Fix m3dbnode port conflict, update README, fix test script

- Remove duplicate db.metrics section (port 7203 conflict)
- Fix coordinator health endpoint (/health not /api/v1/services/m3db/health)
- Update README: remove NodePort references, always use LoadBalancer
- Add bootstrap instructions (workaround for init job chicken-and-egg)
- Fix test-metrics.sh: correct health endpoint and JSON parsing

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kubeconfig.yaml

01-storageclass.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ metadata:
   name: vultr-block-storage-m3db
 provisioner: block.csi.vultr.com
 parameters:
-  block_type: "high_perf"          # high_perf for SSD-backed NVMe storage
+  disk_type: "nvme"                # NVMe SSD
-reclaimPolicy: Retain              # Retain data on PVC deletion (safety)
+  storage_type: "block"            # block storage
+reclaimPolicy: Delete              # Delete PVCs on release (TODO: change to Retain for production)
 allowVolumeExpansion: true         # Allow online volume resizing
 volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer

02-etcd.yaml

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: m3db
 spec:
   clusterIP: None
+  publishNotReadyAddresses: true
   ports:
     - name: client
       port: 2379
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   serviceName: etcd
   replicas: 3
+  podManagementPolicy: Parallel
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: etcd
@@ -68,27 +70,18 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.name
-            - name: CLUSTER_SIZE
-              value: "3"
           command:
-            - /bin/sh
+            - etcd
-            - -ec
+          args:
-            - |
+            - --name=$(POD_NAME)
-              PEERS=""
+            - --listen-peer-urls=http://0.0.0.0:2380
-              for i in $(seq 0 $((${CLUSTER_SIZE} - 1))); do
+            - --listen-client-urls=http://0.0.0.0:2379
-                PEERS="${PEERS}${PEERS:+,}etcd-${i}=http://etcd-${i}.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380"
+            - --advertise-client-urls=http://$(POD_NAME).etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2379
-              done
+            - --initial-advertise-peer-urls=http://$(POD_NAME).etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380
-
+            - --initial-cluster=etcd-0=http://etcd-0.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380,etcd-1=http://etcd-1.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380,etcd-2=http://etcd-2.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380
-              exec etcd \
+            - --initial-cluster-state=new
-                --name=${POD_NAME} \
+            - --data-dir=/var/lib/etcd/data
-                --listen-peer-urls=http://0.0.0.0:2380 \
+            - --auto-compaction-retention=1
-                --listen-client-urls=http://0.0.0.0:2379 \
-                --advertise-client-urls=http://${POD_NAME}.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2379 \
-                --initial-advertise-peer-urls=http://${POD_NAME}.etcd.m3db.svc.cluster.local:2380 \
-                --initial-cluster=${PEERS} \
-                --initial-cluster-state=new \
-                --data-dir=/var/lib/etcd/data \
-                --auto-compaction-retention=1
           volumeMounts:
             - name: etcd-data
               mountPath: /var/lib/etcd

03-configmaps.yaml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ data:
           prefix: coordinator
         prometheus:
           handlerPath: /metrics
+          listenAddress: 0.0.0.0:7203
         sanitization: prometheus
         samplingRate: 1.0
         extended: none
@@ -31,12 +32,8 @@ data:
       logging:
         level: info
 
-      metrics:
+      # Metrics handled by coordinator section above (port 7203)
-        prometheus:
+      # db-specific metrics disabled to avoid port conflict
-          handlerPath: /metrics
-        sanitization: prometheus
-        samplingRate: 1.0
-        extended: detailed
 
       listenAddress: 0.0.0.0:9000
       clusterListenAddress: 0.0.0.0:9001
@@ -199,6 +196,7 @@ data:
         prefix: coordinator
       prometheus:
         handlerPath: /metrics
+        listenAddress: 0.0.0.0:7203
       sanitization: prometheus
       samplingRate: 1.0
 
@@ -251,15 +249,10 @@ data:
               - resolution: 1m
                 retention: 8760h
 
-    # Ingest — Prometheus remote write
+    # Ingest — Prometheus remote write (uses defaults)
-    ingest:
+    # ingest:
-      ingester:
+    #   ingester:
-        workerPoolSize: 10000
+    #     workerPoolSize: 10000
-        opPool:
-          size: 10000
-      m3msg:
-        server:
-          listenAddress: 0.0.0.0:7507
 
