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Generating Portworx Kubernetes spec using curl

Generating the Portworx spec using curl​

Below is an example of using curl to generate the Portworx spec file. Review the query parameters table below and add parameters as needed.

note

Openshift Users:
Make sure you use osft=true when generating the spec.

First, let's pick the Portworx release you want.

REL=""          # DEFAULT portworx release
#REL="/2.0" # 2.0 portworx release
#REL="/1.7" # 1.7 portworx release
#REL="/1.6" # 1.6 portworx release
#REL="/1.5" # 1.5 portworx release

Now generate the spec:

curl -fsL  "https://install.portworx.com/$REL/?c=mycluster&k=etcd://<ETCD_ADDRESS>:<ETCD_PORT>&kbver=$(kubectl version --short | awk -Fv '/Server Version: /{print $3}')"

Below are all parameters that can be given in the query string.

ValueDescriptionExample
REQUIRED PARAMETERS
cSpecifies the unique name for the Portworx cluster.c=test_cluster
kYour key value database, such as an etcd cluster or a consul cluster.k=etcd:http://etcd.fake.net:2379
OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
sSpecify comma-separated list of drives.s=/dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
dSpecify data network interface. This is useful if your instances have non-standard network interfaces.d=eth1
mSpecify management network interface. This is useful if your instances have non-standard network interfaces.m=eth1
kbverSpecify Kubernetes version (current default is 1.7)kbver=1.8.4
storkSpecify if you want to install Storkstork=true
coreosREQUIRED if target nodes are running coreos.coreos=true
osftREQUIRED if installing on Openshift. osft =true
masSpecify if Portworx should run on the Kubernetes control plane node. For Kubernetes 1.6.4 and prior, this needs to be true (default is false)mas=true
zInstructs Portworx to run in zero storage mode on Kubernetes control plane.z=true
fInstructs Portworx to use any available, unused and unmounted drives or partitions. Portworx will never use a drive or partition that is mounted.f=true
stSelect the secrets type (aws, kvdb or vault)st=vault
j(Portworx 1.3 and higher) Specify a separate block device as a journaling device for Portworx metadata.j=/dev/sde
KVDB CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
pwdUsername and password for ETCD authentication in the form user:passwordpwd=username:password
caLocation of CA file for ETCD authentication.ca=/path/to/server.ca
certLocation of certificate for ETCD authentication.cert=/path/to/server.crt
keyLocation of certificate key for ETCD authentication.key=/path/to/server.key
eComma-separated list of environment variables that will be exported to Portworx. To view a list of all Portworx environment variables, go to passing environment variables.e=MYENV1=myvalue1,MYENV2=myvalue2
note

If using secure etcd provide "https" in the URL and make sure all the certificates are in the /etc/pwx/ directory on each host which is bind mounted inside Portworx container.

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