Installing the FaaS prototype on Windows

You can download and install the FaaS scheduling prototype for IBM® Spectrum Symphony and IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition. Use this topic for steps for installing on Windows 64-bit.

Before you begin

  • Before installing any prototype for IBM Spectrum Symphony or IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition, you must have installed or configured IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition.
  • From IBM Passport Advantage, download the FaaS installation package for Windows, called symFaas-version.zip, to a directory on your host (for example, to your C:\Program Files\IBM\SpectrumComputing directory). The package is applicable to both IBM Spectrum Symphony and IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition.

About this task

The FaaS package contains a FaaS sample for your IBM Spectrum Symphony cluster and IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition development environment.

Procedure

  • To install the FaaS prototype for IBM Spectrum Symphony:
    1. Create the following directory: 
      %SOAM_HOME%\version\samples\Python
    2. Copy the symFaas-version.zip package to the %SOAM_HOME%\version\samples\Python directory, and then extract the package.
    3. Create a consumer called /FaaSPython using the cluster management console. This prototype will use the resources from this new consumer.
    4. Follow the steps in the readme file under the %SOAM_HOME%\version\samples\Python\FaaS directory to register the application and run the workload.
  • To install the FaaS prototype for IBM Spectrum Symphony Developer Edition:
    1. Copy the symFaas-version.zip package to the %SOAM_HOME%\version\samples\Python directory, and then extract the package.
    2. Follow the steps in the readme file under the %SOAM_HOME%\version\samples\Python\FaaS directory to register the application and run the workload.