Deploy a Milvus Cluster on OpenShift

This topic provides a step-by-step guide on how to deploy Milvus on OpenShift.

Prerequisites

Before beginning the deployment process, ensure you have:

• A running OpenShift cluster.
• OpenShift cluster access with sufficient privileges (cluster-admin role or equivalent).
• Access to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

Step 1: Install Cert Manager

Cert Manager is required for managing TLS certificates for Milvus Operator.

1. Find a suitable cert-manager version for your OpenShift version: Cert Manager Releases.

2. Install Cert Manager following the official guide: Cert Manager Installation.

3. Verify your Cert Manager is working:

   1. In your openshift console, navigate to Workloads > Pods. Select the project cert-manager.

      cert-manager-1

   2. Ensure all the pods are ready. For example, the image below suggests that the pods are still starting. Wait until all these pods are ready.

      cert-manager-2

Step 2: Issue a Self-Signed Certificate for Milvus Operator

Ensure you are logged in as kubeadmin or have equivalent privileges.

1. Create the following manifest file named milvus-operator-certificate.yaml:

   # milvus-operator-certificate.yaml
   apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
   kind: Certificate
   metadata:
     name: milvus-operator-serving-cert
     namespace: milvus-operator
   spec:
     dnsNames:
     - milvus-operator-webhook-service.milvus-operator.svc
     - milvus-operator-webhook-service.milvus-operator.svc.cluster.local
     issuerRef:
       kind: Issuer
       name: milvus-operator-selfsigned-issuer
     secretName: milvus-operator-webhook-cert
   ---
   apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
   kind: Issuer
   metadata:
     name: milvus-operator-selfsigned-issuer
     namespace: milvus-operator
   spec:
     selfSigned: {}
   

2. Apply the file:

   kubectl apply -f milvus-operator-certificate.yaml
   

Step 3: Install Milvus Operator

Now you can start installing the Milvus Operator. It is recommended to use Helm to install Milvus Operator to simplify the configuration process.

1. Add the Milvus Operator Helm repository:

   helm repo add milvus-operator https://zilliztech.github.io/milvus-operator/
   helm repo update milvus-operator
   

2. Install Milvus Operator:

   helm -n milvus-operator upgrade --install --create-namespace milvus-operator milvus-operator/milvus-operator
   

Step 4: Deploy Milvus

Follow the rest of the guide on the Milvus documentation site: Deploy Milvus.

What’s Next

If you want to learn how to deploy Milvus on other clouds:

• Deploy Milvus Cluster on AWS with Kubernetes
• Deploy Milvus Cluster on Azure with Kubernetes
• Deploy Milvus Cluster on GCP with Kubernetes