Prepare the namespace

Before you install the operator and create the IBM RPA custom resource, you need to decide which namespace you want to install the IBM RPA operator and instance into.

Before you begin

See Namespace requirements.

Creating a namespace by using the OpenShift console

  1. Log in to the OpenShift console.
  2. Go to Operators > Operator Hub.
  3. Expand the list of Projects.
  4. Select Create Project.
  5. Enter the name of your namespace and click Create. In the next pages, the namespace is called ibm-rpa, but you can use any name that you want.

Creating a namespace by using the CLI

If you need to create a new IBM RPA instance namespace, you can create it using the following commands:

export RPA_PROJECT=ibm-rpa
oc new-project ${RPA_PROJECT}

Replace ibm-rpa with the name that you want to give to your namespace.