Preparing a client to connect to the cluster

You must make sure that the client that you intend to use to connect to the OpenShift® cluster has all the necessary tools.

About this task

A Red Hat® OpenShift Kubernetes Service (ROKS) cluster and a private OpenShift cluster have different requirements. Make sure that the client can connect to the cluster you want to use, and download the cert-kubernetes repository.

All the installation and upgrade artifacts are contained in the cert-kubernetes repository. It is recommended to use the latest interim fix of the release, but if you do need a previous version then you can find them all in the Cloud Pak for Business Automation download document.

Tip: Use the move right arrow Move right arrow below the 26.0.0 release to find all the available interim fixes.

To download the cert-kubernetes repository.

  1. Open the Cloud Pak for Business Automation download document External link opens a new window or tab, click Cert Kubernetes for the latest 26.0.0 interim fix version, and then select and copy the displayed command.
  2. Run the copied git clone command to download the files.

What to do next

Go to and complete the next step in Preparing your cluster.