Manual install

Use this path when you already have a cluster or need full control over each component.

1. make sure all requirements are met

2. create a k8s namespace “knl-system”

knl-system is the namespace where KNL operator and all KNL lab related resources are.

kubectl create ns knl-system

3. create a PVC with name knl-pvc in namespace knl-system

The PVC holds following files:

  • Nokia SROS images for vSIM, VSR and MAG-c with remote file server hosting
  • Nokia SROS config files
  • cache for vSIM, VSR and MAG-c licenses

Following is an example PVC, adjust the storage and storageClassName accordingly to your setup:

apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: knl-pvc
namespace: knl-system
spec:
accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOncePod
resources:
    requests:
    storage: 10Gi 
storageClassName: standard

Create the above PVC via kubectl:

kubectl apply -f knlpvc.yaml

4. install knl via manifest

install latest version

kubectl apply -f https://github.com/hujun-open/knl/releases/latest/download/all.yaml

5. update knl-sftp secret (optional)

knl-sftp secret in knl-system namespace holds the login crendetial for KNL SFTP server, by default both username and password is knlftp;

6. create a KNLConfig

KNLConfig is the CR for the KNL configuration, create the YAML file with desired configuration and apply it using kubectl

kubectl -n knl-system apply -f knlcfg.yaml

Download knlcli

knlcli is the command line tool to manage KNL lab. download the latest version and install it to /usr/local/bin/:

 curl -L https://github.com/hujun-open/knlcli/releases/latest/download/knlcli-linux-x86-64 -o knlcli
 sudo install knlcli /usr/local/bin/

8. provison licenses

some node types requires license to run, provision license as corresponding k8s secret with “license” as the key, following is an example of provision vSIM license using default secret name:

kubectl -n knl-system create secret generic vsimlic --from-file=license=<lic_file>

check the corresponding node type doc for defautl secret name.