Before you provision OpenPages instances, you need to collect information from
your cluster administrator.
Procedure
- Ask your cluster administrator what type of database your deployment is using:
internal or external.
- If you're using an internal database, collect the following information:
| Information you need |
Description |
| Namespace |
The project (namespace) where the IBM® Software Hub control plane is installed. |
| Node label |
Ask your cluster administrator whether your cluster uses dedicated nodes for the database.
If it does, ask for the label of the database nodes. |
| Data storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision
storage for database storage. For more information about the recommended block storage class for
your storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Metadata storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage
for database metadata storage. For more information about the recommended file storage class for
your storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Backup storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage
for database backup storage. For more information about the recommended file storage class for your
storage type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
| Application file storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage for OpenPages
application files. For more information about the recommended file storage class for your storage
type, see Recommended storage classes for services. |
- If you're using an external database, collect the following information:
| Information you need |
Description |
| Namespace |
The project (namespace) to use for OpenPages. |
| Database vendor |
The name of the database vendor: Db2 or Oracle. |
| Database secret |
The name of the Kubernetes secret that
contains the database connection information. |
| Application file storage class |
The name of the storage class to use to provision storage for OpenPages
application files. |
What to do next
You can now provision an instance. See Creating a service instance for OpenPages from the web client or Creating a service instance for OpenPages with the cpd-cli service-instance create command.
When you provision the OpenPages instance:
- For the database type, use External
- Specify the name of the Kubernetes secret that
contains the database connection information, for example
openpages-external-db-info.
- If you are using a tethered project, specify the name of the project. Otherwise, specify the
project where IBM Software Hub is installed.