Before you provision OpenPages®
instances, you need to collect information from your cluster administrator.
Procedure
- Ask your cluster administrator what type of database your deployment is using:
internal or external.
- If you're using an internal database, collect the following information:
| Information you need |
Description |
| Namespace |
The project (namespace) where the Cloud Pak for Data control plane is installed. |
| Node label |
Ask your cluster administrator if your cluster uses dedicated nodes for the database. If it
does, ask for the label of the database nodes. |
| Data storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision
storage for database storage. For more information about the recommended block storage class for
your storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Metadata storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage
for database metadata storage. For more information about the recommended file storage class for
your storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Backup storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage
for database backup storage. For more information about the recommended file storage class for your
storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Application file storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage for OpenPages application files. For more information about
the recommended file storage class for your storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
- If you're using an external database, collect the following information:
| Information you need |
Description |
| Namespace |
The project (namespace) to use for OpenPages. |
| Database secret |
The name of the Kubernetes secret that
contains the database connection information. |
| Application file storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage for OpenPages application files. |