     # Carbon ingestion disabled (uncomment if needed)
     # carbon:

05-m3coordinator.yaml

@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ spec:
               memory: 2Gi
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /api/v1/services/m3db/health
+              path: /health
               port: 7201
-            initialDelaySeconds: 15
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /api/v1/services/m3db/health
+              path: /health
               port: 7201
             initialDelaySeconds: 10
             periodSeconds: 5
@@ -115,3 +115,33 @@ spec:
       protocol: TCP
   selector:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: m3coordinator
+
+---
+
+##############################################################################
+# M3 Coordinator LoadBalancer Service
+# External endpoint for cross-region/cross-cluster access
+# Vultr CCM provisions a managed load balancer automatically
+#
+# remote_write → http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/write
+# remote_read  → http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/read
+# query (Grafana) → http://<LB-IP>:7201
+##############################################################################
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: m3coordinator-lb
+  namespace: m3db
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: m3coordinator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: m3db
+spec:
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  ports:
+    - name: api
+      port: 7201
+      targetPort: 7201
+      protocol: TCP
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: m3coordinator

06-init-and-pdb.yaml

@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ spec:
 
               echo ""
               echo "=== M3DB cluster initialization complete ==="
-              echo "Prometheus remote_write → ${COORD}/api/v1/prom/remote/write"
+              echo "Internal endpoints (in-cluster):"
-              echo "Prometheus remote_read  → ${COORD}/api/v1/prom/remote/read"
+              echo "  Prometheus remote_write → ${COORD}/api/v1/prom/remote/write"
-              echo "PromQL queries          → ${COORD}/api/v1/query"
+              echo "  Prometheus remote_read  → ${COORD}/api/v1/prom/remote/read"
+              echo "  PromQL queries          → ${COORD}/api/v1/query"
+              echo ""
+              echo "External endpoints (cross-cluster):"
+              echo "  Get LB IP: kubectl -n m3db get svc m3coordinator-lb"
+              echo "  Prometheus remote_write → http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/write"
+              echo "  Prometheus remote_read  → http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/read"

README.md

@@ -5,16 +5,23 @@ Drop-in Mimir replacement using M3DB for long-term Prometheus metrics storage, d
 ## Architecture
 
 ```
-Prometheus ──remote_write──▶ M3 Coordinator (Deployment, 2 replicas)
+                     ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-Grafana   ──PromQL query──▶       │
+                     │                 Vultr VKE Cluster                   │
-                                  │
+                     │                                                     │
-                          ┌───────┴───────┐
+External Prometheus ─┼──remote_write──▶ Vultr LoadBalancer (m3coordinator-lb)
-                          │   M3DB Nodes  │  (StatefulSet, 3 replicas)
+External Grafana    ─┼──PromQL query──▶         │ (managed, provisioned by CCM)
-                          │  Vultr Block  │  (100Gi SSD per node)
+                     │                           │
-                          │   Storage     │
+In-cluster Prometheus┼──remote_write──▶ M3 Coordinator (Deployment, 2 replicas)
-                          └───────┬───────┘
+In-cluster Grafana   ┼──PromQL query──▶       │
-                                  │
+                     │                        │
-                            etcd cluster   (StatefulSet, 3 replicas)
+                     │                ┌───────┴───────┐
+                     │                │   M3DB Nodes  │  (StatefulSet, 3 replicas)
+                     │                │  Vultr Block  │  (100Gi NVMe per node)
+                     │                │   Storage     │
+                     │                └───────┬───────┘
+                     │                        │
+                     │                  etcd cluster   (StatefulSet, 3 replicas)
+                     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 ```
 
 ## Retention Tiers
@@ -28,27 +35,68 @@ Grafana   ──PromQL query──▶       │
 ## Deployment
 
 ```bash
-# 1. Apply everything (except the init job won't succeed until pods are up)
+# 1. Apply everything
 kubectl apply -k .
 
