Installing the IBM Cloud Pak for Data platform and services
Before you begin
- You set up a client workstation from which you will run the installation.
- You collected the required information that you will need to complete the installation.
- A cluster administrator prepared the cluster for the
installation.Important: If you are using a private container registry, the images must be in the private container registry before you run the installation.
- You must have sufficient privileges to install operators on the cluster.
If you don't have sufficient privileges to install operators, you will need to work with a cluster administrator to complete specific tasks.
- You must be an administrator of the projects where you need to install the operators and the software.
About this task
The cpd-cli
manage
commands enable you to install all of the components that you
need to install at the same time. For example, if you plan to implement the MLOps and Trustworthy AI use case, you can install
all of the components that are required to support that use case at the same time.
The installation instructions assume that you are installing all of the components at the same time, which enables you to complete the installation in fewer steps. (You can always install additional services as needed on your environment by following the appropriate instructions in Services.)
cpd-cli
manage
commands are designed to simplify the installation process:- If it detects that you already have a component installed at the specified release, the
cpd-cli
does not attempt to install the component again.For example, if the
cpd-cli
detects that IBM Cloud Pak foundational services is already installed at Version 3.23.3 or later, thecpd-cli
will not make any changes to the existing IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installation.However, if the
cpd-cli
detects that the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services is installed at a version below 3.23.3, thecpd-cli
will automatically upgrade the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services installation. - If you encounter an issue when you are installing a specific component, the
cpd-cli
gives you the option to resume the installation from the point of failure.
The installation method that you choose depends on:
- How strictly you want to enforce
the division between projects (namespaces):
- If you want the Cloud Pak for Data operators to watch the same projects that the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services operators watch, follow the express installation instructions.
- If you want the Cloud Pak for Data operators to watch only the projects where the Cloud Pak for Data platform and services are installed, follow the specialized installation instructions.
- If you want to install IBM
Cloud Pak foundational services in a project other than
ibm-common-services
, follow the specialized installation instructions.