Install Portworx on Kubernetes via Helm

The Portworx Helm chart deploys Portworx and Stork in your Kubernetes cluster.

Prerequisites

• Helm has been installed on the client machine from where you would install the chart
• Portworx pre-requisites

Install

To install Portworx via the chart with the release name my-release run the following commands:

1. Clone the Portworx Helm chart repository.

   git clone https://github.com/portworx/helm.git

2. Specify the values for the options in the values.yaml file as per your requirement.

3. Install the chart using the following command:

   helm install my-release ./helm/charts/portworx/ --debug

Uninstall

Follow the steps below to wipe your entire Portworx installation.

1. Add the following to the values.yaml file if the deleteStrategy parameter was not set during installation:

   deleteStrategy:                          
       type: UninstallAndWipe

2. Run the following command to use the updated values.yaml file:

   helm upgrade my-release ./helm/charts/portworx/ --debug
   note

   Skip step 1 and step 2 if the deleteStrategy parameter was set during installation.

3. Delete the Helm release by running the following command:

   helm delete my-release --debug

Post-Install

Once you have a running Portworx installation, below sections are useful.

📄 Kubernetes operations

Operations guide for running Portworx in Production with Kubernetes

📄 Storage operations

Learn how to perform various storage operations using Portworx on Kubernetes

📄 Stateful applications operations

Backup, restore, and clone stateful applications

Troubleshooting helm installation failures

Refer to the common troubleshooting instructions for Portworx deployments via Helm Troubleshooting portworx installation