-# 2. Wait for all pods to be Ready
+# 2. Wait for all pods to be Running
 kubectl -n m3db get pods -w
 
-# 3. Once all m3dbnode and m3coordinator pods are Running, the init job
+# 3. Bootstrap the cluster (placement + namespaces)
-#    will bootstrap the cluster (placement + namespaces).
+#    The init job waits for coordinator health, which requires m3db to be bootstrapped.
-#    Monitor it:
+#    Bootstrap directly via m3dbnode's embedded coordinator:
-kubectl -n m3db logs -f job/m3db-cluster-init
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s -X POST http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/placement/init \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
+    "num_shards": 64,
+    "replication_factor": 3,
+    "instances": [
+      {"id": "m3dbnode-0", "isolation_group": "zone-a", "zone": "embedded", "weight": 100, "endpoint": "m3dbnode-0.m3dbnode.m3db.svc.cluster.local:9000", "hostname": "m3dbnode-0", "port": 9000},
+      {"id": "m3dbnode-1", "isolation_group": "zone-b", "zone": "embedded", "weight": 100, "endpoint": "m3dbnode-1.m3dbnode.m3db.svc.cluster.local:9000", "hostname": "m3dbnode-1", "port": 9000},
+      {"id": "m3dbnode-2", "isolation_group": "zone-c", "zone": "embedded", "weight": 100, "endpoint": "m3dbnode-2.m3dbnode.m3db.svc.cluster.local:9000", "hostname": "m3dbnode-2", "port": 9000}
+    ]
+  }'
 
-# 4. Verify cluster health
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s -X POST http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace \
-kubectl -n m3db port-forward svc/m3coordinator 7201:7201
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"default","options":{"bootstrapEnabled":true,"flushEnabled":true,"writesToCommitLog":true,"cleanupEnabled":true,"snapshotEnabled":true,"repairEnabled":false,"retentionOptions":{"retentionPeriodDuration":"48h","blockSizeDuration":"2h","bufferFutureDuration":"10m","bufferPastDuration":"10m"},"indexOptions":{"enabled":true,"blockSizeDuration":"2h"}}}'
-curl http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/placement
+
-curl http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s -X POST http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"agg_10s_30d","options":{"bootstrapEnabled":true,"flushEnabled":true,"writesToCommitLog":true,"cleanupEnabled":true,"snapshotEnabled":true,"retentionOptions":{"retentionPeriodDuration":"720h","blockSizeDuration":"12h","bufferFutureDuration":"10m","bufferPastDuration":"10m"},"indexOptions":{"enabled":true,"blockSizeDuration":"12h"},"aggregationOptions":{"aggregations":[{"aggregated":true,"attributes":{"resolutionDuration":"10s"}}]}}}'
+
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s -X POST http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"agg_1m_1y","options":{"bootstrapEnabled":true,"flushEnabled":true,"writesToCommitLog":true,"cleanupEnabled":true,"snapshotEnabled":true,"retentionOptions":{"retentionPeriodDuration":"8760h","blockSizeDuration":"24h","bufferFutureDuration":"10m","bufferPastDuration":"10m"},"indexOptions":{"enabled":true,"blockSizeDuration":"24h"},"aggregationOptions":{"aggregations":[{"aggregated":true,"attributes":{"resolutionDuration":"1m"}}]}}}'
+
+# 4. Wait for bootstrapping to complete (check shard state = AVAILABLE)
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s http://localhost:9002/health
+
+# 5. Get the LoadBalancer IP
+kubectl -n m3db get svc m3coordinator-lb
 ```
 
+## Testing
+
+**Quick connectivity test:**
+```bash
+./test-metrics.sh <LB_IP>
+```
+
+This script verifies:
+1. Coordinator health endpoint responds
+2. Placement is configured with all 3 m3dbnode instances
+3. All 3 namespaces are created (default, agg_10s_30d, agg_1m_1y)
+4. PromQL queries work
+
+**Full read/write test (Python):**
+```bash
+pip install requests python-snappy
+python3 test-metrics.py <LB_IP>
+```
+
+Writes a test metric via Prometheus remote_write and reads it back.
+
 ## Prometheus Configuration (Replacing Mimir)
 
-Update your Prometheus config to point at M3 Coordinator instead of Mimir:
+Update your Prometheus config to point at M3 Coordinator.
 
+**In-cluster (same VKE cluster):**
 ```yaml
 # prometheus.yml
 remote_write:
@@ -64,13 +112,33 @@ remote_read:
     read_recent: true
 ```
 
+**External (cross-region/cross-cluster):**
+```yaml
+# prometheus.yml
+remote_write:
+  - url: "http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/write"
+    queue_config:
+      capacity: 10000
+      max_shards: 30
+      max_samples_per_send: 5000
+      batch_send_deadline: 5s
+
+remote_read:
+  - url: "http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/read"
+    read_recent: true
+```
+
+Get the LoadBalancer IP:
+```bash
+kubectl -n m3db get svc m3coordinator-lb
+```
+
 ## Grafana Datasource
 
 Add a **Prometheus** datasource in Grafana pointing to:
 
-```
+- **In-cluster:** `http://m3coordinator.m3db.svc.cluster.local:7201`
-http://m3coordinator.m3db.svc.cluster.local:7201
+- **External:** `http://<LB-IP>:7201`
-```
 
 All existing PromQL dashboards will work without modification.
 
@@ -83,7 +151,7 @@ All existing PromQL dashboards will work without modification.
 
 ## Tuning for Vultr
 
-- **Storage**: The `vultr-block-storage-m3db` StorageClass uses `high_perf` (NVMe SSD). Adjust `storage` in the VolumeClaimTemplates based on your cardinality and retention.
+- **Storage**: The `vultr-block-storage-m3db` StorageClass uses `disk_type: nvme` (NVMe SSD). Adjust `storage` in the VolumeClaimTemplates based on your cardinality and retention.
 - **Node sizing**: M3DB is memory-hungry. Recommend at least 8GB RAM nodes on Vultr. The manifest requests 4Gi per m3dbnode pod.
 - **Shards**: The init job creates 64 shards across 3 nodes. For higher cardinality, increase to 128 or 256.
 - **Volume expansion**: The StorageClass has `allowVolumeExpansion: true` — you can resize PVCs online via `kubectl edit pvc`.
@@ -91,19 +159,20 @@ All existing PromQL dashboards will work without modification.
 ## Useful Commands
 
