Installing prerequisite software
Several services have prerequisite software that must be installed on the cluster by a cluster administrator.
- Installation phase
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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?
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Cluster administrator A cluster administrator must install the prerequisite software on the cluster.
- When do you need to complete this task?
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Complete the appropriate tasks if you plan to install any of the services that need the prerequisite software.
One-time setup You must complete this task before you install the services. If you plan to run a batch installation, you must complete this task before you install IBM Software Hub.
About this task
The prerequisite software that you must install depend on the services that you plan to install. Use the following table to determine which prerequisite software you need to install:
| Services that have prerequisites | Prerequisite software |
|---|---|
| IBM Knowledge Catalog Premium | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| IBM Knowledge Catalog Standard | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| Watson Discovery | To install this service, you must install the following software:
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| Watson Machine Learning | If you plan to use the deep learning experiment builder or models that require GPUs, you
must install the following operators:
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| Watson Speech services | To install this service, you must install the following software:
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| Watson Studio Runtimes | If you plan to use runtimes that require GPU, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx.ai™ | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx Assistant | To install this service, you must install the following software:
If you plan to use conversational skills or conversational search features, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx Code Assistant™ | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx Code Assistant for Red Hat Ansible® Lightspeed | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx Code Assistant for Z | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx Code Assistant for Z Code Explanation | To install this service, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx.data™ |
If you plan to use indexes in Milvus
that require GPUs, you must install the following operators:
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| watsonx™ Orchestrate | To install this service, you must install the following software:
In addition, you must install the following operators:
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Procedure
Install the appropriate prerequisite software on your cluster.