Stories Tag: operator-framework

Managing Software through the Operator Framework | by Hong Hua | Sep, 2020 | Medium

admin 4 months ago in

Software used to be installed using a manifest file in the form a shellscript. Then, the cloud-native container platform arrived, and the old way didn’t quite work for this next-generation application environment. A robust control plane was needed to manage the complexities of the myriad range of softwares throughout their various lifecyles, including patching and upgrade tasks. There is increasing adoption of an automated, reusable…

Install custom operator from Operator Hub UI in Openshift 4.2

admin 7 months ago in

Below article describes steps to be followed for installing custom operator from Operator Hub UI in Openshift 4.2 Push your operator olm file to Quay.io. Below are quick steps. Please read more here. Copy your operator OLM catalog bundle directory at same hierarchy level as that of operator-courier git repository. OLM catalog bundle directory is — /deploy/olm-catalog/ In my case, my operator is named —…

Kubernetes Controller — Implement in Java (Part 2) – Hin Lam – Medium

admin 8 months ago in

Let’s get our hands dirty by writing a custom controller for K8S In part 1, we have walk through how controller works, interactions of controller, API server and what will be the shared responsibility but separation of duty between controllers. In this blog — part 2, we will dive deeper into writing a controller that take cares of existing resource definition. An entry barrier for…

Operator Pattern: Kubernetes/Openshift – Operators – Medium

admin 8 months ago in

In this post, we will understand the Operator Pattern, Kubernetes internals and essentials concept for building an operator. In the real world, we can define Operators: as a person who operates on something (machine, equipment, process). Let’s say it works on a given task “X”. Kubernetes Operator also works to follow the same principles. We can classify any operator qualities into three categories: They observe…

Namespace vs Cluster Scoped Operators – Operators – Medium

admin 9 months ago in

In this post, we will see the difference between writing a namespace scoped vs cluster scoped operator. Also, help you to migrate from namespace scoped operator to cluster scoped operator with an example. A namespace allows dividing resources, polices, authorization & a boundary for cluster objects Where the operator is defined within the boundary of a namespace with the flexibility to handle upgrades without impacting…