2. Deploy Portworx on ACS

Install

Generate the specs

To install Portworx with Kubernetes, you will first generate Kubernetes manifests that you will deploy in your cluster.

To generate the specs, click Generating the Portworx specs. close
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Portworx can also be installed using it’s Helm chart by following instructions here. The above method is recommended over helm as the wizard will guide you based on your environment.

Apply the specs

Apply the generated specs to your cluster.

kubectl apply -f px-spec.yaml

Monitor the portworx pods

Wait till all Portworx pods show as ready in the below output:

kubectl get pods -o wide -n kube-system -l name=portworx

Monitor Portworx cluster status

PX_POD=$(kubectl get pods -l name=portworx -n kube-system -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
kubectl exec $PX_POD -n kube-system -- /opt/pwx/bin/pxctl status

Post-Install

Once you have a running Portworx installation, below sections are useful.

• Storage operations

  Learn how to perform various storage operations using Portworx on Kubernetes

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• Stateful applications on Kubernetes

  Learn how to install various applications with Portworx on Kubernetes

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• Operate and Maintain

  Operations guide for running Portworx in Production with Kubernetes

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