For manually managed upgrades, what is one way to upgrade the Automation As-sets (formerly known as Asset Repository) CR?
In IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2, the Automation Assets (formerly known as Asset Repository) is managed through the IBM Automation Foundation Assets Operator. When manually upgrading Automation Assets, you need to update the Custom Resource (CR) associated with the Asset Repository.
The correct approach to manually upgrading the Automation Assets CR is to:
Navigate to the OpenShift Web Console.
Go to Operators Installed Operators.
Find and select IBM Automation Foundation Assets Operator.
Locate the Asset Repository operand managed by this operator.
Edit the YAML definition of the Asset Repository CR to reflect the new version or required configuration changes.
Save the changes, which will trigger the update process.
This approach ensures that the Automation Assets component is upgraded correctly without disrupting the overall IBM Cloud Pak for Integration environment.
Why Other Options Are Incorrect:
B . In OpenShift web console, navigate to the OperatorHub and edit the Automation foundation assets definition.
The OperatorHub is used for installing and subscribing to operators but does not provide direct access to modify Custom Resources (CRs) related to operands.
C . Open the terminal window and run 'oc upgrade ...' command.
There is no oc upgrade command in OpenShift. Upgrades in OpenShift are typically managed through CR updates or Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM).
D . Use the OpenShift web console to edit the YAML definition of the IBM Automation foundation assets operator.
Editing the operator's YAML would affect the operator itself, not the Asset Repository operand, which is what needs to be upgraded.
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2 Administration Reference:
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Knowledge Center
IBM Automation Foundation Assets Documentation
OpenShift Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) Guide
Which statement is true regarding the DataPower Gateway operator?
In IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2, the DataPower Gateway operator is responsible for managing DataPower Gateway deployments within an OpenShift environment. The correct answer is StatefulSet because of the following reasons:
Why is DataPowerService created as a StatefulSet?
Persistent Identity & Storage:
A StatefulSet ensures that each DataPowerService instance has a stable, unique identity and persistent storage (e.g., for logs, configurations, and stateful data).
This is essential for DataPower since it maintains configurations that should persist across pod restarts.
Ordered Scaling & Upgrades:
StatefulSets provide ordered, predictable scaling and upgrades, which is important for enterprise gateway services like DataPower.
Network Identity Stability:
Each pod in a StatefulSet gets a stable network identity with a persistent DNS entry.
This is critical for DataPower appliances, which rely on fixed hostnames and IPs for communication.
DataPower High Availability:
StatefulSets help maintain high availability and proper state synchronization between multiple instances when deployed in an HA mode.
Why are the other options incorrect?
Option A (DaemonSet):
DaemonSets ensure that one pod runs on every node, which is not necessary for DataPower.
DataPower requires stateful behavior and ordered deployments, which DaemonSets do not provide.
Option B (Deployment):
Deployments are stateless, while DataPower needs stateful behavior (e.g., persistence of certificates, configurations, and transaction data).
Deployments create identical replicas without preserving identity, which is not suitable for DataPower.
Option D (ReplicaSet):
ReplicaSets only ensure a fixed number of running pods but do not manage stateful data or ordered scaling.
DataPower requires persistence and ordered deployment, which ReplicaSets do not support.
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I) v2021.2 Administration Reference:
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Knowledge Center -- DataPower Gateway Operator
IBM Documentation
IBM DataPower Gateway Operator Overview
Official IBM Cloud documentation on how DataPower is deployed using StatefulSets in OpenShift.
Red Hat OpenShift StatefulSet Documentation
StatefulSets in Kubernetes
What is the outcome when the API Connect operator is installed at the cluster scope?
If a CI/CD pipeline needs to pull an image from a remote image repository, what OpenShift component is required in order to securely access a remote im-age repository?
The following deployment topology has been created for an API Connect deploy-ment by a client.
Which two statements are true about the topology?
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