Install Portworx Enterprise from Rancher UI
This guide provides instructions for installing Portworx Enterprise from Rancher UI Catalogs (previously known as Rancher Apps & Marketplace).
Prerequisites
- Ensure that your Rancher cluster is deployed on infrastructure that meets the Portworx Enterprise installation requirements.
- Ensure that the cluster uses one of the following as storage backends:
- vSphere cloud drives
- FlashArray cloud drives (supported only on Ubuntu)
- Local drives (pre-provisioned disks)
- Disable kernel auto-updates on your cluster.
Install Portworx Enterprise on a Rancher
Perform the following steps to install Portworx Enterprise.
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Open the Rancher UI
Go to the Rancher Console for your cluster. In the left sidebar menu, navigate to Apps and select Charts. -
Search for Portworx Enterprise
On the Charts page, use the search bar at the top to find Portworx Enterprise. A Portworx Enterprise chart should appear.
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Select the Portworx Enterprise chart
Select Portworx Enterprise in the search results, then select Install to start the installation process. -
Specify Namespace and customize Helm options
- Provide a Namespace (defaults to
portworx). - Select Next to proceed.
- Provide a Namespace (defaults to
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Configure the installation
- Adjust configuration values as needed for your environment.
- Choose option Edit YAML to customize further if required.
- Use Compare changes to review and validate your modifications.
- Select Next when satisfied.
For additional details on the configurable parameters, refer to the Portworx enterprise Helm charts reference.
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Finalize and install
Make any final adjustments in the Helm configuration step, then select Install to begin the deployment of Portworx enterprise on your Rancher cluster.
Verify your Portworx enterprise installation
Once you've installed Portworx enterprise, you can perform the following tasks to verify that Portworx enterprise has installed correctly.
Enter the following kubectl get pods command to list and filter the results for Portworx enterprise pods:
kubectl get pods -n <px-namespace> -o wide | grep -e portworx -e px
portworx-api-774c2 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
portworx-api-t4lf9 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
portworx-api-dvw64 1/1 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-94bpk 1/1 Running 0 4s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-8b67l 1/1 Running 0 10s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
portworx-kvdb-fj72p 1/1 Running 0 30s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
portworx-operator-58967ddd6d-kmz6c 1/1 Running 0 4m1s 10.244.1.99 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
prometheus-px-prometheus-0 2/2 Running 0 2m41s 10.244.1.105 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-9gs79 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.196 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-vpptx 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.99 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-bxmpn 2/2 Running 0 2m55s 192.168.121.191 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-54bmc 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.1.103 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-8tk79 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.1.102 username-k8s1-node2 <none> <none>
px-csi-ext-868fcb9fc6-vbqzk 4/4 Running 0 3m5s 10.244.3.107 username-k8s1-node1 <none> <none>
px-prometheus-operator-59b98b5897-9nwfv 1/1 Running 0 3m3s 10.244.1.104 username-k8s1-node0 <none> <none>
Note the name of one of your px-cluster pods. You'll run pxctl commands from these pods in following steps.
Verify Portworx enterprise cluster status
You can find the status of the Portworx enterprise cluster by running pxctl status commands from a pod. Enter the following kubectl exec command, specifying the pod name you retrieved in the previous section:
kubectl exec <pod-name> -n <px-namespace> -- /opt/pwx/bin/pxctl status
Defaulted container "portworx" out of: portworx, csi-node-driver-registrar
Status: PX is operational
Telemetry: Disabled or Unhealthy
Metering: Disabled or Unhealthy
License: Trial (expires in 31 days)
Node ID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e
IP: 192.168.121.99
Local Storage Pool: 1 pool
POOL IO_PRIORITY RAID_LEVEL USABLE USED STATUS ZONE REGION
0 HIGH raid0 3.0 TiB 10 GiB Online default default
Local Storage Devices: 3 devices
Device Path Media Type Size Last-Scan
0:1 /dev/vdb STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
0:2 /dev/vdc STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
0:3 /dev/vdd STORAGE_MEDIUM_MAGNETIC 1.0 TiB 14 Jul 22 22:03 UTC
* Internal kvdb on this node is sharing this storage device /dev/vdc to store its data.
