Installing the IBM Software Hub command-line interface (cpd-cli)

To install the cpd-cli:

1. Download Version 14.2.2 of the cpd-cli from the IBM/cpd-cli repository on GitHub.

   Ensure that you download the correct package based on the operating system on the client workstation:

   Workstation operating system	Enterprise Edition	Standard Edition
   Linux®	The package that you download depends on your hardware: x86_64 cpd-cli-linux-EE-14.2.2.tgz ppc64le cpd-cli-ppc64le-EE-14.2.2.tgz s390x cpd-cli-s390x-EE-14.2.2.tgz	The package that you download depends on your hardware: x86_64 cpd-cli-linux-SE-14.2.2.tgz ppc64le cpd-cli-ppc64le-SE-14.2.2.tgz s390x cpd-cli-s390x-SE-14.2.2.tgz
   Mac OS	cpd-cli-darwin-EE-14.2.2.tgz	cpd-cli-darwin-SE-14.2.2.tgz
   Windows	You must download the Linux package and run it in Windows Subsystem for Linux: cpd-cli-linux-EE-14.2.2.tgz	You must download the Linux package and run it in Windows Subsystem for Linux: cpd-cli-linux-SE-14.2.2.tgz

2. Extract the contents of the package to the directory where you want to run the cpd-cli.
3. On Mac OS, you must trust the following components of the cpd-cli:
   • cpd-cli
   • plugins/lib/darwin/config
   • plugins/lib/darwin/cpdbr
   • plugins/lib/darwin/cpdbr-oadp
   • plugins/lib/darwin/cpdctl
   • plugins/lib/darwin/cpdtool
   • plugins/lib/darwin/health
   • plugins/lib/darwin/manage
   • plugins/lib/darwin/platform-diag
   • plugins/lib/darwin/platform-mgmt

   For each component:

   1. Right-click the component and select Open.

      You will see a message with the following format:

      macOS cannot verify the developer of component-name. Are you sure you want to open it?

   2. Click Open.
4. Best practice Make the cpd-cli executable from any directory.

   By default, you must either change to the directory where the cpd-cli is located or specify the fully qualified path of the cpd-cli to run the commands.

   However, you can make the cpd-cli executable from any directory so that you only need to type cpd-cli command-name to run the commands.

   Workstation operating system	Details
   Linux	Add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file: export PATH=<fully-qualified-path-to-the-cpd-cli>:$PATH
   Mac OS	Add the following line to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file: export PATH=<fully-qualified-path-to-the-cpd-cli>:$PATH
   Windows	From the Windows Subsystem for Linux, add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file: export PATH=<fully-qualified-path-to-the-cpd-cli>:$PATH

5. Best practice Determine whether you need to set any of the following environment variables for the cpd-cli.

   CPD_CLI_MANAGE_WORKSPACE

   By default, the first time you run a cpd-cli manage command, the cpd-cli automatically creates the cpd-cli-workspace/olm-utils-workspace/work directory.

   The location of the directory depends on several factors:

   • If you made the cpd-cli executable from any directory, the directory is created in the directory where you run the cpd-cli commands.
   • If you did not make the cpd-cli executable from any directory, the directory is created in the directory where the cpd-cli is installed.

   You can set the CPD_CLI_MANAGE_WORKSPACE environment variable to override the default location.

   The CPD_CLI_MANAGE_WORKSPACE environment variable is especially useful if you made the cpd-cli executable from any directory. When you set the environment variable, it ensures that the files are located in one directory.

   Default value

   No default value. The directory is created based on the factors described in the preceding text.

   Valid values

   The fully qualified path where you want the cpd-cli to create the work directory. For example, if you specify /root/cpd-cli/, the cpd-cli manage plug-in stores files in the /root/cpd-cli/work directory.

   To set the CPD_CLI_MANAGE_WORKSPACE environment variable, run:

   export CPD_CLI_MANAGE_WORKSPACE=<fully-qualified-directory>

   OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS

   You can use the OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS environment variable to mount certificates that the cpd-cli must use in the cpd-cli container.

   Mount CA certificates

   Important: If you use a proxy server to mirror images or to download CASE packages, use the OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS environment variable to add the CA certificates to enable the olm-utils container to trust connections through the proxy server. For more information, see Cannot access CASE packages when using a proxy server.

   You can mount CA certificates if you need to reach an external HTTPS endpoint that uses a self-signed certificate.

   Tip: Typically the CA certificates are in the /etc/pki/ca-trust directory on the workstation. If you need additional information on adding certificates to a workstation, run:

   man update-ca-trust

   Determine the correct argument for your environment:

   • If the certificates on the client workstation are in the /etc/pki/ca-trust directory, the argument is:

     " -v /etc/pki/ca-trust:/etc/pki/ca-trust"

   • If the certificates on the client workstation are in a different directory, replace <ca-loc> with the appropriate location on the client workstation:

     " -v <ca-loc>:/etc/pki/ca-trust"

   Mount Kubernetes certificates

   You can mount Kubernetes certificates if you need to use a certificate to connect to the Kubernetes API server.

   The argument depends on the location of the certificates on the client workstation. Replace <k8-loc> with the appropriate location on the client workstation:

   " -v <k8-loc>:/etc/k8scert --env K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT=/etc/k8scert"

   Default value

   No default value.

   Valid values

   The valid values depend on the arguments that you need to pass to the OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS environment variable.

   • To pass CA certificates, specify:

     " -v <ca-loc>:/etc/pki/ca-trust"

   • To pass Kubernetes certificates, specify:

     " -v <k8-loc>:/etc/k8scert --env K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT=/etc/k8scert"

   • To pass both CA certificates and Kubernetes certificates, specify:

     " -v <ca-loc>:/etc/pki/ca-trust -v <k8-loc>:/etc/k8scert --env K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT=/etc/k8scert"

   To set the OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS environment variable, run:

   export OLM_UTILS_LAUNCH_ARGS=" <arguments>"

   Important: If you set either of these environment variables, ensure that you add them to your installation environment variables script.