Data Foundation

The Fusion Data Foundation service provides a foundational data layer for applications to function and interact with data in a simplified, consistent, and scalable manner.

1. Go to Services page in IBM Storage Fusion user interface.
2. In the Available section, click the Data Foundation tile.
3. In the Storage providers section, click the Data Foundation tile to install and configure storage service.
   Note: You cannot install other dependent services until you install and configure a storage service.
4. In the Data Foundation page, go through the details about the service and click Install.
   The IBM Storage Fusion HCI System supports both provider mode and MCG only mode. To know more about the provider mode, see Introduction to IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation provider mode.
5. Choose the following options and click Install:
   • Automatic updates
     Note: If you select Automatic updates, then IBM Storage Fusion auto upgrades Fusion Data Foundation version.

     This upgrades Fusion Data Foundation service within the subscription channel.

     For example, 4.16.x to 4.16.y. For storage support matrix, see Storage version support matrix.

   • Configure storage to enable hosting multiple OpenShift clusters
     If you are planning to use Hosted Control Plane with Fusion Data Foundation storage, then select this option. If you do not enable this option, the Fusion Data Foundation makes use of all disks.

     Note: This option is not available for MCG only mode.
   The Fusion Data Foundation operator starts to deploy and you can see Data Foundation in the Installed section of the Services page. Initially, the status shows as Installing and progress of the installation is mentioned in percentage. After successful completion of the installation, the status changes to Running.
6. To validate the installation, do the following steps in OpenShift Container Platform web console:
   • Go to Installed Operators to check whether the Fusion Data Foundation operator is listed and Status shows as Succeeded.
7. Verify the Fusion Data Foundation service installation.
   1. To verify the installation of Fusion Data Foundation on IBM Storage Fusion, perform the checks specified in Verify the installation.
   2. Additionally, run the command to verify that Fusion Data Foundation service is installed successfully:

      oc describe odfmanager/odfmanager -n <Fusionns>

      Update <Fusions> with your namespace value.

   Table 1. Install states Fusion Data Foundation service

   Install State	Description
   Installing	Fusion Data Foundation installation is ongoing, and there are no errors yet.
   Failing	There is an installation error but IBM Storage Fusion retries to install Fusion Data Foundation. If the problem is solved, this status changes to Installing or Completed.
   Completed	Fusion Data Foundation installation completed successfully.

   Table 2. Upgrade states Fusion Data Foundation service

   Upgrade State	Description
   Not started	Fusion Data Foundation upgrade has not started yet.
   Upgrading	Fusion Data Foundation upgrade is ongoing, and there are no errors yet.
   Failing	There is an installation error but IBM Storage Fusion retries to upgrade Fusion Data Foundation. If the problem is solved, this status changes to Upgrading or Completed.
   Completed	Fusion Data Foundation upgrade completed successfully.

   Table 3. Health states Fusion Data Foundation service

   State	Description
   Installing	Fusion Data Foundation installation is ongoing.
   Upgrading	Fusion Data Foundation upgrade is ongoing.
   Healthy	Fusion Data Foundation installation completed successfully and the service is in normal state.
   Degraded	Fusion Data Foundation installation completed successfully but the service is not in normal state.