Verifying System Requirements

Before you begin the deployment process, verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements specified for this release.

The Certified Container Software for IBM® Sterling Control Center Monitor has been verified on RedHat Linux and requires the following minimum hardware resources and software resources:

Hardware Requirements
  • 15 GB disk space
  • 1500m Core
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 8 GB for Persistent Volume

Software Requirements

  • OpenShift version is >= 4.4 along with beta APIs enabled
  • RHEL version available is >= 7.6
  • Ensure that Kubernetes is installed with version >= v1.19
  • Ensure that helm is installed >= v3.0
  • Ensure that any among the supported database servers (Oracle/DB2/MSSQL) is installed and the database. The database should accessible from inside the cluster.
  • Ensure that the Docker images for Control Center Software Enterprise Edition from IBM Control Center are loaded to an appropriate docker registry

A containerized deployment strictly enforces the above listed system requirements. If any of these requirements are not met, the deployment fails. If the deployment fails, review the installation log for a list of non-compliant items.