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Problem

#1235 added TiFlow's DM rule directory to the default generator inputs so DM initialization would stop silently succeeding without any DM alert rules. The resulting initializer image is shared by TiDB and DM monitors:

• rules/*.rules.yml is copied to /tmp
• the TiDB branch copied every /tmp/*.rules.yml
• the TiDB branch restored every persisted *.rules.yml

A TiDB-only TidbMonitor therefore installed /prometheus-rules/rules/dm_worker.rules.yml. Reproduced on KIND with TiDB Operator v1.6.6: after upgrading the initializer from v8.5.0 to a current master build, the file appeared in the active rules and Prometheus loaded an extra DM rule group. It was absent from the persistent copy, which confirmed it came from the shared initializer bundle rather than a previous edit.

Change

• Define DM_ONLY_RULES="dm_worker.rules.yml" in the operator initializer.
• In the TiDB branch, skip this file when copying bundled rules.
• In the TiDB branch, pass it as an exclusion to restore_rules, so a persisted DM rule is not restored into a TiDB-only monitor.
• The DM branch is unchanged: the DM initializer still installs and restores its rule in the shared directory.

Files:

• platform-monitoring/operator/init.sh
• monitor-snapshot/master/operator/init.sh

Out of scope: the ansible bundle/consumer and the legacy cmd/init.sh path.

Validation

go test ./cmd/monitoring.go ./cmd/cli_test.go ./cmd/dm_rules_test.go ./cmd/persisted_rules_test.go -count=1
sh -n platform-monitoring/operator/init.sh
sh -n monitor-snapshot/master/operator/init.sh

All pass.

Also verified end-to-end on KIND (Kubernetes v1.31.2, TiDB Operator v1.6.6), keeping the secured reloader configuration:

• Upgraded a TiDB-only monitor from the previous master initializer build to the fixed build.
• The legacy active dm_worker.rules.yml was removed; the active rules contain no DM rules.
• Prometheus rule groups dropped from 10 to 9, with prometheus_config_last_reload_successful 1.
• The persisted pd.rules.yml customization was restored.
• The reloader still runs as UID 1000 with CapEff=0; anonymous API access is 401 and admin access is 200.

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Walkthrough

Both TiDB initializer scripts now exclude dm_worker.rules.yml when copying bundled rules and restoring persisted rules. A new test runs both scripts with and without DM_CLUSTER_NAME and checks the resulting DM and TiDB rules.

Changes: TiDB and DM Rule Scope

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Filter DM rules in TiDB initialization monitor-snapshot/master/operator/init.sh, platform-monitoring/operator/init.sh, cmd/dm_rule_scope_test.go	Both TiDB initializers skip dm_worker.rules.yml when copying bundled rules and restoring persisted rules. The test checks that DM rules are absent without DM_CLUSTER_NAME and installed when it is set, while TiDB rules remain.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related PRs

• pingcap/monitoring#1244: Changes the same TiDB and DM initializer flows and persisted-rule handling.
• pingcap/monitoring#1245: Changes the rule-copy and restore flows addressed by this change.
• pingcap/monitoring#1253: Updates the release-7.1 initializer with related TiDB and DM rule handling.

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Suggested reviewers: asddongmen, fgksgf

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 97171

TiDB-only monitors no longer receive DM alert rules, and DM monitors keep them. The only follow-up is strengthening the test so it detects a broken restore path.

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_{A rabbit checks the rule files in a row
DM stays out when no cluster name is set
With a name, its rules join the set
TiDB rules return and stay in place
The rabbit hops off, satisfied with the trace}

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Nitpick comments: 1

cmd/dm_rule_scope_test.go: 1

125-125: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the restored file contents.

Both assertions pass when restore_rules does nothing, because bundled files already satisfy the existence checks. Read the files and compare their contents with the persisted fixtures: # tidb saved after the TiDB run and # dm legacy after the DM run. This makes the test detect a broken restoration path.

Also applies to: 132-132

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Review comment at @cmd/dm_rule_scope_test.go at line 125:
Update the assertions in the test around the `os.Stat` checks to read each restored rules file and compare its contents with the persisted fixture: `# tidb saved` after the TiDB run and `# dm legacy` after the DM run. Keep the existence checks, but ensure the test fails if `restore_rules` leaves the bundled contents unchanged.

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Review comments at @cmd/dm_rule_scope_test.go:
- Line 125: Update the assertions in the test around the `os.Stat` checks to
read each restored rules file and compare its contents with the persisted
fixture: `# tidb saved` after the TiDB run and `# dm legacy` after the DM run.
Keep the existence checks, but ensure the test fails if `restore_rules` leaves
the bundled contents unchanged.

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