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Set Up OpenShift on Windows Computer


Setting up an OpenShift cluster involves several steps, including preparing the environment, installing the OpenShift software, and configuring the cluster. Here is the process to set up OpenShift on Windows computer.

Virtualization

Ensure Virtualization is enabled on the computer

Virtual Box

Download virtual box from the official website https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads for your operating system and install

Download Minishift

Download Minishift zip from official website https://docs.okd.io/3.11/minishift/getting-started/installing.html
Extract the zip in C drive
Go to this location from command prompt and run command "minishift.exe start --vm-driver virtualbox"

It will download the iso image and start the OpenShift. If the ISO was already installed, it will start the OpenShift.
C:\minishift-1.34.3-windows-amd64>minishift.exe start --vm-driver virtualbox
-- Starting profile 'minishift'
-- Check if deprecated options are used ... OK
-- Checking if https://github.com is reachable ... OK
-- Checking if requested OpenShift version 'v3.11.0' is valid ... OK
-- Checking if requested OpenShift version 'v3.11.0' is supported ... OK
-- Checking if requested hypervisor 'virtualbox' is supported on this platform ... OK
-- Checking if VirtualBox is installed ... OK
-- Checking the ISO URL ... OK
-- Downloading OpenShift binary 'oc' version 'v3.11.0'
 53.59 MiB / 53.59 MiB [===================================================================================] 100.00% 0s-- Downloading OpenShift v3.11.0 checksums ... OK
-- Checking if provided oc flags are supported ... OK
-- Starting the OpenShift cluster using 'virtualbox' hypervisor ...
-- Minishift VM will be configured with ...
   Memory:    4 GB
   vCPUs :    2
   Disk size: 20 GB

