Installing ibm-lh-client
The
ibm-lh-client
package includes convenient utilities and pre-packaged
libraries to access the IBM®
watsonx.data, and to
develop applications that work with the watsonx.data.
Before you begin
- Ensure that you have your entitlement key to access the IBM Entitled Registry. After you obtain the entitlement key from the container software library, you can log in to the registry with the key and pull the runtime images to your local system.
- Ensure to meet the following system requirements and install the most recent version of
Docker
orPodman
on your system.Operating system x86-64 Docker / Podman / Colima installation instructions Linux ✓ Windows ✓ Mac OS x86 ✓ Mac with Apple Silicon with Rosetta Emulation Note: Ensure to meet the prerequisites for installing the watsonx.data client package on Mac with Apple Silicon with Rosetta Emulation. - Ensure to add the
podman-plugins
for the DNS server of thePodman
network to work properly.
If you add theyum install -y podman-plugins
podman-plugins
after you start the watsonx.data service, delete the Podman networkibm-lh-network
and restart the watsonx.data service.Tip:Podman
provides a Docker-compatible command-line front end. You can alias the Docker CLI with thealias docker=podman
shell command.
Important: It is highly recommended to set up and run the client utilities as a non-root
user. For more information about granting access to non-root users to work with the container
engines, see Manage Docker as a non-root user and Rootless containers using Podman.