Setting up the Cloud Pak for Data Operator

The Cloud Pak for Data Operator is not required or recommended for all environments. Install the Cloud Pak for Data Operator only if one or more of the following situations applies to you:

• You are installing IBM® Cloud Pak for Data from the Red Hat Marketplace.
• You plan to use the Volumes API to create and manage storage volumes on an external NFS server.

The operator installation method supports a basic installation and does not support upgrade. For most environments and use cases, use the Cloud Pak for Data command-line interface (cpd-cli) to install the Cloud Pak for Data control plane and services.