Chapter 2. Installing the Operator


The Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator creates and manages sites in OpenShift.

Note

The Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator is supported only on OpenShift 4. Installing an Operator requires administrator-level privileges for your cluster.

2.1. Installing the Operator for all namespaces using the CLI

The steps in this section show how to use the oc command to install and deploy the latest version of the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator in a given OpenShift cluster. Installing the operator for all namespaces allows you create a site in any namespace. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI for more information about the oc command.

Prerequisites

  • Access to an OpenShift cluster using a cluster-admin account. See Release Notes for supported OpenShift versions.

Procedure

  1. Log in to OpenShift as a cluster administrator. For example:

    $ oc login -u system:admin
  2. Complete the steps described in Red Hat Container Registry Authentication.
  3. Create a file named subscription-all.yaml with the following:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: skupper-operator
      namespace: openshift-operators
    spec:
      channel: stable-1.4
      installPlanApproval: Automatic
      name: skupper-operator
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      startingCSV: skupper-operator.v1.4.4-rh-1
    Note

    If you do not specify startingCSV, the subscription defaults to the latest operator version.

    If you specify installPlanApproval as Manual, sites are not automatically upgraded to the latest version of Service Interconnect. See Chapter 4, Upgrading the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator and sites for information on manually upgrading sites.

  4. Apply the subscription YAML:

    $ oc apply -f subscription-all.yaml

Additional information

2.2. Installing the Operator for a single namespace using the CLI

The steps in this section show how to use the oc command to install and deploy the latest version of the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator in a given OpenShift cluster. Installing the operator for a single namespaces allows you create a site in the specified namespace. See Getting started with the OpenShift CLI for more information about the oc command.

Prerequisites

  • Access to an OpenShift cluster using a cluster-admin account. See Release Notes for supported OpenShift versions.

Procedure

  1. Log in to OpenShift as a cluster administrator. For example:

    $ oc login -u system:admin
  2. Complete the steps described in Red Hat Container Registry Authentication.
  3. Create an Operator group in the namespace where you want to create a site:

    1. Create a file named operator-group.yaml with the following:

      kind: OperatorGroup
      apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
      metadata:
        name: skupper-operator
        namespace: my-namespace
      spec:
        targetNamespaces:
        - my-namespace

      where my-namespace is the name of the namespace you want to create the site.

    2. Apply the Operator group YAML:

      $ oc apply -f operator-group.yaml
  4. Create a file named subscription-myns.yaml with the following:

    apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
    kind: Subscription
    metadata:
      name: skupper-operator
      namespace: my-namespace
    spec:
      channel: stable-1.4
      installPlanApproval: Automatic
      name: skupper-operator
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      startingCSV: skupper-operator.v1.4.4-rh-1

    where my-namespace is the name of the namespace you want to create the site.

    Note

    If you do not specify startingCSV, the subscription defaults to the latest operator version.

    If you specify installPlanApproval as Manual, sites are not automatically upgraded to the latest version of Service Interconnect. See Chapter 4, Upgrading the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator and sites for information on manually upgrading sites.

  5. Apply the subscription YAML:

    $ oc apply -f subscription-myns.yaml

Additional information

2.3. Installing the Operator using the OpenShift console

The procedures in this section show how to use the OperatorHub from the OpenShift console to install and deploy the latest version of the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator in a given OpenShift namespace.

Prerequisites

  • Access to an OpenShift cluster using a cluster-admin account. See Release Notes for supported OpenShift versions.

Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift web console, navigate to Operators OperatorHub.
  2. Choose Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator from the list of available Operators, and then click Install.
  3. On the Operator Installation page, two Installation mode options are available:

    • All namespaces on the cluster
    • A specific namespace on the cluster

      For this example, choose A specific namespace on the cluster.

  4. Choose an Update approval option.

    By default, Automatic approval is selected, and sites will upgrade to the latest version of Service Interconnect. If you choose Manual approval, sites will not be automatically upgraded to the latest version of Service Interconnect. See Chapter 4, Upgrading the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator and sites for information on manually upgrading sites.

  5. Select the namespace into which you want to install the Operator, and then click Install.

    The Installed Operators page appears displaying the status of the Operator installation.

  6. Verify that the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator is displayed and wait until the Status changes to Succeeded.
  7. If the installation is not successful, troubleshoot the error:

    1. Click Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator on the Installed Operators page.
    2. Select the Subscription tab and view any failures or errors.

For more information about installing Operators, see the OpenShift Documentation

Additional information

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