@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@ Manage Helm charts installations via OpenSlice Service Specifications and Servic
> Kubernetes is an orchestration system for automating software deployment, scaling, and management. One can interact though the Kubernetes API and it has a set of objects ready for use out of the box.
> Helm is a tool that automates the creation, packaging, configuration, and deployment of Kubernetes applications by combining your configuration files into a single reusable package
> At the heart of Helm is the packaging format called charts. Each chart comprises one or more Kubernetes manifests -- and a given chart can have child charts and dependent charts, as well. Using Helm charts:
> - Reduces the complexity of deploying Microservices
> - Enhances deployment speed
> - Developers already know the technology
> There are many Helm charts and Helm repositories there that are ready to be used
> Enable loose coupling and more orchestration scenarios
> Developers create and deploy applications in things they already know (e.g. Helm charts)
> Use the TMF models as wrapper entities around Helm charts
Use OpenSlice to expose them in service catalogs and deploy them in complex scenarios (service bundles) involving also other systems
Use OpenSlice to expose them in service catalogs and deploy them in complex scenarios (service bundles) involving also other systems:
- Include e.g. RAN controllers,
- Pass values through life cycle rules from one service to another,
- Manage multiple Helms in multiple clusters
@@ -29,7 +39,9 @@ Please read more [here](../ExposingKubernetesResources.md)
For installing HELM charts we will use ArgoCD a well known Kubernetes-native continuous deployment (CD) tool
> ArgoCD is a Kubernetes-native continuous deployment (CD) tool
> While just deploying Heml charts is just a scenario for ArgoCD , in future one can exploit it for many things
> Despite some other tools like FluxCD, it provides also a UI which is useful for management and troubleshooting
