16.2.2. Installing Operators for the image-based upgrade

Procedure

1. Create a Namespace object YAML file for the Lifecycle Agent:

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Namespace
   metadata:
     name: openshift-lifecycle-agent
     annotations:
       workload.openshift.io/allowed: management

   1. Create the Namespace CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f <namespace_filename>.yaml

2. Create an OperatorGroup object YAML file for the Lifecycle Agent:

   apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
   kind: OperatorGroup
   metadata:
     name: openshift-lifecycle-agent
     namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
   spec:
     targetNamespaces:
     - openshift-lifecycle-agent

   1. Create the OperatorGroup CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f <operatorgroup_filename>.yaml

3. Create a Subscription CR for the Lifecycle Agent:

   apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
   kind: Subscription
   metadata:
     name: openshift-lifecycle-agent-subscription
     namespace: openshift-lifecycle-agent
   spec:
     channel: "stable"
     name: lifecycle-agent
     source: redhat-operators
     sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace

   1. Create the Subscription CR by running the following command:

      $ oc create -f <subscription_filename>.yaml

Verification

1. To verify that the installation succeeded, inspect the CSV resource by running the following command:

   $ oc get csv -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

   Example output:

1. Verify that the Lifecycle Agent is up and running by running the following command:

   $ oc get deploy -n openshift-lifecycle-agent

   Example output: