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IBM Cloud Pak for Integration

Every enterprise in today's markets must offer robust digital products and services, often requiring integration of complex capabilities and systems to deliver one coherent whole. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration offers a simplified solution to this integration challenge, allowing the enterprise to modernize its processes while positioning itself for future innovation. Once installed, IBM Cloud Pak for Integration eases monitoring, maintenance and upgrades, helping the enterprise stay ahead of the innovation curve.


What's inside this Cloud Pak

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration includes the following components.


Before you begin

Before you can install the Cloud Pak on IBM Cloud, you must set up a Red Hat OpenShift Cluster. Go to Red Hat OpenShift Cluster. You need to create a cluster.


Step 1. Obtain a license

If you don't already have a license, you can:


Step 2. Assign a license

To assign your license, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your IBM Cloud account.
  2. If you don't see any licenses to assign, navigate to Manage > Account and then click Licenses and entitlements in the navigation menu.
  3. If there are no licenses to assign on the Licenses and entitlements page, click Check IBM Passport Advantage.
  4. Select the appropriate license and click Assign.


Step 3. Select the cluster

Open Cloud Pak for Integration from the IBM Cloud Catalog.

Select the target OpenShift Cluster. You can filter the table by entering the name of the cluster created in the Before you Begin step in the search field.

In the Project field, select from an existing project or create a new one by entering a unique project name. A project is a Kubernetes cluster namespace, and the list is populated from your Red Hat OpenShift environment. This project name is used as the namespace for the Platform Navigator.


Step 4. Configure your workspace

Enter a name for the workspace. A suggested name is provided. You can change this value.


Step 5. Set the deployment values

You must enter a value for the csDefaultAdminPassword. Do not lose this value.


Step 6. Install

Check the box verifying you've read the license agreements. Click Install.

The namespace you use for installation of the Platform Navigator should match the name you set for the project.


Next steps

Once the installation completes, click Offering Dashboard to open the Platform Navigator.

You can also discover the host URL for the Platform Navigator with the following command.

oc get route -n ${NAMESPACE} ${NAMESPACE}-navigator-pn -o json | jq -r .spec.host

The full URL will then resemble "https://(project-name)-navigator-pn.(cluster-name).(region).containers.appdomain.cloud".

The Platform Navigator home page offers the ability to create instances of the various components.

See the full documentation at the Knowledge Center. See Capability deployment.