Planning
Review the following information to help you plan your installation.
Supported Red Hat OpenShift versions
Learn about which Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform versions you can deploy on. For more information, see Supported OpenShift versions.
Supported cloud platforms
Learn about the public cloud platforms that you can deploy on. For more information, see Supported cloud platforms.
Storage requirements
Review the storage requirements for your deployment, and learn about supported storage providers and storage classes. For more infomation, see Storage requirements.
Hardware requirements
Review the memory and hardware requirements for your deployment. For more information, see Hardware requirements.
Operator installation mode
The installation mode can be OwnNamespace or AllNamespaces. For more information, see Operator scope.
High availability
Review information about how to configure high availability (HA) for your deployment. For more information, see High availability (HA) considerations
Security considerations
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps supports different mechanisms for securing your environment and your data. In addition, as you are planning or going through an installation of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, you might need to create or provide certificates. For more information, see Security considerations.
Licensing
As part of using IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, tracking your license usage is required. Although IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps provides license options not tracked directly by the product, to track usage, you must deploy the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services License Service on all clusters where IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps is installed. This background service collects and stores the license usage information for tracking license consumption and for audit purposes. For more information, Licensing.