Abstract
IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is a comprehensive container-ready solution that includes all the hardware & software components necessary to setup and/or expand your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform V3.11 environment.
IBM Storage, bringing enterprise data services to containers.
In this blueprint, learn how to:
• Combine the benefits of IBM Systems with the performance of IBM Storage solutions so that you can deliver the right services to your clients today!
• Build a 24 by 7 by 365 enterprise class private cloud with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
• Leverage enterprise class services such as NVMe based flash performance, high data availability, and advanced container security
IBM Storage for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: designed for your DevOps environment for on-premises deployment with easy-to-consume components built to perform and scale for your enterprise. Simplify your journey to cloud with pre-tested and validated blueprints engineered to enable rapid deployment and peace of mind as you move to a hybrid multicloud environment.
You now have the capabilities.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Scope
Prerequisites
Create ubiquity namespace
Set up Red Hat OpenShift SecurityContextConstraint
Download the IBM Storage Enabler for Containers helm chart
Download the helm executable
Update the templates/_helpers.tpl helm chart
Update the templates/ubiquity-k8s-flex-daemonset.yaml helm chart
Create a Secret for the IBM Storage Enabler for Containers database
Option 1: Create the Secret from a YAML file
Option 2: Create the Secret using the oc command
Configure IBM Block Storage (IBM Spectrum Connect)
Option 1: Create a Secret for IBM Spectrum Connect from a YAML file
Option 2: Create a Secret for IBM Spectrum Connect using the oc command
Update the values.yaml file for IBM Block Storage (Spectrum Connect)
Configure for IBM Spectrum Scale
Option 1: Create the Secret for IBM Spectrum Scale from a YAML file
Option 2: Create the Secret for Spectrum Scale using the oc command
Update the values.yaml file for IBM Spectrum Scale
Install IBM Storage Enabler for Containers
Option 1: Install IBM Storage Enabler for Containers using helm tiller
Option 2: Install IBM Storage Enabler for Containers using a helm template
Appendix A
Appendix B