Deploying License Service
License Service collects and measures the license usage of IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration at the OpenShift cluster level. You can retrieve this data upon request for monitoring and compliance. You can also retrieve an audit snapshot of the data that is audit evidence. License Service for Cloud Pak for Integration is not deployed automatically.
For more information about License Service, see About License Service in the Cloud Pak foundational services documentation.
Before you begin
Confirm that only one instance of License Service is installed on the cluster, and that the operator version is 4.2 or later. If multiple instances of License Service are installed on the same cluster, License Service generates an incorrect license usage report.
For instructions, see "Verifying if License Service is already installed on the cluster" in Installing License Service on OpenShift Container Platform in the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services documentation.
Deploying in an online OpenShift cluster
To deploy License Service in an OpenShift cluster that is connected to the internet, follow these procedures in the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services documentation:
For the License Service, see Installing License Service on OpenShift Container Platform.
(Optional) For the License Service reporter, see Installing License Service Reporter from online repository.
Deploying in air-gapped and disconnected environments
To deploy IBM Licensing in air-gapped (disconnected) environments, follow these procedures in the Cloud Pak foundational services documentation:
For the License Service, see Installing IBM License Service offline (using ibm-pak plug-in).
(Optional) For the License Service reporter, see Installing License Service Reporter on disconnected and air gapped cluster.
Validating License Service
After you deploy License Service, you can validate it. For more information, see Verifying completeness of license usage data and troubleshooting in the Cloud Pak foundational services documentation.