How do I get started with Lab Development for Techxchange?

A process overview can be found in the TechZone hub: https://w3.ibm.com/w3publisher/techzone-hub/techxchange and in the dedicated Techxchange Lab Development documentation repo: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/overview

OpenShift Virtualisation

NB: Please use OpenShift Virtualisation as your main infrastructure option if you require an image that does not require any further modifications from the Techxchange Lab Developer collection.

Deployer

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer  to customise an existing OpenShift Cluster on OCP-V you can leverage the Post-Install Hook are outlined here: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/ocp_v/deployer

IBM Cloud

watsonx & SaaS

Please use the pre-defined watsonx journey instances in the Techxchange Lab Development collection to select the services needed for your environment. For a detailed overview of how these services are split across our accounts and more complex development the structure and steps are outlined here: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/ibm_cloud/saas_watsonx

IBM Cloud VPC VSI

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer for IBM Cloud VPC VSI  development are outlined here:

https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/ibm_cloud/VPC

VMware:

NB: Please use VMware as an infrastructure option whenever there is customisation required not available through OpenShift Virtualisation.

Single VM development steps:

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer for Single VM development on VMware are outlined here: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/vmware/single-vms

Deployer Development steps:

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer for Deployer development on VMware OpenShift cluster are outlined here: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/vmware/deployer

Bring OVA/OVF steps:

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer to bring their own existing template on VMware are outlined here: https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/vmware/bring-vm

Multi-VM & OpenShift Cluster:

The steps required to enable a Techxchange Lab Developer to work on a complex Multi-VM & OpenShift configuration on VMware are outlined here:

https://pages.github.ibm.com/ITZ/itz-content-docs/techxchange-lab-development/vmware/multi-vms