ACE-deploy-to-ICP.md

Install IBM ACE from PPA Archive

bx pr load-ppa-archive --archive /home/user/DOWNLOADS/ACE_V11.0_Container.tar.gz --clustername mycluster.icp

Verify ACE production chart in the ICP catalog

ICP -> Catalog

Install and run

• install using Catalog
• show UI (NodePort)
• explain the default configuration
• show upload of BAR though GUI
• explain the server configuration settings - statistics, logging, etc.

View internal structure - pod, deployment, service

kubectl get pods
kubectl get deploymnet
kubectl get service

Store the pod and deployment name in a variable for re-reuse

ACE_POD=$(kubectl get pods | grep ibm-ace | awk '{print $1}')
echo $ACE_POD

ACE_DEPLOYMENT=$(kubectl get deploy | grep ibm-ace | awk '{print $1}')
echo $ACE_DEPLOYMENT

Show logs

kubectl logs $ACE_POD

ACE configuration using server.conf.yaml via configmap

Locate the default ACE server config file

kubectl exec $ACE_POD ls ace-server

Copy the default server.conf.yaml to local directory

kubectl cp $ACE_POD:ace-server/server.conf.yaml .

Edit server.conf.yaml and modify the following items:

resourceStatsReportingOn: true
StatsSnapPublicationOn: active
StatsSnapOutputFormat: "json,usertrace"

Create configmap

kubectl create configmap ibm-ace-server-conf --from-file=server.conf.yaml

Optional step: Label the configmap

Mount the configmap as volume in the deployment:

kubectl patch deployment $ACE_DEPLOYMENT --patch="$(cat <<EOF
spec:
  template:
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: $ACE_DEPLOYMENT
        volumeMounts:
        - name: server-config-volume
          mountPath: /home/aceuser/ace-server/server.conf.yaml
          subPath: server.conf.yaml
      volumes:
      - name: server-config-volume
        configMap:
          name: ibm-ace-server-conf
EOF
)"

BAR upload via shared volume

Mount the NFS shared volume with BAR file

kubectl get pvc

kubectl patch deployment $ACE_DEPLOYMENT --patch="$(cat <<EOF
spec:
  template:
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: $ACE_DEPLOYMENT
        args:
        - /bin/bash
        - -c
        - /usr/local/bin/ace_license_check.sh && mqsibar -w /home/aceuser/ace-server -a \$(ls -t /tmp/BARs/*.bar|head -1) -c && IntegrationServer -w /home/aceuser/ace-server --console-log
        volumeMounts:
        - name: bars
          mountPath: /tmp/BARs
      volumes:
      - name: bars
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: iib-pvc
EOF
)"

Test new flow

kubectl get service | grep 7800
curl 192.168.24.33:31711/hello