Creating a service instance for DataStage from the web client

When you install DataStage, 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 create command. For more information, see Creating a service instance for DataStage with the cpd-cli service-instance create command.
By using the cpd-cli manage apply-cr command. For more information, see Creating a service instance for DataStage with the cpd-cli manage apply-cr command.

Before you begin

This task assumes that the following prerequisites are met:

Prerequisite	Where to find more information
DataStage is installed.	If this task is not complete, see Installing DataStage.

Procedure

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 DataStage tile. Then, click Next.
Complete the steps in the New service instance wizard and then click Create.
To create an instance on a remote data plane, the operator must be deployed on the namespace of the associated physical location. For more information, see Deploying DataStage on a remote physical location.
1. On the Instance details page, select Namespace to create a local instance or select Data Plane to deploy a remote data plane and specify the namespace where the operator was deployed.
2. Select a hardware configuration and storage class.
3. Verify the summary for your service instance and click Create.

What to do next

You must give users access to the service instance. For more information, see Creating a service instance for DataStage.