2.16.3. Overriding the active deadline for run-once pods

Procedure

1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

2. Create the required namespace for the Run Once Duration Override Operator.

   1. Navigate to Administration Namespaces and click Create Namespace.
   2. Enter openshift-run-once-duration-override-operator in the Name field and click Create.

3. Install the Run Once Duration Override Operator.

   1. Navigate to Ecosystem Software Catalog.
   2. Enter Run Once Duration Override Operator into the filter box.
   3. Select the Run Once Duration Override Operator and click Install.

   4. On the Install Operator page:

      1. The Update channel is set to stable, which installs the latest stable release of the Run Once Duration Override Operator.
      2. Select A specific namespace on the cluster.
      3. Choose openshift-run-once-duration-override-operator from the dropdown menu under Installed namespace.

      4. Select an Update approval strategy.

         • The Automatic strategy allows Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) to automatically update the Operator when a new version is available.
         • The Manual strategy requires a user with appropriate credentials to approve the Operator update.
      5. Click Install.

4. Create a RunOnceDurationOverride instance.

   1. From the Ecosystem Installed Operators page, click Run Once Duration Override Operator.
   2. Select the Run Once Duration Override tab and click Create RunOnceDurationOverride.

   3. Edit the settings as necessary.

      Under the runOnceDurationOverride section, you can update the spec.activeDeadlineSeconds value, if required. The predefined value is 3600 seconds, or 1 hour.

   4. Click Create.

Verification

1. Log in to the OpenShift CLI.

2. Verify all pods are created and running properly.

   $ oc get pods -n openshift-run-once-duration-override-operator

   Example output

   NAME                                                   READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
   run-once-duration-override-operator-7b88c676f6-lcxgc   1/1     Running   0          7m46s
   runoncedurationoverride-62blp                          1/1     Running   0          41s
   runoncedurationoverride-h8h8b                          1/1     Running   0          41s
   runoncedurationoverride-tdsqk                          1/1     Running   0          41s