Checklist

Use the following checklist to ensure you have completed all the required steps before deploying the airgap Palette VerteX installation.

Kubernetes

• oras CLI v1.0.0 is installed and available.

• aws CLI v2 or greater CLI is installed and available.

• zip is installed and available.

• Download the airgap setup binary from the support team.

• Create a private repository named spectro-packs in your OCI registry. You can use a different name if you prefer.

• Create a public repository named spectro-images in your OCI registry. You can use a different name if you prefer.

• Authenticate with your OCI registry and acquired credentials to both repositories.

• Download the Certificate Authority (CA) certificate from your OCI registry.

• Set the required environment variables for the airgap setup binary. The values are different depending on what type of OCI registry you use.

• Start the airgap setup binary and verify the setup is completed successfully.

• Review the list of pack binaries to download and upload to your OCI registry.

• Extract the manifest content from the airgap setup binary to an HTTP file server.

• Ensure the manifest content is hosted on an HTTP file server accessible from the environment to which you are installing VerteX.

VMware vSphere

• Create a vSphere VM and Template folder named spectro-templates.

• Import the Operating System and Kubernetes distribution OVA required for the installation and place the OVA in the spectro-templates folder.

• Append an r_ prefix and remove the .ova suffix from the OVA name after the import.

• Start the airgap setup binary and verify the setup is completed successfully.

• Reviewe the list of pack binaries to download and upload to your OCI registry.