OpenShift installation

To deploy Containerized Masking engine via Openshift, ensure you have access to a running OpenShift cluster and the oc command-line interface for cluster interactions.

Requirements	Recommended version
Oc	4.11.3 or above
Openshift Cluster	4.12 or above

Install the oc CLI using the official Red Hat documentation: Getting Started. Make sure your system has the required network permissions to authenticate and connect to the OpenShift cluster.

Procedure

1. Log in to OpenShift

   Authenticate the OpenShift CLI with your cluster:

   oc login https://openshift1.example.com -u=<<user_name>> -p=<<password>>

2. Verify KubeConfig

   Confirm that the cluster context is correctly added and active. This ensures the CLI is pointing to the appropriate OpenShift cluster before deployment.

   oc config current-context

3. Create a new project

   Provision and use a new OpenShift project (namespace) for the deployment:

   oc new-project <<project_name>> --description="optional" --display-name="<<display_name>>"
   oc project <<project_name>>

4. Deploy the Containerized Masking Engine configuration

   oc apply -f <file_name>

   The pod configuration and deployment workflow align with the standard Kubernetes-based setup. Refer to the main Containerized Masking Installation page for the required configuration files and additional implementation details.

Accessing the Containerized Masking UI via browser

For streamlined access, configure the service exposing the masking engine as a NodePort. Once the pods are in a running state, the containerized masking UI can be accessed using the following URL patterns:

• Application UI

  https://<Internal IP of the node>:<https port>/masking/app

• API Client

  https://<Internal IP of the node>:<https port>/masking/api-client

To retrieve the internal IP address of the node, run:

oc get nodes -o wide

Containerized Masking engine logs

All containerized masking engine components emit logs to stdout and stderr, enabling native log collection and processing within OpenShift.

To view logs for any running pod, use:

oc logs <pod_name>