Installing the Operator SDK command-line tool

Install the Operator SDK command-line tool, if you are installing both the Operators on a non-OpenShift® Kubernetes cluster.

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Important:

• Ensure that you have administrator authority or have been granted the appropriate role-based access control (RBAC) to administer the cluster before installing the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM). For more information, see role-based access control good practices.
• The OLM is not included in the out-of-the-box offering. For inquiries about OLM, you must contact the OLM product team.
• In the following steps, to install Operator SDK and OLM on a Kubernetes platform, you will be navigated to the respective websites outside of IBM®. For more information, see Operator Lifecycle Manger

1. Install the Operator SDK. For more information, see Install the Operator SDK.
2. Ensure that you are logged in to your Kubernetes environment.
3. Run the following command to install OLM in your cluster:

   operator-sdk olm install

   • You will see the output as shown in the Installing OLM in your cluster page.
   • For prerequisites to install IBM Sterling Intelligent Promising, see Preparing to install IBM Sterling Intelligent Promising by using containers.