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Uninstalling OpenShift sandboxed containers

Uninstalling OpenShift sandboxed containers using the web console

Use the OpenShift Container Platform web console to delete the relevant OpenShift sandboxed containers pods, resources, and namespace.

Deleting OpenShift sandboxed containers pods using the web console

To uninstall OpenShift sandboxed containers, you must first delete all running pods that use kata as the runtimeClass.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

  • You have a list of the pods that use kata as the runtimeClass.

Procedure

  1. From the Administrator perspective, navigate to Workloads → Pods.

  2. Search for the pod that you want to delete using the Search by name field.

  3. Click the pod name to open it.

  4. On the Details page, check that kata is displayed for Runtime class.

  5. Click the Actions menu and select Delete Pod.

  6. Click Delete in the confirmation window.

Additional resources

You can retrieve a list of running pods that use kata as the runtimeClass from the OpenShift CLI. For details, see Deleting OpenShift sandboxed containers pods.

Deleting the KataConfig custom resource using the web console

Deleting the KataConfig custom resource (CR) removes and uninstalls the kata runtime and its related resources from your cluster.

Deleting the KataConfig CR automatically reboots the worker nodes. The reboot can take from 10 to more than 60 minutes. Factors that impede reboot time are as follows:

  • A larger OpenShift Container Platform deployment with a greater number of worker nodes.

  • Activation of the BIOS and Diagnostics utility.

  • Deployment on a hard drive rather than on an SSD.

  • Deployment on physical nodes such as bare metal, rather than on virtual nodes.

  • A slow CPU or network.
Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

  • You have no running pods that use kata as the runtimeClass.

Procedure

  1. From the Administrator perspective, navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.

  2. Search for the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator using the Search by name field.

  3. Click the Operator to open it, and then select the KataConfig tab.

  4. Click the Options menu kebab for the KataConfig resource, and then select Delete KataConfig.

  5. Click Delete in the confirmation window.

Wait for the Kata runtime and resources to uninstall and for the worker nodes to reboot before continuing to the next step.

Deleting the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator using the web console

Deleting the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator removes the catalog subscription, Operator group, and cluster service version (CSV) for that Operator.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

Procedure

  1. From the Administrator perspective, navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.

  2. Search for the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator using the Search by name field.

  3. Click the Options menu kebab for the Operator and select Uninstall Operator.

  4. Click Uninstall in the confirmation window.

Deleting the OpenShift sandboxed containers namespace using the web console

After you run the preceding commands, your cluster is restored to the state that it was prior to the installation process. You can now revoke namespace access to the Operator by deleting the openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator namespace.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

Procedure

  1. From the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administration → Namespaces.

  2. Search for the openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator namespace using the Search by name field.

  3. Click the Options menu kebab for the namespace and select Delete Namespace.

    If the Delete Namespace option is not available, you do not have permission to delete the namespace.

  4. In the Delete Namespace pane, enter openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator and click Delete.

  5. Click Delete.

Deleting the KataConfig custom resource definition using the web console

The KataConfig custom resource definition (CRD) lets you define the KataConfig CR. To complete the uninstall process, delete the KataConfig CRD from your cluster.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

  • You have removed the KataConfig CR from your cluster.

  • You have removed the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator from your cluster.

Procedure

  1. From the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administration → CustomResourceDefinitions.

  2. Search for KataConfig using the Search by name field.

  3. Click the Options menu kebab for the KataConfig CRD, and then select Delete CustomResourceDefinition.

  4. Click Delete in the confirmation window.

  5. Wait for the KataConfig CRD to disappear from the list. This can take several minutes.

Uninstalling OpenShift sandboxed containers using the CLI

You can uninstall OpenShift sandboxed containers by using the OpenShift Container Platform command-line interface (CLI). Follow the steps below in the order that they are presented.

Deleting OpenShift sandboxed containers pods using the CLI

To uninstall OpenShift sandboxed containers, you must first delete all running pods that use kata as the runtimeClass.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • You have the command-line JSON processor (jq) installed.

Procedure

  1. Search for pods that use kata as the runtimeClass by running the following command:

    $ oc get pods -A -o json | jq -r '.items[] | select(.spec.runtimeClassName == "kata").metadata.name'

  2. To delete each pod, run the following command:

    $ oc delete pod <pod-name>

Deleting the KataConfig custom resource using the CLI

Remove and uninstall the kata runtime and all its related resources, such as CRI-O config and RuntimeClass, from your cluster. The deletion typically takes between ten to forty minutes, depending on the size of the deployment.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

Deleting the KataConfig CR automatically reboots the worker nodes. The reboot can take from 10 to more than 60 minutes. Factors that impede reboot time are as follows:

  • A larger OpenShift Container Platform deployment with a greater number of worker nodes.

  • Activation of the BIOS and Diagnostics utility.

  • Deployment on a hard drive rather than on an SSD.

  • Deployment on physical nodes such as bare metal, rather than on virtual nodes.

  • A slow CPU or network.
Procedure

  1. Delete the KataConfig custom resource by running the following command:

    $ oc delete kataconfig <KataConfig_CR_Name>

The OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator removes all resources that were initially created to enable the runtime on your cluster.

During deletion, the CLI stops responding until all worker nodes reboot. Wait for the process to complete before performing the verification or continuing to the next procedure.
Verification

  • To verify that the KataConfig custom resource is deleted, run the following command:

    $ oc get kataconfig <KataConfig_CR_Name>
    Example output
    No KataConfig instances exist

Deleting the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator using the CLI

Remove the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator from your cluster by deleting the Operator subscription, Operator group, cluster service version (CSV), and namespace.

Prerequisites

  • You have OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 installed on your cluster.

  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • You have installed the comand-line JSON processor (jq).

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

Procedure

  1. Fetch the cluster service version (CSV) name for OpenShift sandboxed containers from the subscription by running the following command:

    CSV_NAME=$(oc get csv -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator -o=custom-columns=:metadata.name)

  2. Delete the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator subscription from Operator Lifecyle Manager (OLM) by running the following command:

    $ oc delete subscription sandboxed-containers-operator -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

  3. Delete the CSV name for OpenShift sandboxed containers by running the following command:

    $ oc delete csv ${CSV_NAME} -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

  4. Fetch the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator group name by running the following command:

    $ OG_NAME=$(oc get operatorgroup -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator -o=jsonpath={..name})

  5. Delete the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator group name by running the following command:

    $ oc delete operatorgroup ${OG_NAME} -n openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

  6. Delete the OpenShift sandboxed containers namespace by running the following command:

    $ oc delete namespace openshift-sandboxed-containers-operator

Deleting the KataConfig custom resource definition using the CLI

The KataConfig custom resource definition (CRD) lets you define the KataConfig CR. Delete the KataConfig CRD from your cluster.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

  • You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.

  • You have removed the KataConfig CR from your cluster.

  • You have removed the OpenShift sandboxed containers Operator from your cluster.

Procedure

  1. Delete the KataConfig CRD by running the following command:

    $ oc delete crd kataconfigs.kataconfiguration.openshift.io
Verification

  • To verify that the KataConfig CRD is deleted, run the following command:

    $ oc get crd kataconfigs.kataconfiguration.openshift.io
    Example output
    Unknown CR KataConfig