Overview of the content services containers

Starting in V5.5.1, containers provide a way to deploy a full FileNet® P8 environment in a fraction of the time required for a standard on-premises installation. Container deployments also enable you to patch or upgrade FileNet P8 components more quickly.

Important: Content services containers are available in V5.5.1 and later.

The FNCM operator must be used to install and deploy the content services containers on a Red Hat Open Shift Cloud Platform environment or on a certified Kubernetes environment.

Deploying on a container platform provides the following benefits:
  • Rapid deployment of FileNet P8 Platform components
  • Improved patching and upgrading for components
  • Dynamic scalability
  • Improved resiliency

Available containers

The following components are available as a container:
  • Content Platform Engine
  • Content Search Services
  • IBM® Content Navigator
  • Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS)
  • (V5.5.2 and later) External Share
  • (V5.5.4 and later) Content Services GraphQL API
  • (V5.5.4 and later) Task Manager

Using containers instructions for V5.5.1 to V5.5.3

Tools and processes for using the FileNet Content Manager containers has evolved through the various releases. This Knowledge Center currently provides instructions for using the operator to deploy and manage containers.

Previous releases used the Business Automation Configuration Client tool, Helm chart deployment, and YAML deployment methods. You can find the instructions for these previous releases in the attached guide: Using FileNet Content Manager Containers V5.5.1 to V5.5.3.