Creating a service instance for watsonx Assistant from the web client
After you install watsonx Assistant, you must create at least one watsonx Assistant service instance 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 watsonx Assistant 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 watsonx Assistant programmatically.
- By using the
Procedure
Complete the following steps to provision an instance of watsonx Assistant:
- Log in to the web client.
- Switch to the IBM Cloud Pak® for Data experience, if needed.
- From the navigation menu, select .
- Click New instance.
- Click the watsonx Assistant service tile. Then, click Next.
- From the new service instance page, complete the following fields: Instance name, Description, and Deployment. Then, click Create.
- Wait 1 to 2 minutes for the new instance to be provisioned.
You can find information about the new instance, including its URL and credentials in the Access information section of the About this instance page. To go to the About this instance page, select from the web client menu. Then, click the name of the watsonx Assistant instance.