Importing Cloud Pak accelerator bundles
Steps to import and work with Cloud Pak® accelerator bundles.
About the task
Use this procedure only if you are using a Cloud Pak® accelerator version that is supported by IBM Cloud Pak® System V2.3.3.0 or higher.
Before you begin
To import an Cloud Pak accelerator bundle, ensure that the following criteria is met:
- Go through the Before you begin section of Importing OpenShift Container Platform accelerator bundle.
- Ensure either one of the following criteria is met:
- You have already imported OpenShift Container Platform artifacts to IBM Cloud Pak System.
- Unpacked OpenShift Container Platform accelerator bundle is available on the file system.
- Procure a license for the Cloud Pak from https://www.ibm.com/account/us-en/ .
Procedure
There are two ways to import a Cloud Pak accelerator bundle:
- If you have not imported OpenShift Container Platform artifacts to IBM Cloud Pak System, then use Method 1.
- If you have already imported OpenShift Container Platform artifacts to IBM Cloud Pak System, then use Method 2.
Method 1:
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Download the Cloud Pak accelerator bundle to your local system or to a virtual machine that can connect to the system.
Note: Go to IBM Fix Central and search for the appropriate version of Cloud Pak accelerator by using the name of the bundle.
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Go to the directory where OpenShift Container Platform accelerator bundle is unpacked.
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Run
cloudpakimport
with the following options:cd /path/to/byol_openshift cloudpakimport.sh -h <cps-host> -u <user> -p <password> -b </path/to/cloudpak-accelerator-bundle>
Method 2:
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Download the Cloud Pak accelerator bundle to your local system or to a virtual machine that can connect to the system.
Note: Go to IBM Fix Central and search for the appropriate version of Cloud Pak accelerator by using the name of the bundle.
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Unpack the Cloud Pak accelerator bundle.
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Run
cloudpakimport.sh
with the following options:cloudpakimport.sh -h <cps-host> -u <user> -p <password>
Notes: The following points are applicable for both Method 1 and Method 2:
- If you want to know more information about the
cloudpakimport.sh
options, runcloudpakimport.sh --help
. - By default, IBM Cloud Pak System uploads mandatory files to storehouse at
/admin/files/<CloudPakName>
. - By default, only minimal files that are needed to deploy the Cloud Pak gets uploaded to the storehouse. To download all files for a Cloud Pak, use
--full-upload
.- Imports and clones virtual images.
- Imports ptype.