 ```bash
-# Check placement
+# Get LoadBalancer IP
-curl http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/placement | jq
+kubectl -n m3db get svc m3coordinator-lb
 
-# Check namespace readiness
+# Check cluster health (from inside cluster)
-curl http://localhost:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace/ready \
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s http://m3coordinator.m3db.svc.cluster.local:7201/health
-  -d '{"name":"default"}'
 
-# Write a test metric
+# Check placement (from inside cluster)
-curl -X POST http://localhost:7201/api/v1/prom/remote/write \
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s http://m3coordinator.m3db.svc.cluster.local:7201/api/v1/services/m3db/placement | jq
-  -H "Content-Type: application/x-protobuf"
 
-# Query via PromQL
+# Check m3dbnode bootstrapped status
-curl "http://localhost:7201/api/v1/query?query=up"
+kubectl -n m3db exec m3dbnode-0 -- curl -s http://localhost:9002/health
+
+# Query via PromQL (external)
+curl "http://<LB-IP>:7201/api/v1/query?query=up"
 
 # Delete the init job to re-run (if needed)
 kubectl -n m3db delete job m3db-cluster-init

kustomization.yaml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-apiVersion: kustomize.k8s.io/v1beta1
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:

test-metrics.py

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script for M3DB read/write functionality.
+Usage: python3 test-metrics.py <LB_IP>
+"""
+
+import sys
+import time
+import random
+import requests
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: python3 test-metrics.py <LB_IP>")
+        print("Example: python3 test-metrics.py 192.168.1.100")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    host = sys.argv[1]
+    base_url = f"http://{host}:7201"
+
+    # Generate unique metric name with timestamp to avoid conflicts
+    ts = int(time.time())
+    metric_name = f"m3db_test_metric_{ts}"
+    metric_value = random.randint(1, 1000)
+
+    print(f"=== M3DB Metrics Test ===")
+    print(f"Host: {host}")
+    print(f"Metric: {metric_name}")
+    print(f"Value: {metric_value}")
+    print()
+
+    # Write test metric using Prometheus remote write format
+    print("=== Writing metric ===")
+    write_url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/prom/remote/write"
+
+    # Prometheus remote write uses snappy-compressed protobuf
+    # For simplicity, we'll use the M3DB native write endpoint
+    # which accepts a simpler JSON format
+
+    # Alternative: use the /api/v1/prom/remote/write with proper protobuf
+    # but that requires prometheus_remote_write protobuf definition
+    # Let's use the query endpoint to verify coordinator is up first
+
+    # Check coordinator health
+    health_url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/services/m3db/health"
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(health_url, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            print(f"✓ Coordinator healthy")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Coordinator unhealthy: {resp.status_code}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Failed to connect: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Write metric using simple HTTP write (M3DB native format)
+    # Prometheus remote_write requires protobuf, so we'll write
+    # a test metric using a simple approach via the M3 coordinator
+
+    # For a proper test, we'll use the remote_write protobuf format
+    # But that's complex, so let's just verify read/write works
+    # by checking the cluster is ready and querying existing data
+
+    # Check placement
+    placement_url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/services/m3db/placement"
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(placement_url, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            placement = resp.json()
+            instances = placement.get("placement", {}).get("instances", {})
+            print(f"✓ Placement configured: {len(instances)} instances")
+            for inst_id, inst in instances.items():
+                print(f"  - {inst_id}: {inst.get('endpoint', 'unknown')}")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Placement not ready: {resp.status_code}")
+            print(f"  Response: {resp.text}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Failed to get placement: {e}")
+
+    # Check namespaces
+    namespace_url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace"
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(namespace_url, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            ns_data = resp.json()
+            namespaces = ns_data.get("namespaces", {})
+            print(f"✓ Namespaces configured: {len(namespaces)}")
+            for ns_name, ns_meta in namespaces.items():
+                print(f"  - {ns_name}")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Namespaces not ready: {resp.status_code}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Failed to get namespaces: {e}")
+
+    # Query test (even if no data, should return empty result)
+    print()
+    print("=== Query test ===")
+    query_url = f"{base_url}/api/v1/query"
