Chapter 4. Installing and configuring automation hub on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform web console

1. Navigate to Operators Installed Operators.
2. Locate the Automation hub entry, then click Create instance.

1. Navigate to Networking Routes.
2. Under Location, click on the URL for your automation hub instance.

1. Create a postgres_configuration_secret .yaml file, following the template below:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Secret
   metadata:
     name: external-postgres-configuration
     namespace: <target_namespace> 

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   stringData:
     host: "<external_ip_or_url_resolvable_by_the_cluster>" 

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     port: "<external_port>" 

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     database: "<desired_database_name>"
     username: "<username_to_connect_as>"
     password: "<password_to_connect_with>" 

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     sslmode: "prefer" 

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     type: "unmanaged"
   type: Opaque

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   Namespace to create the secret in. This should be the same namespace you wish to deploy to.

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   The resolvable hostname for your database node.

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   External port defaults to 5432.

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   Value for variable password should not contain single or double quotes (', ") or backslashes (\) to avoid any issues during deployment, backup or restoration.

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   The variable sslmode is valid for external databases only. The allowed values are: prefer, disable, allow, require, verify-ca, and verify-full.

2. Apply external-postgres-configuration-secret.yml to your cluster using the oc create command.

   $ oc create -f external-postgres-configuration-secret.yml

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3. When creating your AutomationHub custom resource object, specify the secret on your spec, following the example below:

   apiVersion: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1
   kind: AutomationHub
   metadata:
     name: hub-dev
   spec:
     postgres_configuration_secret: external-postgres-configuration

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Procedure

1. List the existing PVCs in your deployment namespace:

   oc get pvc -n <namespace>

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2. Identify the PVC associated with your previous deployment by comparing the old deployment name and the PVC name.

3. Delete the old PVC:

   oc delete pvc -n <namespace> <pvc-name>

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   • For more information on running operators on OpenShift Container Platform, navigate to the OpenShift Container Platform product documentation and click the Operators - Working with Operators in OpenShift Container Platform guide.