Installing the IBM Data Reporter Operator for telemetry data collection

To send your usage data for IBM Cloud Pak for Data to IBM Software Central, you must install the IBM Data Reporter Operator on the cluster.

Who needs to complete this task?

Cluster administrator A cluster administrator must complete this task.

When do you need to complete this task?

The IBM Data Reporter Operator is installed once per cluster and is shared by all instance of IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the cluster.

Repeat as needed Repeat this task for each cluster that you want to connect to IBM Software Central.

Before you begin

Complete Installing the IBM Metrics Operator for telemetry data collection before you install the IBM Data Reporter Operator .

About this task

The IBM Data Reporter Operator accepts events from IBM Cloud Pak for Data and transforms them into reports that are submitted to the IBM Metrics Operator.

Install the IBM Data Reporter Operator in the ibm-software-central project.

Procedure

To install the IBM Data Reporter Operator :

  1. Log in to Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform as a user with sufficient permissions to complete the task. 
    ${OC_LOGIN}
    Remember: OC_LOGIN is an alias for the oc login command.
  2. Install the IBM Data Reporter Operator :

    You can either:

    • Install the IBM Data Reporter Operator from the Certified Operators catalog on the OperatorHub.
    • Install the IBM Data Reporter Operator by running the following command to create the operator subscription:
      oc apply -f "https://swc.saas.ibm.com/provisioning/v1/rhm-operator/rhm-operator-subscription?datareporter=true&approvalStrategy=Automatic"

What to do next

Now that you've installed the IBM Data Reporter Operator , you're ready to complete Enabling telemetry data collection for an instance of IBM Cloud Pak for Data.