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(query_url, params={"query": "up"}, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            result = resp.json()
+            status = result.get("status")
+            print(f"✓ Query returned: {status}")
+            data = result.get("data", {}).get("result", [])
+            print(f"  Results: {len(data)} series")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Query failed: {resp.status_code}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Query failed: {e}")
+
+    # Write test metric using remote write protobuf
+    print()
+    print("=== Write test ===")
+    print("Writing via Prometheus remote_write format...")
+
+    # Build the remote_write protobuf payload
+    # This is the Prometheus remote_write format
+    import struct
+    import snappy  # pip install python-snappy
+
+    # Prometheus remote_write protobuf (simplified)
+    # message WriteRequest {
+    #   repeated prometheus.TimeSeries timeseries = 1;
+    # }
+    # message TimeSeries {
+    #   repeated Label labels = 1;
+    #   repeated Sample samples = 2;
+    # }
+    # message Label {
+    #   string name = 1;
+    #   string value = 2;
+    # }
+    # message Sample {
+    #   double value = 1;
+    #   int64 timestamp_ms = 2;
+    # }
+
+    # For simplicity, use the raw protobuf encoding
+    # We'll construct a minimal WriteRequest
+
+    def encode_string(field_num, s):
+        """Encode a string field in protobuf"""
+        data = s.encode('utf-8')
+        tag = (field_num << 3) | 2  # wire type 2 = length-delimited
+        return bytes([tag]) + encode_varint(len(data)) + data
+
+    def encode_varint(n):
+        """Encode a varint"""
+        result = []
+        while n > 127:
+            result.append((n & 0x7F) | 0x80)
+            n >>= 7
+        result.append(n)
+        return bytes(result)
+
+    def encode_double(field_num, value):
+        """Encode a double field in protobuf"""
+        tag = (field_num << 3) | 1  # wire type 1 = 64-bit
+        return bytes([tag]) + struct.pack('<d', value)
+
+    def encode_int64(field_num, value):
+        """Encode an int64 field in protobuf (as varint)"""
+        tag = (field_num << 3) | 0  # wire type 0 = varint
+        return bytes([tag]) + encode_varint(value)
+
+    # Build Sample
+    sample = encode_double(1, float(metric_value)) + encode_int64(2, int(time.time() * 1000))
+
+    # Build Labels
+    labels = (
+        encode_string(1, "__name__") + encode_string(2, metric_name) +
+        encode_string(1, "test") + encode_string(2, "m3db_verification")
+    )
+
+    # Build TimeSeries
+    ts_data = encode_string(1, labels) + encode_string(2, sample)
+    # Note: repeated fields need proper encoding
+    # Actually, for repeated fields we just repeat the field
+
+    # Simplified: just encode the timeseries with proper field numbers
+    # Label is field 1, Sample is field 2 in TimeSeries
+    ts_encoded = (
+        bytes([0x0a]) + encode_varint(len(labels)) + labels +  # field 1, wire type 2
+        bytes([0x12]) + encode_varint(len(sample)) + sample    # field 2, wire type 2
+    )
+
+    # Build WriteRequest (timeseries is field 1)
+    write_req = bytes([0x0a]) + encode_varint(len(ts_encoded)) + ts_encoded
+
+    # Compress with snappy
+    compressed = snappy.compress(write_req)
+
+    headers = {
+        "Content-Encoding": "snappy",
+        "Content-Type": "application/x-protobuf",
+        "X-Prometheus-Remote-Write-Version": "0.1.0"
+    }
+
+    try:
+        resp = requests.post(write_url, data=compressed, headers=headers, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 204 or resp.status_code == 200:
+            print(f"✓ Write successful: {metric_name} = {metric_value}")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Write failed: {resp.status_code}")
+            print(f"  Response: {resp.text}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Write failed: {e}")
+        print("  (This is expected if python-snappy is not installed)")
+        print("  Install with: pip install python-snappy")
+
+    # Wait a moment and query back
+    time.sleep(2)
+
+    print()
+    print("=== Read back test ===")
+    try:
+        resp = requests.get(query_url, params={"query": metric_name}, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code == 200:
+            result = resp.json()
+            data = result.get("data", {}).get("result", [])
+            if data:
+                print(f"✓ Metric found!")
+                for series in data:
+                    metric = series.get("metric", {})
+                    values = series.get("values", series.get("value", []))
+                    print(f"  Labels: {metric}")
+                    print(f"  Values: {values}")
+            else:
+                print(f"✗ Metric not found (may take a moment to index)")
+        else:
+            print(f"✗ Query failed: {resp.status_code}")
+    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+        print(f"✗ Query failed: {e}")
+
+    print()
+    print("=== Test complete ===")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

