Setting up a client workstation
To install IBM Cloud Pak® for Data backup and restore utilities, you must have a client workstation that can connect to the Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform cluster.
Before you begin
Before you install any software on the client workstation, ensure that the workstation meets the requirements in:
After you confirm that the workstation meets these requirements, you can install the required command-line interfaces.
Internet connection requirements
Some installation and upgrade tasks require a connection to the internet. If your cluster is in a
restricted network, you can either:
- Move the workstation behind the firewall after you complete the tasks that require an internet connection.
- Prepare a client workstation that can connect to the internet and a client workstation that can connect to the cluster and transfer any files from the internet-connected workstation to the cluster-connected workstation.
When the workstation is connected to the internet, the workstation must be able to access the
following sites:
- GitHub (https://github.com/IBM)
If your company does not permit access to GitHub, contact IBM® Support.
- IBM Entitled
Registry (http://icr.io)
To validate that you can connect to the IBM Entitled Registry, run the following command:
curl -v https://icr.io
The command returns a message similar to:* Connected to icr.io (169.60.98.86) port 443 (#0)
Note: The IP address might be different.
Operating system requirements
The client workstation must be running a supported operating system:
Operating system | x86-64 | s390x | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Linux® | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mac OS | ✓ | ||
Windows | ✓ | To run on Windows, you must install Windows Subsystem for Linux. |
Container runtime requirements
The workstation must have a supported container runtime.
Operating system | Docker | Podman | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Linux | ✓ | ✓ | |
Mac OS | ✓ | ✓ | |
Windows | ✓ | ✓ |
Set up the container runtime inside Windows Subsystem
for Linux.
|
Required command-line interfaces
To install or upgrade the Cloud Pak for Data platform,
you must have the following command-line interfaces:
- OpenShift command-line interface
(
oc
) - Cloud Pak for Data command-line interface
(
cpd-cli
)