Chapter 6. Virtualization with IBM Fusion Access for SAN

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators OperatorHub.
2. In the Filter by keyword field, type Fusion Access for SAN.
3. Select the Fusion Access for SAN tile and click Install.
4. On the Install Operator page, keep the default selections for Update Channel, Version, and Installation mode.

5. Verify that Operator recommended Namespace is selected for Installed Namespace.

   This installs the Operator in the ibm-fusion-access namespace. If this namespace does not yet exist, it is automatically created.

   Warning

   If you install the Fusion Access for SAN Operator in a namespace other than ibm-fusion-access, Fusion Access for SAN does not work.

6. Verify that the Automatic default is selected for Update Approval.

   This enables automatic updates when a new z-stream release is available.

7. Click Install.

   This installs the Operator.

Verification

1. Navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
2. Verify that the Fusion Access for SAN Operator is displayed.

Procedure

1. Log in to the IBM Container software library with your Fusion Access for SAN IBMid and password.

2. In the IBM Container software library, get the entitlement key:

   1. If you do not have an entitlement key yet, click Get entitlement key or Add new key, and then click Copy.
   2. If you already have an entitlement key, click Copy.
3. Save the entitlement key in a safe place.

4. Create the secret object by running the oc create command:

   $ oc create secret -n ibm-fusion-access generic fusion-pullsecret \
   --from-literal=ibm-entitlement-key=<ibm-entitlement-key> 

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   This is the entitlement key you copied in step 2 from the IBM Container software library.

Verification

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Workloads Secrets.
2. Find the fusion-pullsecret in the list.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
2. Click on the Fusion Access for SAN Operator you installed.
3. In the Fusion Access for SAN page, select the Fusion Access tab.
4. Click Create FusionAccess.
5. On the Create FusionAccess page, enter the object Name.
6. Optional: You can choose to add Labels if they are relevant.

7. Select the IBM Storage Scale Version from the drop-down list.

   This version is the same version that was used to install the Fusion Access for SAN Operator.

8. Click Create.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Storage Fusion Access for SAN.
2. Click Create storage cluster.

3. Select the worker nodes that have shared LUNs.

   Note

   You can only select worker nodes with a minimum of 20 GB of RAM from the list.

4. Click Create storage cluster.

   The page reloads, opening the Fusion Access for SAN page for the new storage cluster.

Procedure

1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Storage Fusion Access for SAN.
2. In the File systems tab, click Create file system.
3. Enter a Name for the new file system.
4. Select the LUNs that you want to use as the storage volumes for your file system.

5. Click Create file system.

   The Fusion Access for SAN page reloads, and the new file system appears in the File systems tab.

Verification

1. Watch the Status of the file system in the File systems tab until it is marked as Healthy.

   Note

   This may take several minutes.

2. Click on the StorageClass for the file system.

3. In the YAML tab, verify the following:

   1. The value in the name field is the name of the file system you created.
   2. The value in the provisioner field is spectrumscale.csi.ibm.com.

   3. The value in the volBackendFs field matches the name of the file system you created.

      kind: StorageClass
      apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
      metadata:
        name: filesystem1
        uid: eb410309-a043-a89b-9bb05483872a
        resourceVersion: '87746'
        creationTimestamp: '2025-05-14T12:30:08Z'
        managedFields:
      provisioner: spectrumscale.csi.ibm.com
      parameters:
        volBackendFs: filesystem1
      reclaimPolicy: Delete
      allowVolumeExpansion: true
      volumeBindingMode: Immediate

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