Installation and deployment
Refer to the topics in this section to learn more about setting up your instance for each
deployment method and adding new users from your organization.
Deployment methods Concert , Concert Workflows , and Concert Data Apps are available as a software as a service (SaaS) or deploying to a virtual machine (VM) or deploying to a Kubernetes cluster using Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform , Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) , or Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2) .Obtaining an IBM entitlement API key IBM® Concert images are accessible from the IBM Entitled Registry. You must use a valid IBM entitlement API key to pull images for installation or for mirroring to a private container registry. You must get a valid IBM entitlement API key before you proceed with the installation.Configuring the params.ini file params.ini that contains variables essential for a successful deployment. The params.ini file defines the environment-specific settings that the installation script uses to configure your Concert , Concert Workflows , and Concert Data Apps instances. The params.ini file adheres to a standard .ini file format, comprising key-value pairs that store essential configuration settings.Deploying on a virtual machine (VM) IBM® Concert as a package of containerized services on a Linux® virtual machine (VM). The package includes scripts and utilities for you to set up and operate Concert services.Deploying on Kubernetes Concert have multiple on-premises deployment options. Deploying Concert software on Kubernetes for container orchestration is achieved through various platforms, including OpenShift® Container Platform and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) .Configuring IBM watsonx.ai for Concert (on-premises) Concert , your license includes a software entitlement for watsonx.ai on-premises for use only with Concert . You can also connect an existing watsonx.ai instance (either SaaS or on-premises) to your on-premises Concert instance. Your on-premises Concert entitlement does not entitle you to connect to an IBM-provided shared SaaS instances of watsonx.ai for AI functionality.