Chapter 7. opm CLI 7.1. Installing the opm CLI 7.1.1. About the opm CLI The opm CLI tool is provided by the Operator Framework for use with the Operator bundle format. This tool allows you to create and maintain catalogs of Operators from a list of Operator bundles that are similar to software repositories. The result is a container image which can be stored in a container registry and then installed on a cluster. A catalog contains a database of pointers to Operator manifest content that can be queried through an included API that is served when the container image is run. On OpenShift Container Platform, Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) can reference the image in a catalog source, defined by a CatalogSource object, which polls the image at regular intervals to enable frequent updates to installed Operators on the cluster. Additional resources See Operator Framework packaging format for more information about the bundle format. To create a bundle image using the Operator SDK, see Working with bundle images . 7.1.2. Installing the opm CLI You can install the opm CLI tool on your Linux, macOS, or Windows workstation. Prerequisites For Linux, you must provide the following packages: podman version 1.9.3+ (version 2.0+ recommended) glibc version 2.28+ Procedure Navigate to the OpenShift mirror site and download the latest version of the tarball that matches your operating system. Important There is currently a known issue where the version of the opm CLI tool released with OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 does not support RHEL 8. As a workaround, RHEL 8 users can navigate to the OpenShift mirror site and download the latest version of the tarball released with OpenShift Container Platform 4.14. Unpack the archive. For Linux or macOS: USD tar xvf <file> For Windows, unzip the archive with a ZIP program. Place the file anywhere in your PATH . For Linux or macOS: Check your PATH : USD echo USDPATH Move the file. For example: USD sudo mv ./opm /usr/local/bin/ For Windows: Check your PATH : C:\> path Move the file: C:\> move opm.exe <directory> Verification After you install the opm CLI, verify that it is available: USD opm version 7.1.3. Additional resources See Managing custom catalogs for opm procedures including creating, updating, and pruning catalogs. 7.2. opm CLI reference The opm command-line interface (CLI) is a tool for creating and maintaining Operator catalogs. opm CLI syntax USD opm <command> [<subcommand>] [<argument>] [<flags>] Warning The opm CLI is not forward compatible. The version of the opm CLI used to generate catalog content must be earlier than or equal to the version used to serve the content on a cluster. Table 7.1. Global flags Flag Description -skip-tls-verify Skip TLS certificate verification for container image registries while pulling bundles or indexes. --use-http When you pull bundles, use plain HTTP for container image registries. Important The SQLite-based catalog format, including the related CLI commands, is a deprecated feature. Deprecated functionality is still included in OpenShift Container Platform and continues to be supported; however, it will be removed in a future release of this product and is not recommended for new deployments. For the most recent list of major functionality that has been deprecated or removed within OpenShift Container Platform, refer to the Deprecated and removed features section of the OpenShift Container Platform release notes. 7.2.1. generate Generate various artifacts for declarative config indexes. Command syntax USD opm generate <subcommand> [<flags>] Table 7.2. generate subcommands Subcommand Description dockerfile Generate a Dockerfile for a declarative config index. Table 7.3. generate flags Flags Description -h , --help Help for generate. 7.2.1.1. dockerfile Generate a Dockerfile for a declarative config index. Important This command creates a Dockerfile in the same directory as the <dcRootDir> (named <dcDirName>.Dockerfile ) that is used to build the index. If a Dockerfile with the same name already exists, this command fails. When specifying extra labels, if duplicate keys exist, only the last value of each duplicate key gets added to the generated Dockerfile. Command syntax USD opm generate dockerfile <dcRootDir> [<flags>] Table 7.4. generate dockerfile flags Flag Description -i, --binary-image (string) Image in which to build catalog. The default value is quay.io/operator-framework/opm:latest . -l , --extra-labels (string) Extra labels to include in the generated Dockerfile. Labels have the form key=value . -h , --help Help for Dockerfile. Note To build with the official Red Hat image, use the registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-operator-registry-rhel9:v4.15 value with the -i flag. 7.2.2. index Generate Operator index for SQLite database format container images from pre-existing Operator bundles. Important As of OpenShift Container Platform 4.11, the default Red Hat-provided Operator catalog releases in the file-based catalog format. The default Red Hat-provided Operator catalogs for OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 through 4.10 released in the deprecated SQLite database format. The opm subcommands, flags, and functionality related to the SQLite database format are also deprecated and will be removed in a future release. The features are still supported and must be used for catalogs that use the deprecated SQLite database format. Many of the opm subcommands and flags for working with the SQLite database format, such as opm index prune , do not work with the file-based catalog format. For more information about working with file-based catalogs, see "Additional resources". Command syntax USD opm index <subcommand> [<flags>] Table 7.5. index subcommands Subcommand Description add Add Operator bundles to an index. prune Prune an index of all but specified packages. prune-stranded Prune an index of stranded bundles, which are bundles that are not associated with a particular image. rm Delete an entire Operator from an index. 