Spec File Generation

This section explains how to generate the Portworx DaemonSet spec file via the command line.

Parameters

Below are the parameters you can specify when generating the spec file.

Required Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
c	Specifies the unique name for the Portworx cluster.	c=test_cluster
k	Your key value database, such as an etcd cluster. If using secure `etcd`, specify `https` in the URL and ensure all certificates are in the `/etc/pwx/` directory on each host pointed to by the Portworx container.	k=etcd:`http://etcd.fake.net:2379`

Optional Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
s	Specify comma-separated list of drives.	s=/dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
d	Specify data network interface. This is useful if your instances have non-standard network interfaces.	d=eth1
m	Specify management network interface. This is useful if your instances have non-standard network interfaces.	m=eth1
kbver	Specify Kubernetes version (current default is 1.7)	kbver=1.8.4
stork	Specify if you want to install Stork	stork=true
coreos	REQUIRED if target nodes are running coreos.	coreos=true
osft	REQUIRED if installing on Openshift.	osft =true
mas	Specify if Portworx should run on the Kubernetes control plane node. For Kubernetes 1.6.4 and prior, this needs to be true (default is false)	mas=true
z	Instructs Portworx to run in zero storage mode on the Kubernetes control plane node.	z=true
f	Instructs Portworx to use any available, unused and unmounted drives or partitions. Portworx will never use a drive or partition that is mounted.	f=true
st	Select the secrets type (aws, kvdb or vault)	st=vault
j	(Portworx 1.3 and higher) Specify a separate block device as a journaling device for px metadata.	j=/dev/sde

KVDB Parameters (All required except e)

Parameter	Description	Example
pwd	Username and password for ETCD authentication in the form user:password	pwd=username:password
ca	Location of CA file for ETCD authentication.	ca=/path/to/server.ca
cert	Location of certificate for ETCD authentication.	cert=/path/to/server.crt
key	Location of certificate key for ETCD authentication.	key=/path/to/server.key
e	Comma-separated list of environment variables that will be exported to Portworx. For a list of all of these variables, See the Environment Variables section in the notes below.	e=MYENV1=myvalue1,MYENV2=myvalue2

Environment Variables (e parameter)

PX_HTTP_PROXY: If running behind an HTTP proxy, setPX_HTTP_PROXY to your HTTP proxy.
PX_HTTPS_PROXY: If running behind an HTTPS proxy, set PX_HTTPS_PROXY to your HTTPS proxy.
PX_ENABLE_CACHE_FLUSH: To enable the cache flush deamon, set PX_ENABLE_CACHE_FLUSH=true.
PX_ENABLE_NFS: To enable the Portworx NFS daemon, set PX_ENABLE_NFS=true.

Generate the Spec via the command line

You can use curl to generate the spec via the command line. An example is given below.

VER=$(kubectl version --short | awk -Fv '/Server Version: /{print $3}')
# For the 1.4 tech preview release
curl -L -o px-spec.yaml "https://install.portworx.com/1.4/?c=mycluster&k=etcd://<ETCD_ADDRESS>:<ETCD_PORT>&kbver=$VER"

# For the 1.3 stable release
curl -L -o px-spec.yaml "https://install.portworx.com/1.3/?c=mycluster&k=etcd://<ETCD_ADDRESS>:<ETCD_PORT>&kbver=$VER"

# For the 1.2 stable release
curl -L -o px-spec.yaml "https://install.portworx.com/1.2/?c=mycluster&k=etcd://<ETCD_ADDRESS>:<ETCD_PORT>&kbver=$VER"

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