Getting started

Plan and prepare

For supported platforms and requirements you can dynamically generate a system requirements report using the Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) tool.

Install the server

There are two option to obtaining the installation package: online installer and offline installer. Both options require a master license key, which can be acquired from IBM Passport Advantage.

Online installer

The online installer option for installing the product requires an internet connection for the entire process. It requires minimum storage for the downloaded package. The downloaded image contains only the Helm charts used to pull the product Docker images from a GitHub location. This is our recommended installation method.

The online installation package is available at IBM Fix Central. Search and select the online installation package appropriate for the installation platform.

After the download completes, start the executable file to begin the install process.

Offline installer

Use the offline installer to install IBM® DevOps Velocity (Velocity) without internet connection. You will still need internet connection at some point to download the installer itself. Once downloaded, the installer will include all containers needed to successfully install the product. For this reason, the offline installer is larger than the online installer and will require more time/bandwidth and disk space when downloading.

The offline installation package is available at IBM Fix Central. Search and select the offline installation package appropriate for the installation platform.

After downloading the installation package, decompress the contents into two directories: one for Kubernetes and the other for Docker Compose. See the documentation section on installation for instructions about how to install the server.

A product license key is required to install the product. To obtain a key, you must agree to the terms and conditions provided on Passport Advantage.

Note: The Getting started page is displayed for all users including admin when a user login for the first time to Velocity. Also, the initial admin user, with the username admin@admin.com, can see the Install demo data button. Click Install demo data button to install the DevOps Velocity Data Generator plugin. After the plugin is installed, it will populate velocity with demo data allowing you to view value streams, pipelines, and other areas of the product with sample data. Click Delete demo data to delete the demo data.

Learn

To learn more about Velocity, see documentation.

For help installing or using Velocity, post your questions in the DevOps forums. Tag your question with velocity.

To suggest an enhancement to the product, visit the RFE Community

Get support

For information from support, including FAQs, visit the IBM Support portal. You can configure the support portal to view information about specific products.