > > > > it
> > > > > > that bad? (maybe stupid question, but I really don’t see a lot
> of
> > > > > drawback)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Front end:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Adding the the pcap search to the alert UI is, I think, the
> easiest
> > > way
> > > > > to
> > > > > > move forward. But indeed, it will then be the “Alert UI and
> > > pcapquery”.
> > > > > > Maybe the name of the UI should just change to something like
> > > > > “Monitoring &
> > > > > > Investigation UI” ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there any roadmap or plan for the different UI? I mean did
> you
> > > > > already
> > > > > > had discussion on how you see the ui evolving with the new
> feature
> > > that
> > > > > > will come in the future?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Microservices:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do you mean exactly by microservices? Is it to separate all
> > the
> > > > > > features in different projects? Or something like having the
> > > different
> > > > > > components in container like kubernet? (again maybe stupid
> > question,
> > > > but
> > > > > I
> > > > > > don’t clearly understand what you mean J )
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Michel
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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