Setting up Quicklab

[dystewart]

The first thing we need to do is set up an OpenShift cluster in quicklab. We will deploy all of our applications and work pretty much exclusively within this environment for now. For more info on OpenShift I recommend you check out the docs here: OpenShift Docs.

To set up the cluster head to https://quicklab.upshift.redhat.com. NOTE: You will need to be on the Red Hat VPN to access the url.

Once signed in, click on the "New Cluster" button and make the selections you see below.

Once everything is correctly setup click the button to provision your cluster. The provisioning process will take a few minutes.

Once the cluster is provisioned we need to install a bundle that will allow us to access it via a nice web UI. This is the same web UI that is used for other Operate-First clusters such as the Smaug cluster.

Once provisioning is complete click on your cluster and click on the new bundle button, under "Product Information". Click the drop down menu and select openshift4upi. A bundle configuration screen will appear, you can leave all the default options and click submit. Once the bundle is installed you'll see a bunch of information has populated the "Cluster Information" section. You'll see something like the image below

Most relevant to us for now are the "OpenShift URL" and "OpenShift Credentials" section where you will see something like:

OpenShift URL: https://console-openshift-console.apps.testing.lab.upshift.rdu2.redhat.com


OpenShift Credentials: (username: password)
kubeadmin : your_password

You'll use the kubeadmin : your_password pair to login at your OpenShift URL.

Once you're logged in at the web UI, you'll want to click the top right of your screen where you see the kube:admin drop-down and click the 'copy login command'

Then in the tab that was just opened you'll want to copy and paste the oc login command. Here's what mine looks like for reference:

Now that you're all logged in, you can start working with your cluster. In the next section we'll see how you can deploy an application (Eclipse Mosquitto).