Chapter 4. Installing Knative Serving


You can install Knative Serving to create Knative services and functions on your cluster. You can also use additional features such as autoscaling and networking options for your applications.

After you install the OpenShift Serverless Operator, you can install Knative Serving by using the default settings, or configure more advanced settings in the KnativeServing custom resource (CR).

After you install the OpenShift Serverless Operator, install Knative Serving by using the OpenShift Container Platform web console. You can install Knative Serving by using the default settings or configure more advanced settings in the KnativeServing custom resource (CR).

Prerequisites

  • You have cluster administrator permissions on OpenShift Container Platform, or you have cluster or dedicated administrator permissions on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS or OpenShift Dedicated.
  • You have logged in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
  • You have installed the OpenShift Serverless Operator.

Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
  2. Check that the Project dropdown at the top of the page is set to Project: knative-serving.
  3. Click Knative Serving in the list of Provided APIs for the OpenShift Serverless Operator to go to the Knative Serving tab.
  4. Click Create Knative Serving.
  5. In the Create Knative Serving page, you can install Knative Serving using the default settings by clicking Create.

    You can also change settings for the Knative Serving installation by editing the KnativeServing object by using either the form provided, or by editing the YAML.

    • Using the form is recommended for simpler configurations that do not require full control of KnativeServing object creation.
    • Editing the YAML is recommended for more complex configurations that require full control of KnativeServing object creation. You can access the YAML by clicking the edit YAML link in the top right of the Create Knative Serving page.

      After you complete the form, or have finished modifying the YAML, click Create.

      Note

      For more information about configuration options for the KnativeServing custom resource definition, see the documentation on Advanced installation configuration options.

  6. After you have installed Knative Serving, the KnativeServing object is created, and you are automatically directed to the Knative Serving tab. You will see the knative-serving custom resource in the list of resources.

Verification

  1. Click knative-serving custom resource in the Knative Serving tab. You will be automatically directed to the Knative Serving Overview page.
  2. Scroll down to check the list of Conditions.
  3. You should see a list of conditions with a status of True.
Note

It can take a few seconds for the Knative Serving resources to be created. You can check their status in the Resources tab.

  1. If the conditions have a status of Unknown or False, wait a few moments and then check again after you have confirmed that the resources have been created.

4.2. Installing Knative Serving by using YAML

After you install the OpenShift Serverless Operator, you can install Knative Serving by using the default settings, or configure more advanced settings in the KnativeServing custom resource (CR). You can use the following procedure to install Knative Serving by using YAML files and the oc CLI.

Prerequisites

  • You have cluster administrator permissions on OpenShift Container Platform, or you have cluster or dedicated administrator permissions on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS or OpenShift Dedicated.
  • You have installed the OpenShift Serverless Operator.
  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

Procedure

  1. Create a file named serving.yaml and copy the following example YAML into it:

    apiVersion: operator.knative.dev/v1beta1
    kind: KnativeServing
    metadata:
        name: knative-serving
        namespace: knative-serving
  2. Apply the serving.yaml file:

    $ oc apply -f serving.yaml

Verification

  1. To verify the installation is complete, enter the following command:

    $ oc get knativeserving.operator.knative.dev/knative-serving -n knative-serving --template='{{range .status.conditions}}{{printf "%s=%s\n" .type .status}}{{end}}'

    You get an output similar to the following example:

    DependenciesInstalled=True
    DeploymentsAvailable=True
    InstallSucceeded=True
    Ready=True
    Note

    It can take a few seconds for the Knative Serving resources to be created.

    If the conditions have a status of Unknown or False, wait a few moments and then check again after you have confirmed that the resources have been created.

  2. Check that the Knative Serving resources have been created:

    $ oc get pods -n knative-serving

    You get an output similar to the following example:

    NAME                                                        READY   STATUS      RESTARTS   AGE
    activator-67ddf8c9d7-p7rm5                                  2/2     Running     0          4m
    activator-67ddf8c9d7-q84fz                                  2/2     Running     0          4m
    autoscaler-5d87bc6dbf-6nqc6                                 2/2     Running     0          3m59s
    autoscaler-5d87bc6dbf-h64rl                                 2/2     Running     0          3m59s
    autoscaler-hpa-77f85f5cc4-lrts7                             2/2     Running     0          3m57s
    autoscaler-hpa-77f85f5cc4-zx7hl                             2/2     Running     0          3m56s
    controller-5cfc7cb8db-nlccl                                 2/2     Running     0          3m50s
    controller-5cfc7cb8db-rmv7r                                 2/2     Running     0          3m18s
    domain-mapping-86d84bb6b4-r746m                             2/2     Running     0          3m58s
    domain-mapping-86d84bb6b4-v7nh8                             2/2     Running     0          3m58s
    domainmapping-webhook-769d679d45-bkcnj                      2/2     Running     0          3m58s
    domainmapping-webhook-769d679d45-fff68                      2/2     Running     0          3m58s
    storage-version-migration-serving-serving-0.26.0--1-6qlkb   0/1     Completed   0          3m56s
    webhook-5fb774f8d8-6bqrt                                    2/2     Running     0          3m57s
    webhook-5fb774f8d8-b8lt5                                    2/2     Running     0          3m57s
  3. Check that the necessary networking components are installed to the automatically created knative-serving-ingress namespace:

    $ oc get pods -n knative-serving-ingress

    You get an output similar to the following example:

    NAME                                      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
    net-kourier-controller-7d4b6c5d95-62mkf   1/1     Running   0          76s
    net-kourier-controller-7d4b6c5d95-qmgm2   1/1     Running   0          76s
    3scale-kourier-gateway-6688b49568-987qz   1/1     Running   0          75s
    3scale-kourier-gateway-6688b49568-b5tnp   1/1     Running   0          75s
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