   Downloading ISO 'https://github.com/minishift/minishift-centos-iso/releases/download/v1.17.0/minishift-centos7.iso'
 375.00 MiB / 375.00 MiB [=================================================================================] 100.00% 0s
-- Starting Minishift VM .............................. OK
-- Checking for IP address ... OK
-- Checking for nameservers ... OK
-- Checking if external host is reachable from the Minishift VM ...
   Pinging 8.8.8.8 ... OK
-- Checking HTTP connectivity from the VM ...
   Retrieving http://minishift.io/index.html ... OK
-- Checking if persistent storage volume is mounted ... OK
-- Checking available disk space ... 1% used OK
-- Writing current configuration for static assignment of IP address ... OK
   Importing 'openshift/origin-control-plane:v3.11.0' . CACHE MISS
   Importing 'openshift/origin-docker-registry:v3.11.0' . CACHE MISS
   Importing 'openshift/origin-haproxy-router:v3.11.0' . CACHE MISS
-- OpenShift cluster will be configured with ...
   Version: v3.11.0
-- Pulling the OpenShift Container Image ......... OK
-- Copying oc binary from the OpenShift container image to VM ... OK
-- Starting OpenShift cluster .........................................................
Getting a Docker client ...
Checking if image openshift/origin-control-plane:v3.11.0 is available ...
E1029 13:11:49.413147    2818 helper.go:173] Reading docker config from /home/docker/.docker/config.json failed: open /home/docker/.docker/config.json: no such file or directory, will attempt to pull image docker.io/openshift/origin-cli:v3.11.0 anonymously
Pulling image openshift/origin-cli:v3.11.0
Image pull complete
E1029 13:11:50.348268    2818 helper.go:173] Reading docker config from /home/docker/.docker/config.json failed: open /home/docker/.docker/config.json: no such file or directory, will attempt to pull image docker.io/openshift/origin-node:v3.11.0 anonymously
Pulling image openshift/origin-node:v3.11.0
Pulled 5/6 layers, 90% complete
Pulled 6/6 layers, 100% complete
Extracting
Image pull complete
Checking type of volume mount ...
Determining server IP ...
Using public hostname IP 192.168.99.100 as the host IP
Checking if OpenShift is already running ...
Checking for supported Docker version (=>1.22) ...
Checking if insecured registry is configured properly in Docker ...
Checking if required ports are available ...
Checking if OpenShift client is configured properly ...
Checking if image openshift/origin-control-plane:v3.11.0 is available ...
I1029 13:12:00.243282    2818 config.go:40] Running "create-master-config"
Starting OpenShift using openshift/origin-control-plane:v3.11.0 ...
I1029 13:12:02.321920    2818 config.go:46] Running "create-node-config"
I1029 13:12:03.088424    2818 flags.go:30] Running "create-kubelet-flags"
I1029 13:12:03.424116    2818 run_kubelet.go:49] Running "start-kubelet"
I1029 13:12:03.627529    2818 run_self_hosted.go:181] Waiting for the kube-apiserver to be ready ...
I1029 13:12:26.643666    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "kube-proxy" ...
I1029 13:12:26.644587    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "kube-dns" ...
I1029 13:12:26.644597    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-service-cert-signer-operator" ...
I1029 13:12:26.644601    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-apiserver" ...
I1029 13:12:26.644631    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "openshift-apiserver"
I1029 13:12:26.645785    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "kube-dns"
I1029 13:12:26.647040    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "kube-proxy"
I1029 13:12:26.647270    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "openshift-service-cert-signer-operator"
I1029 13:12:31.042460    2818 interface.go:41] Finished installing "kube-proxy" "kube-dns" "openshift-service-cert-signer-operator" "openshift-apiserver"
I1029 13:14:59.077640    2818 run_self_hosted.go:242] openshift-apiserver available
I1029 13:14:59.078274    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-controller-manager" ...
I1029 13:14:59.078300    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "openshift-controller-manager"
I1029 13:15:02.566820    2818 interface.go:41] Finished installing "openshift-controller-manager"
Adding default OAuthClient redirect URIs ...
Adding centos-imagestreams ...
Adding registry ...
Adding router ...
Adding sample-templates ...
Adding persistent-volumes ...
Adding web-console ...
I1029 13:15:02.592734    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "centos-imagestreams" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592743    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-image-registry" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592748    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-router" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592752    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592756    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "persistent-volumes" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592764    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "openshift-web-console-operator" ...
I1029 13:15:02.592983    2818 apply_template.go:81] Installing "openshift-web-console-operator"
W1029 13:15:02.593723    2818 create_secret.go:78] Error reading $HOME/.docker/config.json: open /home/docker/.docker/config.json: no such file or directory, imagestream import credentials will not be setup
I1029 13:15:02.593789    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "centos-imagestreams"
I1029 13:15:02.594711    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/dancer quickstart" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594721    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/django quickstart" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594783    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/rails quickstart" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594791    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/mongodb" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594796    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/mariadb" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594800    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/postgresql" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594805    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/cakephp quickstart" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594809    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/mysql" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594813    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/nodejs quickstart" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594818    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/jenkins pipeline ephemeral" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594822    2818 interface.go:26] Installing "sample-templates/sample pipeline" ...
I1029 13:15:02.594881    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/sample pipeline"
I1029 13:15:02.595609    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/dancer quickstart"
I1029 13:15:02.595881    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/django quickstart"
I1029 13:15:02.596080    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/rails quickstart"
I1029 13:15:02.596247    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/mongodb"
I1029 13:15:02.596415    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/mariadb"
I1029 13:15:02.596617    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/postgresql"
I1029 13:15:02.596776    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/cakephp quickstart"
I1029 13:15:02.596925    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/mysql"
I1029 13:15:02.597149    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/nodejs quickstart"
I1029 13:15:02.597305    2818 apply_list.go:67] Installing "sample-templates/jenkins pipeline ephemeral"
I1029 13:15:19.875490    2818 interface.go:41] Finished installing "sample-templates/dancer quickstart" "sample-templates/django quickstart" "sample-templates/rails quickstart" "sample-templates/mongodb" "sample-templates/mariadb" "sample-templates/postgresql" "sample-templates/cakephp quickstart" "sample-templates/mysql" "sample-templates/nodejs quickstart" "sample-templates/jenkins pipeline ephemeral" "sample-templates/sample pipeline"
I1029 13:15:55.326403    2818 interface.go:41] Finished installing "centos-imagestreams" "openshift-image-registry" "openshift-router" "sample-templates" "persistent-volumes" "openshift-web-console-operator"
Login to server ...
Creating initial project "myproject" ...
Server Information ...
OpenShift server started.

The server is accessible via web console at:
    https://192.168.99.100:8443/console

You are logged in as:
    User:     developer
    Password: <any value>

To login as administrator:
    oc login -u system:admin


-- Exporting of OpenShift images is occuring in background process with pid 18820.
Open shift console can now be accessed from the url printed in the log :
"https://192.168.99.100:8443/console"

Login credentials are also in the log.
httCpsCr://192.168.99.100:8443/console

After entering the credentials:
Clicking on the "My Project" link on the right will show the project dashboard.
Minishift can be stopped by running the command "minishift stop"
C:\minishift-1.34.3-windows-amd64>minishift stop
Stopping the OpenShift cluster...
Cluster stopped.


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