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Prerequisites

Download and Install UTM - https://mac.getutm.app


Setup

Go to https://console.redhat.com/openshift/cluster-list

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Property

Value

Notes
Cluster Nameopen shiftopenshift-john
Base Domain

jmehan.com

Enter any domain here. It doesn't have to be registered as it will be resolved locally.

OpenShift version

OpenShift 4.1614.8xxx
CPU architectureARM64Apple M1 uses Arm64 architecture
IYES (Check) 
Hosts' network configurationStatic IP, bridges, and bonds 

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Property

Value

Notes
DNS192.168.1.52,8.8.8.8Valid DNS that can be accessed during the installation process. No space after comma.
IPv4192.168.1.0 / 24
Default gateway192.168.1.1

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On the Add host popup, select Full image file under Provisioning type and click Generate Discovery ISO.

Download the ISO.



Create the VM

Open UTM and click Create

Click Vitualize

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Check Use Apple Virtualization, click Browse browse and select any file and then click Continue.



Select max memory and 10 Cores and click Continue.

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Revise Display Settings to use 1280x800 1024x640.

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Revise Networking Settings

Network ModeBridged
Mac Addressaa:aa:aa:aa:aa:aa
Interfaceen0


Under Drives, delete the drive created earlier by right mouse clicking and selecting Delete.

Under Drives, click New and import the discovery iso image that was downloaded earlier and click Save.

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Start the VM

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After about 50mins or so, the installation will complete.



Login using the link provided below

https://console-openshift-console.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com

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Note the username and password are also made available on this screen.


In the event. that you can't access, you may need to add to your DNS server or to your local /etc/hosts file.

Code Block
192.168.1.55    api.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    oauth-openshift.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    console-openshift-console.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    grafana-openshift-monitoring.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    thanos-querier-openshift-monitoring.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    prometheus-k8s-openshift-monitoring.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com
192.168.1.55    alertmanager-main-openshift-monitoring.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com


If your DNS supports wildcards you can add:

Code Block
api.openshift-john.jmehan.com      A	192.168.1.55
*.apps.openshift-john.jmehan.com   A	192.168.1.55



Installing the Command Line Tool

https://ibm.github.io/AppRuntimesOpenShiftDay2Labs/openshift_login_commandline/


Mac ARM Download Link: https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/x86_64/clients/ocp/stable/openshift-client-mac-arm64.tar.gz


Code Block
tar xvfz 
sudo mv ./oc /usr/local/bin/.


Logging In

From the console, click the top right hand corner to Copy login command.

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Login using the command provided above.

Code Block
oc login --token=sha256~XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --server=https://api.openshift-john.jmehan.com:6443


Logging in with the oc login will also update your ~/.kube/config file with the kubeconfig details for the cluster.


References

ReferenceURL
HOW TO: install Openshift single node on Mac Book (apple silicon)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_AqfaA-HUA