Installing and setting up Multicloud Object Gateway for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Several IBM Cloud Pak for Data services require Multicloud Object Gateway. If you plan to install Watson™ Assistant, Watson Discovery, Watson Knowledge Studio, or Watson Speech services, you might need to install Multicloud Object Gateway.
- Installation phase
- Setting up a client workstation
- Who needs to complete this task?
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Cluster administrator A cluster administrator must complete this task.
- When do you need to complete this task?
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One-time setup Complete this task only if you are planning to install one or more of the following services:
- Watson Assistant
- Watson Discovery
- Watson Knowledge Studio
- Watson Speech services
About this task
If you are using one of the following types of persistent storage, you must install Multicloud Object Gateway.
- IBM® Storage Scale Container Native
- Portworx
- NFS
- Amazon Elastic Block Store
- Amazon Elastic File System
- NetApp Trident
You are entitled to install standalone Multicloud Object Gateway.
If you are already using Red Hat® OpenShift® Data Foundation or IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation for persistent storage, Multicloud Object Gateway is already installed.
Depending on the storage that Multicloud Object Gateway uses, you might need to create backing stores for each service that you plan to install.
Procedure
To install Multicloud Object Gateway: