2.2. Installing the OpenShift Serverless Operator from the web console
You can install the OpenShift Serverless Operator from the OperatorHub by using the OpenShift Container Platform web console. Installing this Operator enables you to install and use Knative components.
Prerequisites
- You have cluster administrator permissions on OpenShift Container Platform, or you have cluster or dedicated administrator permissions on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS or OpenShift Dedicated.
- For OpenShift Container Platform, your cluster has the Marketplace capability enabled or the Red Hat Operator catalog source configured manually.
- You have logged in to the web console.
Procedure
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In the web console, navigate to the Operators
OperatorHub page. - Scroll, or type the keyword Serverless into the Filter by keyword box to find the OpenShift Serverless Operator.
- Review the information about the Operator and click Install.
On the Install Operator page:
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The Installation Mode is All namespaces on the cluster (default). This mode installs the Operator in the default
openshift-serverlessnamespace to watch and be made available to all namespaces in the cluster. -
The Installed Namespace is
openshift-serverless. Select an Update Channel.
- The stable channel enables installation of the latest stable release of the OpenShift Serverless Operator. The stable channel is the default.
- To install another version, specify the corresponding stable-x.y channel, for example stable-1.29.
- Select the stable channel as the Update Channel. The stable channel will enable installation of the latest stable release of the OpenShift Serverless Operator.
- Select Automatic or Manual approval strategy.
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The Installation Mode is All namespaces on the cluster (default). This mode installs the Operator in the default
- Click Install to make the Operator available to the selected namespaces on this OpenShift Container Platform cluster.
From the Catalog
Operator Management page, you can monitor the OpenShift Serverless Operator subscription’s installation and upgrade progress. - If you selected a Manual approval strategy, the subscription’s upgrade status will remain Upgrading until you review and approve its install plan. After approving on the Install Plan page, the subscription upgrade status moves to Up to date.
- If you selected an Automatic approval strategy, the upgrade status should resolve to Up to date without intervention.
Verification
After the Subscription’s upgrade status is Up to date, select Catalog
If it does not:
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Switch to the Catalog
Operator Management page and inspect the Operator Subscriptions and Install Plans tabs for any failure or errors under Status. -
Check the logs in any pods in the
openshift-serverlessproject on the WorkloadsPods page that are reporting issues to troubleshoot further.
If you want to use Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing with OpenShift Serverless, you must install and configure Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing before you install Knative Serving or Knative Eventing.
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