Componetpack on K3s?

HCL Connections Connections Forum
,
1

Connections Version: CNX 8 CR10
Operating System: AlmaLinux 9

Problem/Query:

In order to reduce the necessary resources for componentpack for smaller userbase - without the requirement for HA.

We’ve been testing k3s. All the helm charts installed. Everything seems to be running.

Are there any plans to support k3s ?

2

Would be great for smaller customers that don’t currently have CP

3

Hi Urs - Running Component Pack on K3s has not been tested/verified as we define in the HCL Connections V8.0 System Requirements - Customer Support.

The best way to have this considered for future, official inclusion as a supported platform would be to log an enhancement request in our HCL Connections Ideas Portal. This also allows for tracking progress as the request is evaluated:

Thank you,
Michael Montani
HCLSoftware Support

1 Like
4
5

Thanks Urs! We’ll review and consider what support statements can be provided.

1 Like
6

Hi,
just felt over this post and wonder how this fits to the text provided in the Connections documentation:

Kubernetes platform support policy

HCL Connections 8.0 CRs are designed to run on any Certified Kubernetes platform, provided that the following statements are true:

  • The Kubernetes platform is hosted on x86-64 hardware.
  • The Kubernetes platform is officially supported by Helm.

HCL tests Connections against a range of Kubernetes platforms that are regularly reviewed and updated with the intent of staying as up-to-date as possible. HCL does not test with every platform vendor or with every Kubernetes version, but HCL aims to cover a representative sample of popular Kubernetes implementations.

Supported Kubernetes platforms on full container deployment

The following lists the Kubernetes platforms that HCL tested and supports. This is provided for information only.

Kubernetes platforms

  • Native Kubernetes
  • Amazon EKS
  • Red Hat OpenShift on AWS / AWS EC2

So it should run on all certified Kubernetes platforms (including K3s), then it lists Supported Kubernetes platforms (what’s native Kubernetes?), but this information is for “information only”, what does this mean? Is it tested and supported on Native K8s (I assume kubeadm built environments), Amazon EKS and OpenShift, or is it not?

Regards,
Christoph

7

Hi Christoph,

Thank you for the feedback. The Connections System Requirements and Kubernetes Runtime topics are currently under review and will be updated to further clarify supported platforms. The revised versions are expected to be published within the next week or so.

“For information only” was intended to indicate that the document should be used as guidance when evaluating deployment plans. This phrasing will be improved in the upcoming updates.

Native Kubernetes refers to what’s available from k8s.io. This phrasing will also be improved in the upcoming updates.

Any Kubernetes deployment that is not explicitly listed as a supported configuration but is certified according to the supplied link may function as expected. However, it should still be validated by the administrator. We recommend contacting HCL Connections Support to discuss specifics of any particular distribution.

We’ll respond with a link to the revised guidance once public.

Thank you,
Michael Montani
HCLSoftware Support