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+.
- Kubernetes CLI. For more information, see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/.
- Cloud Pak for Automation includes entitlement to use Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). To access the Red Hat binary files, follow the instructions in the download document.
- 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 3.11 documentation.
Refer to the OpenShift 4.2 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.