IBM Content Runtime with Existing Chef Server template variables
The following tables list the IBM template variables.
Cloud Provider
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Machine's domain name | Virtual Machine's domain name for the Content Runtime Virtual Machine. | |
| Public Key Name | cam_public_key | Provide a public key name. The key will be created and stored in the IBM Cloud as a resource with the name Hostname_PrivateKeyName. The private portion of the key can be found in the log file in the Terraform data. |
| OS Image Name | UBUNTU_16_64 | An operating system reference code that is used to provision the computing instance. |
| Data Center | Specify the data center to create the Content Runtime virtual machine. | |
| Private subnet | Private subnet for the private network interface of the instance. Accepted values are primary private networks and can be found in the subnets doc. | |
| Private VLAN name | Private VLAN name for the network interface of the instance. | |
| Dedicated Account Host | Specify whether or not the instance must only run on hosts with instances from the same account | |
| Billing Type | Specify the billing type for the instance. The computing instance can be billed based on an hourly or monthly usage basis. | |
| Network Connection Speed | Specify the connection speed for the instance’s network components. | |
| CPU cores | The number of CPU cores to allocate. The default value is sufficient for the Content Runtime. | |
| RAM | The amount of RAM to allocate for the virtual machine. The default value is sufficient for the Content Runtime. |
Cloud Provider Optional Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Portable private IP address | Portable private IPv4 address to be assigned to this network interface for the Content Runtime virtual machine. If provided, the address needs to be static. | |
| Portable private netmask | Portable private netmask for the private IP added to the new Content Runtime virtual machine. Required when assigning a portable IP address. | |
| Portable private gateway | Portable private gateway address to be assigned to the new Content Runtime virtual machine. Required when assigning a portable IP address. |
Additional Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Network Visibility | The network connection associated with the Content Runtime virtual machine instance. If network visibility is private, connection must exist from the IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management to the network connection associated with the Content Runtime virtual machine being created. |
Managed services Parameters
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enable FIPS on pattern manager and software repository containers | False | True to enable FIPS on pattern manager and software repository container. |
| Pattern Manager Access Passphrase | Passphrase used to access the REST API calls to the Pattern Manager. | |
| Pattern Manager Administration Passphrase | Administration passphrase that is used to access the administrative REST API calls to the Pattern Manager. | |
| Key Name for Pattern Manager key set | For Amazon and IBM clouds, the key must exist as a resource. For other provider types, the content is simply the name associated with the key. | |
| Private Key for Pattern Manager - Base 64 encoded | Private key to be used by Pattern Manager to communicate with the newly instantiated virtual machine. The key must be base64 encoded and must be associated with the public key named by the Key Name for Pattern Manager key set. | |
| Public Key for Pattern Manager | Public key to be used by Pattern Manager to communicate with the newly instantiated virtual machine. The key must match the public key named by the Key Name for Pattern Manager key set. | |
| User's Public Key | Public key that is added to the Content Runtime virtual machine's authorized_keys file so as to allow access using the associated private key. |
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| Content Runtime Host Name | ibm-content-runtime | The host name of the virtual machine being created to be used as the Content Runtime. The name is just the host name and not the fully qualified host name. |
Docker & Chef Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Docker Registry | hub.docker.com | Docker registry to pull the Content Runtime Docker images. The images by default reside on the public Docker hub. The value is read only. It provides you the location where an image is pulled. |
| Chef License Agreement | Newer Chef Server, Client, Chef DK require license agreement with Chef for commercial. By typing Agree to this field you confirm that you are either using old chef version or you have the required license agreement. | |
| ChefDK Version | 3.0.36 | Stable version of Chef DK that will be installed on pattern manager container. |
| Docker Enterprise Edition Repository URL | This is an optional parameter. It is mandatory only if you use RHEL as the base image without Docker installed. RHEL supports Docker Enterprise Edition only. After you purchase the license, get the Docker Enterprise Edition Repository URL from https://store.docker.com/my-content. Docker Community Edition is used by default on other supported operating system. | |
| Chef server Organization Name | chef-org | Chef server Organization name that is associated with the configuration of the Chef server. |
| Chef Administrator User name | chef-admin | Chef administrator user name that is associated with the configuration of the Chef server. |
| Install Chef Cookbooks | true | Should the Chef cookbooks be installed on the provided Chef server? |
| Chef Server FQDN | Fully qualified domain name of a remote Chef server. Consists of the server's hostname and domain. | |
| Chef Server IP Address | IPv4 address of a remote Chef server. | |
| Chef Server Certificate - Base 64 encoded | Certificate (.pem file) of the remote Chef server encoded in base64. |
Software Repository Settings
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Software Repository User name | repouser | User name to access the Software Repository. |
| Password for Software Repository | Password for Software Repository User. The combination of user name and password is required to access the Software Repository. | |
| Software Repository Port Number | 8888 | Port number for Software Repository HTTP access. |
| Software Repository Secure Port Number | 9999 | Port number for Software Repository HTTPS access. |