Alauda Container Platform

Installing

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Prerequisites

  1. Download the Alauda Container Platform COSI cluster plugin package corresponding to your platform architecture.
  2. Download either the Alauda Container Platform COSI for Ceph or the Alauda Container Platform COSI for MinIO cluster plugin package, depending on which object storage solution you plan to use.
  3. Upload the downloaded plugin packages using the Upload Packages feature.
  4. Install the plugin packages to the target cluster using the Cluster Plugins installation mechanism.
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Upload Packages: Platform Management > Marketplace > Upload Packages page. Click Help Document on the right to get instructions on how to publish the cluster plugin to the cluster which you want to use. For more details, please refer to CLI.

Installing Alauda Container Platform COSI

Constraints and Limitations

  • Plugins are scoped to the current cluster only. You must install the required plugins individually on each cluster where you want to enable COSI features.
  • The Alauda Container Platform COSI for Ceph and Alauda Container Platform COSI for MinIO both depend on the Alauda Container Platform COSI plugin. Ensure that the Alauda Container Platform COSI plugin is installed first.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the platform and navigate to the Platform Management page.
  2. Go to Marketplace > Cluster Plugins to access the list of available cluster plugins.
  3. Select the target cluster where you want to install the plugins.
  4. Locate the Alauda Container Platform COSI plugin and select Install from the ⋮ menu to start the installation.
  5. Locate and install the Alauda Container Platform COSI for Ceph or Alauda Container Platform COSI for MinIO plugin, based on your chosen backend.
  6. Wait until the status of all plugins changes to Installed.

Uninstallation

  1. Log in to the platform and navigate to the Platform Management page.
  2. Go to Marketplace > Cluster Plugins to access the list of installed cluster plugins.
  3. Select the target cluster where you want to remove plugins.
  4. Locate the plugin you want to uninstall and select Uninstall from the ⋮ menu to start the uninstallation process.
  5. Wait until the plugin status changes to Ready, indicating that it can be reinstalled if required.

Important: Before uninstalling the Alauda Container Platform COSI plugin, you must first uninstall the Alauda Container Platform COSI for Ceph and/or Alauda Container Platform COSI for MinIO.