Chapter 2. Install


You install OpenShift sandboxed containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) by installing the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Install the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator.

2.1. Prerequisites

Review the following prerequisites before deploying OpenShift sandboxed containers.

  • You have installed Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.18.38 or later.
  • Your OpenShift Container Platform cluster has at least one worker node.

You can install the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator by using the command line interface (CLI).

Prerequisites

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

Procedure

  1. Create an osc-namespace.yaml manifest file:

    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Namespace
    metadata:
      name: openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator
  2. Create the namespace by running the following command:

    $ oc create -f osc-namespace.yaml
  3. Create an osc-operatorgroup.yaml manifest file:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
    kind: OperatorGroup
    metadata:
      name: sandboxed-containers-operator-group
      namespace: openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator
    spec:
      targetNamespaces:
      - openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator
  4. Create the operator group by running the following command:

    $ oc create -f osc-operatorgroup.yaml
  5. Create an osc-subscription.yaml manifest file:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: sandboxed-containers-operator
      namespace: openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator
    spec:
      channel: stable
      installPlanApproval: Automatic
      name: sandboxed-containers-operator
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      startingCSV: sandboxed-containers-operator.v1.12.0
  6. Create the subscription by running the following command:

    $ oc create -f osc-subscription.yaml
  7. Verify that the Operator is correctly installed by running the following command:

    $ oc get csv -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

    This command can take several minutes to complete.

  8. Watch the process by running the following command:

    $ watch oc get csv -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

    Example output

    NAME                             DISPLAY                                  VERSION         PHASE
    openshift-sandboxed-containers   openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator  1.12.0          Succeeded

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