Install TestLink on IBM Cloud
This documentation will describe how to Install TestLink on IBM Cloud.
(Contributed by https://github.com/mahsandu)
You will need an IBM Cloud Pay-As-You-Go or Subscription Account type which can be found here.
This docs will describe how to install TestLink on IBM Cloud. These four steps will be needed as follows:
- Step 1: Provision Kubernetes Cluster
- Step 2: Deploy IBM Cloud Block Storage plug-in
- Step 3: Deploy TestLink
- Step 4: Verify Installation
So let's get started.
- Search for Kubernetes and select Kubernetes Service from the list.
You will be redirected to the Kubernetes cluster creation page.
- Price Plan: Free
Enter the cluster name of your choice then click Create to provision the free Kubernetes Cluster. Please wait for few moments to provision the cluster.
- Price Plan: Standard
- Infrastructure: Classic
- Availability: Multi Zone
- Metro: Dallas
- 4 VCPU
- 16 GB RAM
- Worker nodes per zone: 3
Enter the cluster name of your choice then click Create to provision.
Please wait for a few moments to provision the cluster.
- Just like in step 1, search for "Block Storage" and Click on it.
- On the Block Storage page click on Create
- Now input the storage details
N.B. Select location as the cluster location.
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Location > Europe > London > LON02
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Billing Method > Monthly > 20 GB
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OS type > Linux
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IOPS > 2 IOPS/GB
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Click on “I have agreed to the terms and conditions listed below”.
Now a storage plugin will be available in the dashboard.
- Again Search for TestLink and Click on it.
You will be taken to the TestLink deployment page.
In the TestLink creation page add the details below:
- Target: IBM Kubernetes Service
- Method: Helm chart
- Kubernetes cluster: mycluster-free
- Target namespace: testlink
- Workspace: testlink
- Resource group: Default
- Check on “I have agreed to the terms and conditions listed below”.
Click Install to deploy TestLink. Please wait for all the process to complete.
- Go to Left Navigation Menu.
- Click on Kubernetes
- Click on your Cluster "mycluster-free".
You will be taken to your clusters overview page where you will see the details of your cluster as well.
- To verify the installation find the Actions..
- Click on it and select
Web terminalfrom the dropdown menu.
Click install, then wait for a couple of minutes to finish the process.
- After completing the installation click on Actions > Web terminal again.
A command line terminal will appear. Type the command below:
kubectl get ns
kubectl get pod -n testlink -o wide
The Installation is now done! Enjoy !