Chapter 3. Installing the Operator


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

Note

Installing an Operator requires administrator-level privileges for your cluster.

The steps in this section show how to use the kubectl command to install and deploy the latest version of the Red Hat Service Interconnect Operator in a given cluster. Installing the operator for all namespaces allows you create a site in any namespace.

Prerequisites

  • Access to a cluster using a cluster-admin account.
  • Operator Lifecycle Manager is installed.

Procedure

  1. Log in as a cluster administrator.
  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-2
      installPlanApproval: Automatic
      name: skupper-operator
      source: redhat-operators
      sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
      startingCSV: skupper-operator.v2.0.0-rh-11
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  4. Apply the subscription YAML:

    $ kubectl apply -f subscription-all.yaml
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Additional information

  • See Using Skupper for instructions about using YAML to create sites.

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.

  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

  • See Using Skupper for instructions about using YAML to create sites.
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