Generating and applying an init bundle for RHACS on other platforms - Installing RHACS on other platforms | Installing | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.4

Generating an init bundle

Before you install the SecuredCluster resource on a cluster, you must create an init bundle. The cluster that has SecuredCluster installed and configured then uses this bundle to authenticate with Central. You can create an init bundle by using either the RHACS portal or the roxctl CLI. You then apply the init bundle by using it to create resources.

You must have the Admin user role to create an init bundle.

Generating an init bundle

Generating an init bundle by using the RHACS portal

You can create an init bundle containing secrets by using the RHACS portal.

You must have the Admin user role to create an init bundle.

Procedure

Find the address of the RHACS portal as described in "Verifying Central installation using the Operator method".
Log in to the RHACS portal.
If you do not have secured clusters, the Platform Configuration → Clusters page appears.
Click Create init bundle.
Enter a name for the cluster init bundle.
Select your platform.
Select the installation method you will use for your secured clusters: Operator or Helm chart.
Click Download to generate and download the init bundle, which is created in the form of a YAML file. You can use one init bundle and its corresponding YAML file for all secured clusters if you are using the same installation method.

Store this bundle securely because it contains secrets.
Apply the init bundle by using it to create resources on the secured cluster.
Install secured cluster services on each cluster.

Generating an init bundle by using the roxctl CLI

You can create an init bundle with secrets by using the roxctl CLI.

You must have the Admin user role to create init bundles.

Prerequisites

You have configured the ROX_API_TOKEN and the ROX_CENTRAL_ADDRESS environment variables.

Set the ROX_API_TOKEN and the ROX_CENTRAL_ADDRESS environment variables:

$ export ROX_API_TOKEN=<api_token>

$ export ROX_CENTRAL_ADDRESS=<address>:<port_number>

Procedure

Run the following command to generate a cluster init bundle containing secrets:

For Helm installations:

$ roxctl -e "$ROX_CENTRAL_ADDRESS" \
  central init-bundles generate <cluster_init_bundle_name> \
  --output cluster_init_bundle.yaml

For Operator installations:

$ roxctl -e "$ROX_CENTRAL_ADDRESS" \
  central init-bundles generate <cluster_init_bundle_name> \
  --output-secrets cluster_init_bundle.yaml

Ensure that you store this bundle securely because it contains secrets. You can use the same bundle to set up multiple secured clusters.

Applying the init bundle on the secured cluster

Next Step

Before you configure a secured cluster, you must apply the init bundle by using it to create the required resources on the cluster. Applying the init bundle allows the services on the secured cluster to communicate with Central.

If you are installing by using Helm charts, do not perform this step. Complete the installation by using Helm; See "Installing RHACS on secured clusters by using Helm charts" in the additional resources section.

Prerequisites

You must have generated an init bundle containing secrets.
You must have created the stackrox project, or namespace, on the cluster where secured cluster services will be installed. Using stackrox for the project is not required, but ensures that vulnerabilities for RHACS processes are not reported when scanning your clusters.

Procedure

Using the kubectl CLI, run the following commands to create the resources:

$ kubectl create namespace stackrox (1)
$ kubectl create -f <init_bundle>.yaml \(2)
  -n <stackrox> (3)

1	Create the project where secured cluster resources will be installed. This example uses `stackrox`.
2	Specify the file name of the init bundle containing the secrets.
3	Specify the project name that you created. This example uses `stackrox`.

Next Step

Install RHACS secured cluster services in all clusters that you want to monitor.