Installation overview

Event Endpoint Management is an operator-based release and uses custom resources to deploy and manage the lifecycle of your Event Endpoint Management installation.

A deployment of Event Endpoint Management consists of a single Event Manager instance (also referred to as Manager) that is configured along with one or more instances of an Event Gateway.

• Event Manager instances are defined by the EventEndpointManagement custom resource type.
• Event Gateway instances can be deployed as:
  • Operator-managed EventGateway custom resource type.
  • Stand-alone Event Gateway Docker container.
  • Kubernetes Deployment Event Gateway.

Installing Event Endpoint Management includes the following high-level steps:

1. Depending on your platform and environment, select the right procedure:

   • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform online environment that has access to the internet.
   • Offline environment (also referred to as air-gapped or disconnected).
   • Other Kubernetes platform online environment that has access to the internet.

   Note: Docker and Kubernetes Deployment Event Gateway instances can be installed only in an online environment.

2. Install the Event Endpoint Management operator. The operator is then available to install and manage your Event Manager instances, and any operator-managed Event Gateway instances you want to install on the same cluster.
3. Using the operator, install an instance of the Event Manager by applying the EventEndpointManagement custom resource type.
4. Install one or more instances of the Event Gateway:
   • If you want to install the Event Gateway on the same cluster as the Event Manager, use the operator-managed Event Gateway custom resource.
   • If you want to install the Event Gateway on a different cluster, for example, to locate it closer to where your Kafka installation is, you can install an Event Gateway as a Docker container or a Kubernetes Deployment.