Installing IBM® Cloud Private by using containerd

cri is a containerd plugin implementation that is used by the Kubernetes container runtime interface (CRI). With cri, you can run Kubernetes by using containerd as the container runtime.

Before you begin

• Installing IBM Cloud Private by using containerd is supported on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS operating systems that are running on Linux® x86_64 only.
• Before completing this procedure you must complete the Install Docker for your boot node only, Set up the installation environment, and (Optional) Customize your cluster sections of the installation document for your edition of IBM Cloud Private.
  • Installing IBM Cloud Private either Cloud Native or Enterprise
  • Installing IBM® Cloud Private-CE

Configure IBM Cloud Private to use the containerd container runtime

1. Update the <installation_directory>/cluster/config.yaml file. Change the container_runtime parameter to containerd.

   container_runtime: containerd
   

2. Continue with the Deploy the environment section of the installation document for your edition of IBM Cloud Private.

   • Installing IBM Cloud Private either Cloud Native or Enterprise
   • Installing IBM® Cloud Private-CE