Installing IBM Storage Fusion on IBM Cloud

Procedure to install IBM Storage Fusion on OpenShift® Container Platform that runs on IBM Cloud®.

1. If you have not configured the IBM Operator Catalog, then configure it. For the procedure to add IBM Operator catalog, see Adding the IBM operator catalog.
   Note:

   • IBM Operator Catalog is not specific to a version of IBM Storage Fusion.
   • If you already have the IBM Maximo® software configured in your environment or have plans to configure it, use only the ibm-operator-catalog of IBM Maximo® software.
2. Log in to Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform web management console.
3. Go to Operators > OperatorHub.
4. Under Source, select IBM Operator Catalog.
   It lists all operators that are part of the IBM Operator Catalog including IBM Storage Fusion.
5. Click IBM Storage Fusion.
   The Version, Capability level, Source, and Provider type of IBM Storage Fusion is available.
6. Click Install.
   It opens the Install Operator page for IBM Storage Fusion operator.
7. Select v2.0 in the update channel where the current operator is published.
   Note: You can also subscribe for updates. The subscription to the channel helps to keep the operator up to date.
8. In the Installation mode, select A specific namespace on the cluster.
   The operator will be available in a single Namespace only.
9. Select ibm-spectrum-fusion-ns in the Operator recommended namespace. Alternatively, use the Select a namespace option to select an existing namespace or create a new namespace.
10. Important: Always set Update approval to Manual as IBM Storage Fusion does not support Automatic.
    In the Update approval section, you can select either Manual or Automatic strategy.
    Always set Update approval to Manual because the Automatic option automatically upgrades the operator whenever a new version of the operator is released to the channel. This automatic upgrade might have an impact on your running workloads.
11. Click Install.
    The installation of the operator begins.
12. Wait for the operator to complete the installation.
    After the successful installation of the operator, the following message gets displayed:

    Installed operator - operand required

    Generally, it completes in few minutes. If it takes more time, check whether all pods are up and running.

    Note: If you notice that installation is taking longer than usual or failed, then check the events tab on the installed-opertor or fusion-operator page. In the events tab, if you see an error waiting for deployment of serviceability-operator, ignore it and continue with the installation.
13. From the Applications menu in the title bar of OpenShift Container Platform, click IBM Storage Fusion.
    The License agreement page gets displayed.
14. Go through the license agreement, click I have read and accept the license agreement, and click Continue.
    The Welcome to IBM Storage Fusion dialog box gets displayed.
15. In the IBM Storage Fusion user interface, click Install services to install the services right away or click Maybe later to do it later.