total - 3.0 TiB
Cache Devices:
* No cache devices
Cluster Summary
Cluster ID: px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d
Cluster UUID: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-6f3fd5522eae
Scheduler: kubernetes
Nodes: 3 node(s) with storage (3 online)
IP ID SchedulerNodeName Auth StorageNode Used Capacity Status StorageStatus Version Kernel OS
192.168.121.196 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc username-k8s1-node0 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
192.168.121.99 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e username-k8s1-node1 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up (This node) 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
192.168.121.191 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a username-k8s1-node2 Disabled Yes 10 GiB 3.0 TiB Online Up 2.11.0-81faacc 3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64 CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
Global Storage Pool
Total Used : 30 GiB
Total Capacity : 9.0 TiB
The Portworx enterprise status will display PX is operational if your cluster is running as intended.
Verify pxctl cluster provision status
- Find the storage cluster, the status should show as
Online:
kubectl -n <px-namespace> get storagecluster
NAME CLUSTER UUID STATUS VERSION AGE
px-cluster-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-3e9bf3cd834d xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-6f3fd5522eae Online 2.11.0 10m
- Find the storage nodes, the statuses should show as
Online:
kubectl -n <px-namespace> get storagenodes
NAME ID STATUS VERSION AGE
username-k8s1-node0 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m
username-k8s1-node1 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m
username-k8s1-node2 xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a Online 2.11.0-81faacc 11m
- Verify the Portworx enterprise cluster provision status. Enter the following
kubectl execcommand, specifying the pod name you retrieved in the previous section:
kubectl exec <pod-name> -n <px-namespace> -- /opt/pwx/bin/pxctl cluster provision-status
Defaulted container "portworx" out of: portworx, csi-node-driver-registrar
NODE NODE STATUS POOL POOL STATUS IO_PRIORITY SIZE AVAILABLE USED PROVISIONED ZONE REGION RACK
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-70c31d0f478e Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-4d74ecc7e159 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-fad8c65b8edc Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-97e4359e57c0 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-19d45b4c541a Up 0 ( xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-8904cab0e019 ) Online HIGH 3.0 TiB 3.0 TiB 10 GiB 0 B default default default
Create your first PVC
For your apps to use persistent volumes powered by Portworx enterprise, you must use a StorageClass that references Portworx enterprise as the provisioner. Portworx enterprise includes a number of default StorageClasses, which you can reference with PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs) you create. For a more general overview of how storage works within Kubernetes, refer to the Persistent Volumes section of the Kubernetes documentation.
Perform the following steps to create a PVC:
- Create a PVC referencing the
px-csi-dbdefault StorageClass and save the file:
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
name: px-check-pvc
spec:
storageClassName: px-csi-db
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 2Gi
- Run the
kubectl applycommand to create a PVC:
kubectl apply -f <your-pvc-name>.yaml
persistentvolumeclaim/example-pvc created
Verify your StorageClass and PVC
- Enter the
kubectl get storageclasscommand:
kubectl get storageclass
NAME PROVISIONER RECLAIMPOLICY VOLUMEBINDINGMODE ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION AGE
px-csi-db pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-cloud-snapshot pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-cloud-snapshot-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-local-snapshot pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-db-local-snapshot-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-replicated pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-csi-replicated-encrypted pxd.portworx.com Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-cloud-snapshot kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-cloud-snapshot-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-local-snapshot kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-db-local-snapshot-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-replicated kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
px-replicated-encrypted kubernetes.io/portworx-volume Delete Immediate true 43d
stork-snapshot-sc stork-snapshot Delete Immediate true 43d
kubectl returns details about the StorageClasses available to you. Verify that px-csi-db appears in the list.
- Enter the
kubectl get pvccommand. If this is the only StorageClass and PVC that you've created, you should see only one entry in the output:
kubectl get pvc <your-pvc-name>
NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESS MODES STORAGECLASS AGE
example-pvc Bound pvc-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-2377767c8ce0 2Gi RWO example-storageclass 3m7s
kubectl returns details about your PVC if it was created correctly. Verify that the configuration details appear as you intended.