Getting started with IBM Business Automation Insights
The Getting started guides you through four high-level tasks to install Business Automation Insights on IBM® Cloud Private. The example installation uses IBM Event Streams as the Kafka provider and the embedded version of Elasticsearch and Kibana.
A Business Automation Insights installation on IBM Cloud Private requires that you first prepare your cluster.
You must install all of the supporting tools on IBM Cloud Private, install IBM Business Automation Configuration Container, and then launch the container user interface to configure and deploy Business Automation Insights.
Time required
Depending on what you already installed, the tasks can take between 1 - 2 hours.Task 1: Prepare your cluster
Preparing your IBM Cloud Private cluster involves a number of steps.
Business Automation Insights is a product that has a number of dependencies. The dependencies all need to be installed and configured for Business Automation Insights before you deploy a release. If you are starting from scratch, these steps can take some time and patience.
Time required
30 minutes - 1 hourUse the following procedure to prepare your IBM Cloud Private cluster for a Business Automation Insights deployment.
Procedure
Task 2: Install IBM Business Automation Configuration Container
Business Automation Configuration Container is used to deploy the automation containers on IBM Cloud Private.
Time required
20 - 30 minutesUse the following procedure to install Business Automation Configuration Container on your IBM Cloud Private cluster.
Procedure
Task 3: Configure and deploy Business Automation Insights
Use the Business Automation Configuration Container user interface to enter a release name, select the platform and product that you want to deploy, configure the release, and run the installation.
Time required
30 minutesUse the following procedure to install Business Automation Insights on your IBM Cloud Private cluster.
Procedure
Task 4: Verify the deployment
Use the IBM Cloud Private console to verify that Business Automation Insights is deployed successfully.
Time required
10 minutesUse the following procedure to verify the Business Automation Insights deployment on your IBM Cloud Private cluster.