Installing the product by using the Docker images

Accelerated deployment of the Product Master ensures a simple and consistent installation experience.

Fix Pack 2 - GA
Note: This topic and subtopics is applicable only for Fix Pack 2 and earlier releases.

Product Master container images are consistent, predictable, and replicable. They enable complete control over the environment in which the services run.

The Product Master Docker images are built on a Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 7 Universal Base Image (UBI) base Docker image that runs on all Docker supported hosts. Product Master supports containerized deployment on the following:
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

If you want to deploy the Product Master Docker images in a high availability environment, you can use a Kubernetes cluster.

System requirements and software stack

Before using Docker images to deploy IBM® Product Master, ensure following hardware and software requirements:
Operating System Linux Ubuntu or another Docker-supported operating system
Hardware 32 GB memory and quad-core processor
Docker software Docker Community Edition Version 19.03.4
Following software is installed on the Docker containers as part of the Product Master image deployment:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 Universal Base Image (UBI) base Docker image
  • IBM Db2® Version 11.5
  • IBM WebSphere® Application Server Base Edition Version 9.0.5
  • Perl 5.30.1
  • JAVA 8
  • Python 3.6 (ML image)