Deploying the Platform UI by using the OpenShift console

Deploying the IBM Cloud Pak Platform UI enables you to deploy and manage instances from a central location. This task must be performed by an OpenShift cluster administrator. For more information, see OpenShift roles and permissions.

This procedure describes how to deploy and configure the IBM Cloud Pak Platform UI using the OpenShift web console. To deploy using the CLI, see Deploying the Platform UI by using the CLI.

Troubleshooting: For a list of possible errors and solutions when following these steps, see Known limitations.

Before you begin

The IBM Cloud Pak foundational services operator is installed, at the v4.6 channel, with the 4.6.8 or later fixpack.
Important: Install this operator manually. For more information, see Installing the operators by using the CLI.
If you have an online OpenShift cluster and have not already created a secret called ibm-entitlement-key in the namespace where the instance will be created, see Finding and applying your entitlement key by using the UI (online installation).
An OpenShift cluster administrator has created one or more storage classes that support ReadWriteOnce (RWO) for IBM Cloud Pak foundational services to use. For more information, see Storage considerations.
Configure the correct storage class for IBM Cloud Pak foundational services by following the guidance in the "Storage option" section in Keycloak configuration.

Deploying with the OpenShift web console

Log into the OpenShift web console with your OpenShift cluster admin credentials.
In the main navigation pane, click Home > Overview.
In the Overview pane, in the Build with guided documentation section, click View all quick starts.
In the Quick Starts panel, click the tile for Getting started with the Cloud Pak for Integration.
In the panel that opens, follow the procedures to deploy the Platform UI.
Tip: If you have followed all the procedures up to this point, you can skip the Prerequisites section.

Next steps

After you complete deployment tasks in the Platform UI, you can perform additional configuration:

Managing users. For more information, see Managing users and groups and the other topics in the Identity and access management section.
Configuring identity and access management, including session timeouts. For more information, see Keycloak configuration.
For additional tasks, see Administering.

After configuring the Platform UI, deploy instances. For more information, see Deploying instances.