CNDRA Installation

This section includes information about CNDRA deployment in CNE environment.

Table 2-4 CNDRA Installation

Step #	Procedure	Description
1	Prepare custom_values.yaml file	Prepare a custom_values.yaml file with the required parameter information. To configure the parameters, see section CNDRA Configurable Parameters. or, The occndra-custom-values-1.0.0.yaml template can be downloaded from OHC. Download the Cloud Native Diameter Routing Agent (CNDRA) Custom Template ZIP file and Unzip to get occndra-custom-values-1.0.0.yaml file.
2	Deploy CNDRA using HELM repository	Execute the following command: helm install helm-repo/cndra -f <custom values.yaml> --namespace occndra --name occndra --version <helm version> Where: helm-repo: repository name where the helm images, charts are stored. custom_values: helm configuration file which needs to be updated based on the doctor registry deployment_name and namespace_name: depends on customer configuration
3	Deploy CNDRA using HELM tar	Execute the following command: helm install -f <custom values.yaml> --name occndra --namespace occndra <Chart Path>
4	Check repo status	Execute helm ls to check the deployment status.
5	Check svc status	Check if all the services are deployed and running: kubectl -n <namespace_name> get services
6	Check pod status	Check if all the pods are up and running: kubectl -n <namespace_name> get pods Note: The Status and Ready columns for all the Pods must show Running and n/n values respectively, where n is number of containers in the pod.
7	Check deployment status	Execute the following command to check the status of the deployment: helm status occndra

Following are the Parameters and Definitions used during CNDRA deployment.

Table 2-5 Parameters and Definitions

Parameters	Definitions
<helm chart>	It is the name of the chart that is of the form <helm repo>/occndra
<OCCNDRA version>	It is the software version (helm chart version) of the CNDRA. This is optional, if omitted, the default version is the latest version available in helm repository.
<release>	It is a name provided by the user to identify the helm deployment
<namespace_name>	It is a name provided by the user to identify the kubernetes namespace of the CNDRA. All the CNDRA micro services are deployed in this kubernetes namespace.
<helm-repo>	It is the name of repository where the helm charts are stored.
<Chart Path>	The location of the helm chart