Installing and uninstalling IBM App Connect on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

OpenShift-only contentYou can install IBM® App Connect on a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster with internet access by using the IBM App Connect Operator that is distributed through the IBM Entitled Registry. You can also install the Operator in an air-gapped environment by using a Container Application Software for Enterprises (CASE) bundle. In an air-gapped environment, the Operator runs in a restricted or disconnected network with no connection to the internet.

From the Red Hat OpenShift OperatorHub, which provides a user interface for discovering Operators, you can install the IBM App Connect Operator into your cluster to obtain an independent deployment of App Connect.

The IBM App Connect Operator is also included with IBM Cloud Pak for Integration, which delivers a collection of product capabilities (or components) in a streamlined integration solution. App Connect provides the application integration capability within the unified containerized environment. Cloud Pak for Integration is delivered as a set of Operators within the OperatorHub.

If you want to use identity and access management (IAM) to control access to the authoring and runtime environments that App Connect provides, you can implement IAM by using Keycloak. Keycloak provides a single sign-on solution for web applications and RESTful web services. App Connect offers the following options for implementing IAM by using a deployment of Keycloak.

Managed deployment of Keycloak

Install the IBM App Connect Operator as part of a Cloud Pak for Integration deployment to obtain the managed Keycloak solution that Cloud Pak for Integration provides for implementing IAM. Different licensing offerings are available to support the following IAM deployments:

  • A full Cloud Pak for Integration deployment that includes the standard product capabilities with IAM
  • An App Connect deployment that includes IAM with a restricted entitlement to Cloud Pak for Integration
Self-managed deployment of Keycloak

Independently install the IBM App Connect Operator in your cluster, and then separately install and configure a self-managed Keycloak solution that you can use to implement IAM.

Use the following information to prepare your Red Hat OpenShift environment and install App Connect.