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Arctera InfoScale™ for Kubernetes 8.0.400 - Linux

Last Published: 2025-02-25

Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation (8.0.400)

Platform: Linux

Installing from OperatorHub by using Command Line Interface (CLI)

After you download infoscale-yamls-v8.0.400.tar.gz from Arctera Download Center and unzip and untar it, a folder /infoscale-yamls-v8.0.400/openshift/olm/ is created and all files required for installation are available in the folder. An OpenShift cluster already has a namespace openshift-operators. You can choose to install InfoScale DR Manager in openshift-operators.

Complete the following steps on the primary and the secondary clusters.

Copy the following content to a file and save the file as infoscale-dr-sub.yaml.

---
apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
  name: infoscale-dr-manager-sub
  # Namespace should be either infoscale-vtas
  # or openshift-operators
  namespace: infoscale-vtas
spec:
  channel: stable
  name: infoscale-dr-manager
  installPlanApproval: Manual
  # Source can be infoscale-dr-manager-catalog
  # if infoscale-dr-catsrc.yaml is used
  source: certified-operators
  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
  startingCSV: infoscale-dr-manager.v8.0.400

Run the following command on the bastion node to create a namespace infoscale-vtas. Ignore if you want to install in openshift-operators.
oc create namespace infoscale-vtas
Review output similar to the following to verify whether the namespace is created successfully.
```
namespace/infoscale-vtas created
```
Run the following command on the bastion node to create a subscription:
Note:
If you want to install InfoScale DR Manager in openshift-operators namespace, edit infoscale-dr-sub.yaml. Change namespace from infoscale-vtas to openshift-operators. To install the latest bundle, modify startingCSV to infoscale-dr-manager.v8.0.400.
oc create -f infoscale-dr-sub.yaml
The following output indicates a successful command run:
```
subscription.operators.coreos.com/infoscale-dr-manager-sub created
```

Run the following command on the bastion node:

oc get subscriptions -n infoscale-vtas

The following output indicates a successful command run:

NAME                                PACKAGE 
infoscale-dr-manager                infoscale-dr-manager
infoscale-licensing-operator        infoscale-licensing-operator 
infoscale-operator                  infoscale-operator 
nfd-stable-redhat-operators
             openshift-marketplace  nfd

SOURCE                               CHANNEL
infoscale-dr-manager-catalog         stable
infoscale-lic-operator-test-catsrc   stable
infoscale-sds-operator-catalog       stable
redhat-operators                     stable

Run the following command on the bastion node.
Change infoscale-vtas to openshift-operators, if you are using that namespace.
oc get installplans --namespace infoscale-vtas
Use <installation-name> from the output similar to the following output:
```
NAME                  CSV                             APPROVAL   APPROVED
<installation-name>   infoscale-dr-manager.v8.0.400   Manual     false
```
Run the following command on the bastion node:
oc patch installplan <installation-name> --namespace infoscale-vtas --type merge --patch '{"spec":{"approved":true}}'
The following output indicates a successful command run:
```
installplan.operators.coreos.com/<installation-name> patched
```

Run the following command on the bastion node:

oc get installplans --namespace infoscale-vtas

Review output similar to the following. Check if APPROVED is true.

NAME                CSV                    APPROVAL APPROVED
<installation-name> infoscale-dr-manager.  Manual   True
                                   v8.0.400

Run the following command on the bastion node to check the status of csv.

oc get csv

Components which are being installed or are pending installation are listed. Run the command again till you see the phase for all components as 'Succeeded'

NAME                                   DISPLAY                           
cert-manager.v1.12.0                   cert-manager                      
infoscale-dr-manager.v8.0.400          InfoScale™ DR Manager             
infoscale-licensing-operator.v8.0.400  InfoScale Licensing Operator      
infoscale-operator.v8.0.400            InfoScale™ SDS Operator           
nfd.4.12.0-202307170916                Node Feature Discovery Operator

VERSION               REPLACES                     PHASE
1.12.0                cert-manager.v1.12.0         Succeeded
8.0.400                                            Succeeded
8.0.400                                            Succeeded
8.0.400               infoscale-operator.v8.0.400   Succeeded
4.10.0-202206010607                                Succeeded

After InfoScale-dr-manager CSV is in a 'Succeeded' phase, proceed with the custom resource configuration and creation.
Perform the steps that are listed in the following topics:
See Configuring Global Cluster Membership (GCM).
See Configuring Data Replication.
See Additional requirements for replication on Cloud.
See Configuring DNS.
See Configuring Disaster Recovery Plan.