Installing the Topology Aware Lifecycle Manager by using the web console

You can use the OpenShift Container Platform web console to install the Topology Aware Lifecycle Manager.

Prerequisites

  • Install the latest version of the RHACM Operator.

  • TALM requires RHACM 2.9 or later.

  • Set up a hub cluster with a disconnected registry.

  • Log in as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Ecosystem → Software Catalog.

  2. Search for the Topology Aware Lifecycle Manager from the list of available Operators, and then click Install.

  3. Keep the default selection of Installation mode ["All namespaces on the cluster (default)"] and Installed Namespace ("openshift-operators") to ensure that the Operator is installed properly.

  4. Click Install.

Verification

To confirm that the installation is successful:

  1. Navigate to the Ecosystem → Installed Operators page.

  2. Check that the Operator is installed in the All Namespaces namespace and its status is Succeeded.

If the Operator is not installed successfully:

  1. Navigate to the Ecosystem → Installed Operators page and inspect the Status column for any errors or failures.

  2. Navigate to the Workloads → Pods page and check the logs in any containers in the cluster-group-upgrades-controller-manager pod that are reporting issues.

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