Install Portworx on kubernetes via Helm

The helm chart (portworx) deploys Portworx and Stork in your Kubernetes cluster.

Pre-requisites

• Helm has been installed on the client machine from where you would install the chart. (https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm)
• Tiller version 2.9.0 and above
• Portworx pre-requisites here

Install

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

First clone the Portworx helm chart repo.

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

Now install the chart and substitute relevant values for your setup.

For eg:

helm install --debug --name my-release --set etcdEndPoint=etcd:http://192.168.70.90:2379,clusterName=$(uuidgen) ./helm/charts/portworx/

Refer to all the configuration options while deploying Portworx via the Helm chart: Configurable Options

Uninstall

Below are the steps to wipe your entire Portworx installation.

1. Run cluster-scoped wipe command below. This has to be run from the client machine which has kubectl access.

   curl -fsL https://install.portworx.com/px-wipe | bash

2. Delete the helm release

   helm delete <release name> --purge

Post-Install

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

• Storage operations

  Learn how to perform various storage operations using Portworx on Kubernetes

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• Stateful applications on Kubernetes

  Learn how to install various applications with Portworx on Kubernetes

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• Operate and Maintain

  Operations guide for running Portworx in Production with Kubernetes

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Troubleshooting helm installation failures

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