Creating a service instance for Watson OpenScale from the web client
When you install Watson OpenScale, a service instance is created automatically. You can optionally create more service instances in the operands project. If you are a IBM® Software Hub user, you can use the web client to create service instances. The web client guides you through the process of creating service instances.
- Who needs to complete this task?
- To create a service instance from the web client, you must have the Create service instances permission in IBM Software Hub.
- When do you need to complete this task?
- Complete this task only if you want to create a service instance from the web client.
Alternative methods for creating a service instance
- By using the
cpd-cli service-instance createcommand. For more information, see Creating a service instance for Watson OpenScale with the cpd-cli service-instance create command. - By using the
/v3/service_instancesREST API call. For more information, see Creating a service instance for Watson OpenScale programmatically.
- By using the
Before you begin
This task assumes that the following prerequisites are met:
| Prerequisite | Where to find more information |
|---|---|
| Watson OpenScale is installed. | If this task is not complete, see Installing Watson OpenScale. |
Procedure
To create a service instance:
- Log in to the web client.
- Switch to the IBM Cloud Pak® for Data experience, if needed.
- From the navigation menu, select Services > Instances.
- Click New instance.
- Click the Watson OpenScale tile. Then, click Next.
- From the new service instance page, complete the following fields: Name for the instance, Namespace, and Description. Then, click Next.
- Review information and click Create.
- Wait 1 - 2 minutes while the new instance is provisioned and reload the page.
- Navigate to the Watson OpenScale Insights dashboard and, from the drop-down list, select the instance that you want to use.
What to do next
Attention: When an application makes API calls and authenticates to Watson OpenScale on an IBM Cloud Pak for Data platform that hosts more than one instance of
the Watson OpenScale service, the application should
specify the instance ID of the instance they want to target. Otherwise, API calls default to the
first instance that is installed on the platform.
The service instance is ready to use.