Installing from the command line

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Deploy the ITX Runtime Server container to your Red Hat OpenShift cluster using CASE or Helm CLI commands, in either an online or offline (air-gapped) cluster.

Before you begin

Configure these storage and license settings before you install the instance:

  • License: Accept the product license terms.
  • Storage: Runtime server requires two persistent volumes: one for data (which includes compiled maps and systems) and one for logs. By default, the installation completes these actions:
    • Rely on dynamic volume provisioning.
    • Use the default storage class defined in your cluster.
    • Request the ReadWriteOnce bind mode.

About this task

ITX Runtime Server can be installed in an online (connected) cluster or offline (air-gapped) cluster using command line tools.

Procedure

  1. Download and install the command-line tools if they are not already available:

    For information about configuring oc, helm, and other command-line interface tools for working with your Red Hat OpenShift cluster, refer to the Red Hat OpenShift downloads page.

    In case of offline installation, download the tools to the bastion server (if using bastion), or to the portable device (if not using bastion). The CASE needs to be saved to the same machine to which the tools are downloaded.

  2. Open a Linux shell on the machine with the downloaded tools and the CASE.
  3. Navigate to the directory containing the case directory for the CASE. All cloudctl commands must be run from that directory.
    Note: cloudctl case usage is deprecated and will be replaced with oc ibm_pak in future releases after the ibm_pak plugin for oc has been installed.