Trying E.D.D.I

Prerequistites

Create a project in your OpenShift cluster where you want the operator to be installed. Prefix the project name with your workshop username.

oc new-project ##username##-eddi

Try software

Installing products using CLI commands

This section covers the steps to install E.D.D.I chatbot operator using CLI commands. The general instructions to install an operator is available here. Prior to using CLI install, ensure the entitlement for the software exists in the Red Hat Marketplace.

Disclaimer: The operators installed using the CLI will not show up in the list of installed opertroars in Red Hat Marketplace.

Get the list of Red Hat Marketplace Operators:

oc get packagemanifests -n openshift-marketplace | grep Marketplace

Find the package name for E.D.D.I Operator

oc get packagemanifests -n openshift-marketplace | grep eddi
eddi-operator-certified                      Certified Operators   16d
eddi-operator-certified-rhmp                 Red Hat Marketplace   16d

Describe the package eddi-operator-certified-rhmp:

oc describe packagemanifests eddi-operator-certified-rhmp  -n openshift-marketplace

Use the commands above to gather the information required to generate the Operator group and Operator subscription yaml files.

Operator group (eddioperatorgroup.yaml):

apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
kind: OperatorGroup
metadata:
  name: eddi-og-redhat-marketplace
  namespace: eddi-trial
spec:
  targetNamespaces:
  - eddi-trial

Operator subscritpion (eddisub.yaml):

apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
  name: eddi-operator-certified-rhmp
  namespace: eddi-trial
spec:
  channel: alpha
  name: eddi-operator-certified-rhmp
  source: redhat-marketplace
  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace

Install the EDDI Operator:

oc apply -f eddioperatorgroup.yaml

operatorgroup.operators.coreos.com/eddi-og-redhat-marketplace unchanged

$ oc apply -f eddisub.yaml

subscription.operators.coreos.com/eddi-operator-certified-rhmp created

Ensure the subscription installed properly by running the command:

oc describe sub eddi-operator-certified-rhmp -n eddi-trial | grep -A5 Conditions

  Conditions:
    Last Transition Time:   2020-06-13T02:36:36Z
    Message:                all available catalogsources are healthy
    Reason:                 AllCatalogSourcesHealthy
    Status:                 False
    Type:                   CatalogSourcesUnhealthy

Troubleshooting

Commands to troubleshoot CodeReady Containers can be found here

The error below indicates the necessary entitlement does not exist for the product in Red Hat Marketplace:

Failed to pull image "registry.marketplace.redhat.com/rhm/labsai/eddi-operator@sha256:19ac4278f510422428b12c04aba572101e153e0804edaaeabc6600782ab38f75": rpc error: code = Unknown desc = Error reading manifest sha256:19ac4278f510422428b12c04aba572101e153e0804edaaeabc6600782ab38f75 in registry.marketplace.redhat.com/rhm/labsai/eddi-operator: errors: denied: requested access to the resource is denied unauthorized: authentication required

Conclusion

The E.D.D.I instance is now ready for use.