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4.4 RedHat OpenShift 4.x installationRedHat OpenShift Container Platform is run under the RedHat Enterprise Linux operating system providing a management layer for the Kubernetes Container system, including an integrated application system for runtimes and libraries.The bare metal installation method described in this section allows deployment of OpenShift 4.x to environments that are not integrated with […]

4.5.1 Installing a Linux DNS server on VMware 15.1There are two environments covered in this chapter, Red Hat CentOS 8.0 Streaming and Red Hat Linux RHEL 8.14.5.1.1 Red Hat Linux RHEL 8.1The base Red Hat RHEL 8.0 screenshots for this section can be found on pages 11 to 45 of the document, IBMCloudPrivateP8ContainerCPITInstallationonRedHatEnterpriseLinux8.0.docx on the […]

4.5.1.3 Update of libraries and X-Window installs to match IBM Content Foundation 5.5.3 requirementsTo install xterm use the following command:yum install xtermEnter y to confirm the installation of the xterm libraries. Enter y to import the GPG encryption decoding key required. Then the installation of the xterm libraries is completed.See https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3887371 for RHEL 8.xNote: Installation […]

4.5.4 Configuring the firewallThe firewall has to be enabled for the DNS service:firewall-cmd –permanent –zone=public –add-service=dnsAnd reload the configuration:firewall-cmd –reload4.5.5 Back up the main configuration filesMake an initial backup copy of the main bind config files:cp /etc/named.conf /etc/named.conf_bckcp /etc/named.rfc1912.zones /etc/named.rfc1912.zones_bck4.5.6 Set up the DNS server with a static IP addressSee also Appendix B of the […]

4.4.3 Firewall configurationThe DB2 container installation requires the ports 50000 and 50001 to be open and OpenShift on ESXi Virtual servers require port 443.Note that Red Hat subscription-manager uses port 443 to register the RHEL 8.0 Linux server after naming the server using the hostnamectl command and the oc client uses port 6443 for the […]

4.3 Docker Container installationThe Docker Container system is an open-source containerization platform. A detailed overview can be found at:https://docs.docker.com/get-started/overview/For the full screenshots for installation of Docker, see page 61 – 64 of the documents,IBMCloudPrivateP8ContainerCPITInstallationonRedHatEnterpriseLinux8.0.docx on the link:https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27358.18246Entitled: IBM Cloud Private P8 Container CPIT Installation on RedHat Enterprise Linux 8.0. The Docker commands (sections 4.3.3 to […]

4.6.1 Download RHEL 8.0 iso imageThis section is covered in the BPB book, Installation and Configuration of IBM Watson Analytics and StoredIQ in Chapter 1, Getting started with IBM Resources for Analytics, section 1.1: Red Hat Linux RHEL 8.0 and Chapter 8: IBM Cloud Private System, section 8.2.1: RHEL 8 download and install (BPB Publications, […]

5.1 IBM Cloud Pak systemsThere is a link as follows to the use of IBM Cloud PAK for Business Automation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-cloud-pak-business-automation-2102-download-document.5.1.1 Storage creationStorage can be created using the logged-in IBM Cloud Dashboard. Then, on the bottom left of the Dashboard, select Storage, shown in Figure 5.1: Figure 5.1: The Storage link on the main IBM […]

5.1.2 ResourcesThe following web page (Resource list – IBM Cloud) can be launched:https://cloud.ibm.com/resourcesA login to the IBM Cloud will be needed, see Chapter 4, Installation Downloads, section 4.2.2, Kubernetes. This page shows any existing Storage already created. On the top right of the resources page, select the Create resource button. On the next web page […]

4.4.5 Required machinesA standard OpenShift Container Platform installation creates the following vCenter resources:• 1 Folder• 1 Tag category• 1 Tag• Virtual machines:o 1 templateo 1 temporary bootstrap nodeo 3 control plane nodeso 3 compute machines4.4.6 Network connectivity requirementsA DHCP server must be used for the network, so ensure that this DHCP server is configured to […]