Installing IBM Spectrum Fusion on on-premises VMware

Procedure to install IBM Spectrum Fusion on OpenShift® Container Platform that runs on on-premises VMware.

1. If you have not configured the IBM Operator Catalog, then configure it. For the procedure to add IBM Operator catalog, see Adding the IBM operator catalog.
   Note: IBM Operator Catalog is not specific to a version of IBM Spectrum Fusion.
2. Log in to Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform web management console.
3. Go to Operators > OperatorHub.
4. Under Source, select IBM Operator Catalog.
   It lists all operators that are part of the IBM Operator Catalog including IBM Spectrum Fusion.
5. Click IBM spectrum Fusion.
   The Version, Capability level, Source, and Provider type of IBM Spectrum Fusion is available.
6. Click Install.
   It opens the Install Operator page for IBM Spectrum Fusion operator.
7. Select v2.0 in the update channel where the current operator is published.
   Note: You can also subscribe for updates. The subscription to the channel helps to keep the operator up to date.
8. In the Installation mode, select A specific namespace on the cluster.
   The operator will be available in a single Namespace only.
9. Select ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns in the Operator recommended namespace. Alternatively, use the Select a namespace option to select an existing namespace or create a new namespace.
10. In the Update approval, select Automatic or Manual approval strategy.
    Always set Update approval to Manual because the Automatic option automatically upgrades the operator whenever a new version of the operator is released to the channel. This automatic upgrade might have an impact on your running workloads.
11. Click Install.
    The installation of the operator begins.
12. Wait for the operator to complete the installation.
    After the successful installation of the operator, the following message gets displayed:

    Installed operator - ready for use

    Generally, it completes in few minutes. If it takes more time, check whether all pods are up and running.

13. Open the IBM Spectrum Fusion user interface. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, click the Applications icon in the title bar and select IBM Spectrum Fusion.
    The License agreement page gets displayed.
14. Go through the license agreement and click I have read and accept the license aggrement.
    If you want to download the license agreement copy to your local, click Download a copy.
    The Welcome to IBM Spectrum Fusion dialog box gets displayed.
15. Click Install services to install the services right away or click May be later to do it later. For the procedure to enable from IBM Spectrum Fusion, see Managing services. If you plan to enable the services from OpenShift Container Platform, then do the following steps:
    1. Go to Operators > Installed operators
    2. Click to open IBM Spectrum Fusion and in the Spectrum Fusion tab, click Create SpectrumFusion.
    3. Expand the Global Data Platform section and select Enable.
    4. Expand Data Protection section and select Enable and select a storage class.
    Note: If you deploy Spectrum fusion CR without enabling Data protection service during deployment, then you cannot come back to OpenShift Container Platform to enable it. In such a case, log in to IBM Spectrum Fusion user interface and enable the service from there. For the procedure to enable, see Managing services.