Preparing to install containers on Kubernetes
Make sure that you prepare your environment and install the necessary software before you go to the GitHub repositories to find further information on installing the IBM certified software.
Before you begin
Install the following list of software before you install any of the automation containers.
- Kubernetes 1.11+.
- Helm 2.9.1, if you plan to install the Helm charts with Helm and Tiller. If you plan to use Red Hat OpenShift, install Helm 2.11.0.
- Kubernetes CLI. For more information, see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/.
- Refer to the Kubernetes documentation to install Minikube, if you want a quick and easy development environment.
- The OpenShift Container Platform CLI has commands for managing your applications, and lower-level tools to interact with each component of your system. Refer to the OpenShift documentation.
- All the container images require persistent volumes (PV) and persistent volume claims (PVCs), so review the topics on preparing these PVs, PVCs, an LDAP, and databases for your intended installation.