Learn how to install, configure, and launch the HCL Compass Helm chart in your own Kubernetes
environment on HCL SoFy.
Before you begin
In order to use
HCL Compass on HCL SoFy, you must have the
following:
- Access to HCL SoFy. If you don't have access to HCL SoFy, contact your HCL sales
representative for the login details required to access HCL SoFy, or you may request access to HCL SoFy.
- You must setup your SoFy environment by installing Kubernetes and Helm. For more information about how to get started with Kubernetes
and Helm, see Getting started with Kubernetes and Getting Started with Helm.
- You must have an account in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You can create a trial account with
a valid credit card.
- You must have the details of the HCL Flexnet license server that contains your entitlements
to run HCL Compass.
About this task
This quick start guide shows you how ot use HCL SoFy to create
an HCL Compass solution, use the SoFy
sandbox to preview your solution, and download the solution package.
Procedure
-
Explore the HCL Compass
catalog.
- Login to HCL
SoFy.
- Select DISCOVER NOW or select Catalog on the
header menu.
- Find the HCL Compass catalog from
the Catalog page.
- Click on the HCL Compass catalog to
view the HCL Compass catalog detail
page. The catalog detail page includes important information and documentation for using the
HCL Compass product.
-
Create a solution.
- Select the HCL Compass catalog and
click ADD TO SOLUTION.
- The Solution Panel pops up on the bottom of the page. Give your
solution a name, version, and description and click CREATE. You can
now expand the Solution Panel for a more detailed view where you can
select or deselect HCL SoFy common services.
- After your solution has been created, you are taken to the Solution
detail page, where you can view the contents of your solution and download the
HCL Compass helm chart in
.tgz file format.
- To deploy your solution in the sandbox, click on DEPLOY in the drop
down list at the top right corner of the solution detail page. Select PREVIEW IN
SANDBOX.
- After your solution has been deployed, you can view your solution in the Solution Console.
Click VIEW SOLUTION CONSOLE. The default login for the Solution
Console is:
username: sol-admin
password: pass
-
Release your solution to the cloud.
- Download the HCL Compass solution
package .tgz file that you created in Step 2. Click on
DEPLOY in the drop down list at the top right corner of the solution
detail page. Select Deploy Locally (download).
- Install the solution in the Supported Kubernetes Environment.
What to do next
After downloading your solution from HCL SoFy, you can install
the solution into a supported Kuberenetes environment, such as the Google Kubernetes Engine
(GKE). For more information, see Deploying HCL Compass on Google Kubernetes
Engine.