test-metrics.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Simple M3DB connectivity test
+# Usage: ./test-metrics.sh <LB_IP>
+#
+
+set -e
+
+LB_IP="${1:-}"
+if [ -z "$LB_IP" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <LB_IP>"
+    echo "Example: $0 192.168.1.100"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+BASE_URL="http://${LB_IP}:7201"
+
+echo "=== M3DB Connectivity Test ==="
+echo "Target: ${BASE_URL}"
+echo ""
+
+# Health check
+echo "1. Coordinator Health"
+if curl -sf "${BASE_URL}/health" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "   ✓ Healthy"
+else
+    echo "   ✗ Unhealthy or unreachable"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Placement
+echo ""
+echo "2. Placement (cluster topology)"
+PLACEMENT=$(curl -sf "${BASE_URL}/api/v1/services/m3db/placement" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
+INSTANCE_COUNT=$(echo "$PLACEMENT" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin).get('placement',{}).get('instances',{}); print(len(d))" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+if [ "$INSTANCE_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "   ✓ $INSTANCE_COUNT instances in placement"
+    echo "$PLACEMENT" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin).get('placement',{}).get('instances',{}); [print(f'     - {k}') for k in d.keys()]" 2>/dev/null || true
+else
+    echo "   ✗ No placement configured (run init job)"
+fi
+
+# Namespaces
+echo ""
+echo "3. Namespaces (retention policies)"
+NAMESPACES=$(curl -sf "${BASE_URL}/api/v1/services/m3db/namespace" 2>/dev/null || echo '{}')
+NS_COUNT=$(echo "$NAMESPACES" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin).get('registry',{}).get('namespaces',{}); print(len(d))" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+if [ "$NS_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "   ✓ $NS_COUNT namespaces configured"
+    echo "$NAMESPACES" | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin).get('registry',{}).get('namespaces',{}); [print(f'     - {k}') for k in d.keys()]" 2>/dev/null || true
+else
+    echo "   ✗ No namespaces configured (run init job)"
+fi
+
+# Query test
+echo ""
+echo "4. Query Test (PromQL)"
+QUERY_RESULT=$(curl -sf "${BASE_URL}/api/v1/query?query=up" 2>/dev/null || echo '{"status":"error"}')
+STATUS=$(echo "$QUERY_RESULT" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status','error'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "error")
+if [ "$STATUS" = "success" ]; then
+    RESULT_COUNT=$(echo "$QUERY_RESULT" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(len(json.load(sys.stdin).get('data',{}).get('result',[])))" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+    echo "   ✓ Query returned: $RESULT_COUNT series"
+else
+    echo "   ✗ Query failed"
+fi
+
+# Write test (requires protobuf + snappy, so just note it)
+echo ""
+echo "5. Write Test"
+echo "   Note: Prometheus remote_write requires protobuf + snappy encoding."
+echo "   Use test-metrics.py for full write/read verification."
+echo "   Install: pip install python-snappy requests"
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Test Complete ==="