Creating an OpenSearch service

You can create an OpenSearch service directly from the watsonx.data user interface, enabling you to provision and manage a search‑optimized engine alongside your existing data services.

Platform UI

To create an OpenSearch service in watsonx.data, complete the following steps:

1. Log in to the watsonx.data console.
2. From the navigation menu, select Infrastructure Manager.
3. To define and connect to a service, click Add component, select OpenSearch, and click Next.
4. In the Add component - OpenSearch window, provide the following details:
   • Specify a Display Name for the OpenSearch cluster.
   • Select the Size of the service based on your data needs:
     • Small (per node) - 8 CPUs, 32Gi Memory
     • Medium (per node) - 16 CPUs, 128Gi Memory
     • Large (per node) - 96 CPU, 768Gi Memory
5. Configure the Storage settings:
   • Select a Storage class
   • Specify the Persistent volume size for each data node
6. Specify the number of Data Nodes (minimum 3 required).
7. Optional: Specify one or more Node Selectors to control which OpenShift nodes your pods are scheduled on.
8. Click Create.
   Wait for the new service to come up. The service will show status Unknown while provisioning. When a minimum number of OpenSearch nodes become healthy it will change to a Running status.