Deploying capabilities and runtimes

Deploying active instances of capabilities and runtimes in the Cloud Pak for Integration allows you to use them within IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration.

Note: Before a capability or runtime can be deployed, its operator must already be installed. For more information, see Installing operators.

A user with the role Integration Specialist can deploy capabilities and runtimes from the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Platform Navigator, or by using the Red Hat OpenShift web console or CLI.

Capabilities provide tools for designing and managing some types of integration instances. API manager, Run integrations, Design integrations, Integration tracing, and Automation assets are all capabilities.

Create capabilities

Runtimes are the runtime components of your integration solution. High speed transfer server, Gateway, and Messaging are all runtimes.

Create instances

Note: You should install the operators in the same namespace (project) where Platform Navigator is installed.

After a capability or runtime is deployed, it appears in a table of available resources for "Integration capabilities" or "Integration runtimes" (see below). To access these tables, log in to the IBM Automation home page and in the left-side menu, click Administration, then click Integration capabilities or Integration runtimes.