Installing IBM License Service on a Red Hat OpenShift cluster

Install IBM® License Service on the Red Hat® OpenShift® cluster where IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® is installed. Then, add configuration to ensure that IBM License Service can access the IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® license metrics.

1. On your Red Hat OpenShift cluster, complete the procedure that is described in Installing License Service on OpenShift Container Platform.
2. Enable IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® to send usage data to IBM License Service.
   1. Edit the IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® scheduler configuration by running this command:

      oc edit deployment rna-core-pliant-scheduler -n rna-core

   2. In the spec.container.env section of the YAML, add these attributes and values:

      
      spec:
        ...
        container:
          env:
          - name: SCHEDULER_ILS_METRICS_UPLOAD_ENABLED
            value: "true"

   3. Save your changes.
3. Optional: Retrieve IBM License Service metrics by using its dedicated APIs.
   • Retrieve the token that authorizes you to run the APIs by running this command:

     oc get secret ibm-licensing-token -n ${licensing_namespace} -o jsonpath={.data.token} | base64 -d

   • In a web browser, enter the IP address of the host where IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® is installed, followed by the port 8080. For example: https://<hostname>:8080

   oc get pod -n ${licensing_namespace}

   If the pods started successfully, output that is similar to the following example is shown:

   NAME                                              READY   STATUS    RESTARTS      AGE
   ibm-licensing-operator-7f4cf9f76c-89b96           1/1     Running   1 (14m ago)   19h
   ibm-licensing-service-instance-766f9cd956-rzspw   1/1     Running   1 (14m ago)   19h

4. Use IBM License Service to track, measure, and report the license usage for your IBM Rapid Infrastructure Automation® instance. For more information, see License usage metering and reporting.