System requirements

Ensure that the following system requirements are met for IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration accelerator.

  • Ensure that you have an online system.

  • Review the system requirements for OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.1 at System requirements.

  • IBM Cloud Pak® System 2.3.3.3.

  • IBM® OS image for Red Hat Linux Systems) 64-Bit, 7.8 (RHEL 7.8 X64), base OS image Version 3.1.2.0:192, which is available with IBM Cloud Pak System 2.3.3.3 default data.

  • Deploy a Cloud Pak® Docker Private Registry Shared Service where OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.1 images are hosted. Ensure that the external-storage/nfs-client-provisioner:latest image is available in the same registry if you plan to deploy IBM Cloud Pak for Integration with storage as NFS. For more information, see Getting started with OpenShift Container Platform accelerator.

    Note: This requirement is applicable only for CP4I on OpenShift Container Platform - HA and not for CP4I on OpenShift Container Platform - HA with OCS.

  • Ensure that a Red Hat Satellite Six Shared Service instance is available with the following packages and are used only by the Helper Node:

    • rhel-7-server-rpms
    • rhel-7-server-extras-rpms

    For more information, see Getting started with OpenShift Container Platform accelerator.

  • Ensure that you have a IBM Cloud Pak for Integration entitlement key. For more information, see https://myibm.ibm.com/products-services/containerlibrary.