Configuring persistent storage for IBM Software Hub

Before you can install IBM Software Hub, you must ensure that the persistent storage on your Red Hat® OpenShift® cluster is configured for dynamic provisioning and includes the appropriate storage classes.

Installation phase

Setting up a client workstation
Setting up a cluster
Collecting required information
Preparing to run installs in a restricted network
Preparing to run installs from a private container registry
Preparing the cluster for IBM Software Hub
Preparing to install an instance of IBM Software Hub
Installing an instance of IBM Software Hub
Setting up the control plane
Installing solutions and services

Who needs to complete this task?

A cluster administrator or storage administrator must set up set up persistent storage on the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

When do you need to complete this task?

If you don't have supported storage configured for your cluster, you must complete this task before you can install IBM Software Hub.

If you already running supported storage confirm that it is properly configured.

Important: Before you set up persistent storage, ensure that you review the available planning information:

Storage considerations
- Lists the types of storage that are supported by the platform
- Compares the features and requirements for each type of storage
- Identifies the deployment environments that are supported for each type of storage
Storage requirements, which identifies the type of storage each service supports.
Hardware requirements, which specifies the minimum amount of storage that each service requires.

The type of storage that you want to use and complete the appropriate steps to install and configure the storage.

Storage option	Post-installation set up
OpenShift Data Foundation	No additional set up is required. You are ready to complete Creating custom security context constraints for services.
IBM Fusion Data Foundation	No additional set up is required. You are ready to complete Creating custom security context constraints for services.
IBM Fusion Global Data Platform	IBM Fusion Create the specified storage class with the required parameters. For details, see Setting up IBM Fusion Global Data Platform or IBM Storage Scale Container Native storage. IBM Fusion HCI System No additional set up is required. You are ready to complete Creating custom security context constraints for services.
IBM Storage Scale Container Native (with IBM Storage Scale Container Storage Interface)	Create the specified storage class with the required parameters. For details, see Setting up IBM Fusion Global Data Platform or IBM Storage Scale Container Native storage.
Portworx	Create the specified storage classes with the required parameters. For details, see Creating Portworx storage classes.
NFS	At a minimum, you must set up dynamic storage provisioning. Depending on the services you plan to install, you might need to configure your NFS server. For details, see Setting up NFS storage.
Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)	No additional set up is required. You are ready to complete Creating custom security context constraints for services.
Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)	You must set up dynamic storage provisioning. For details, see Setting up Amazon Elastic File System.
NetApp Trident	Create the specified storage classes with the required parameters. For details, see Setting up NetApp Trident.
Nutanix	Create the specified storage classes with the required parameters. For details, see Setting up Nutanix.