7.2.2.1. add Add Operator bundles to an index. Command syntax USD opm index add [<flags>] Table 7.6. index add flags Flag Description -i , --binary-image Container image for on-image opm command -u , --build-tool (string) Tool to build container images: podman (the default value) or docker . Overrides part of the --container-tool flag. -b , --bundles (strings) Comma-separated list of bundles to add. -c , --container-tool (string) Tool to interact with container images, such as for saving and building: docker or podman . -f , --from-index (string) index to add to. --generate If enabled, only creates the Dockerfile and saves it to local disk. --mode (string) Graph update mode that defines how channel graphs are updated: replaces (the default value), semver , or semver-skippatch . -d , --out-dockerfile (string) Optional: If generating the Dockerfile, specify a file name. --permissive Allow registry load errors. -p , --pull-tool (string) Tool to pull container images: none (the default value), docker , or podman . Overrides part of the --container-tool flag. -t , --tag (string) Custom tag for container image being built. 7.2.2.2. prune Prune an index of all but specified packages. Command syntax USD opm index prune [<flags>] Table 7.7. index prune flags Flag Description -i , --binary-image Container image for on-image opm command -c , --container-tool (string) Tool to interact with container images, such as for saving and building: docker or podman . -f , --from-index (string) Index to prune. --generate If enabled, only creates the Dockerfile and saves it to local disk. -d , --out-dockerfile (string) Optional: If generating the Dockerfile, specify a file name. -p , --packages (strings) Comma-separated list of packages to keep. --permissive Allow registry load errors. -t , --tag (string) Custom tag for container image being built. 7.2.2.3. prune-stranded Prune an index of stranded bundles, which are bundles that are not associated with a particular image. Command syntax USD opm index prune-stranded [<flags>] Table 7.8. index prune-stranded flags Flag Description -i , --binary-image Container image for on-image opm command -c , --container-tool (string) Tool to interact with container images, such as for saving and building: docker or podman . -f , --from-index (string) Index to prune. --generate If enabled, only creates the Dockerfile and saves it to local disk. -d , --out-dockerfile (string) Optional: If generating the Dockerfile, specify a file name. -p , --packages (strings) Comma-separated list of packages to keep. --permissive Allow registry load errors. -t , --tag (string) Custom tag for container image being built. 7.2.2.4. rm Delete an entire Operator from an index. Command syntax USD opm index rm [<flags>] Table 7.9. index rm flags Flag Description -i , --binary-image Container image for on-image opm command -u , --build-tool (string) Tool to build container images: podman (the default value) or docker . Overrides part of the --container-tool flag. -c , --container-tool (string) Tool to interact with container images, such as for saving and building: docker or podman . -f , --from-index (string) index to delete from. --generate If enabled, only creates the Dockerfile and saves it to local disk. -o , --operators (strings) Comma-separated list of Operators to delete. -d , --out-dockerfile (string) Optional: If generating the Dockerfile, specify a file name. -p , --packages (strings) Comma-separated list of packages to keep. --permissive Allow registry load errors. -p , --pull-tool (string) Tool to pull container images: none (the default value), docker , or podman . Overrides part of the --container-tool flag. -t , --tag (string) Custom tag for container image being built. Additional resources Operator Framework packaging format Managing custom catalogs Mirroring images for a disconnected installation using the oc-mirror plugin 7.2.3. init Generate an olm.package declarative config blob. Command syntax USD opm init <package_name> [<flags>] Table 7.10. init flags Flag Description -c , --default-channel (string) The channel that subscriptions will default to if unspecified. -d , --description (string) Path to the Operator's README.md or other documentation. -i , --icon (string) Path to package's icon. -o , --output (string) Output format: json (the default value) or yaml . 7.2.4. migrate Migrate a SQLite database format index image or database file to a file-based catalog. Important The SQLite-based catalog format, including the related CLI commands, is a deprecated feature. Deprecated functionality is still included in OpenShift Container Platform and continues to be supported; however, it will be removed in a future release of this product and is not recommended for new deployments. For the most recent list of major functionality that has been deprecated or removed within OpenShift Container Platform, refer to the Deprecated and removed features section of the OpenShift Container Platform release notes. Command syntax USD opm migrate <index_ref> <output_dir> [<flags>] Table 7.11. migrate flags Flag Description -o , --output (string) Output format: json (the default value) or yaml . 7.2.5. render Generate a declarative config blob from the provided index images, bundle images, and SQLite database files. Command syntax USD opm render <index_image | bundle_image | sqlite_file> [<flags>] Table 7.12. render flags Flag Description -o , --output (string) Output format: json (the default value) or yaml . 7.2.6. serve Serve declarative configs via a GRPC server. Note The declarative config directory is loaded by the serve command at startup. Changes made to the declarative config after this command starts are not reflected in the served content. Command syntax USD opm serve <source_path> [<flags>] Table 7.13. serve flags Flag Description --cache-dir (string) If this flag is set, it syncs and persists the server cache directory. --cache-enforce-integrity Exits with an error if the cache is not present or is invalidated. The default value is true when the --cache-dir flag is set and the --cache-only flag is false . Otherwise, the default is false . --cache-only Syncs the serve cache and exits without serving. --debug Enables debug logging. h , --help Help for serve. -p , --port (string) The port number for the service. The default value is 50051 . --pprof-addr (string) The address of the startup profiling endpoint. The format is Addr:Port . -t , --termination-log (string) The path to a container termination log file. The default value is /dev/termination-log . 7.2.7. validate Validate the declarative config JSON file(s) in a given directory. Command syntax USD opm validate <directory> [<flags>]

Commands:
tar xvf <file>
echo USDPATH
sudo mv ./opm /usr/local/bin/
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C:\> move opm.exe <directory>
opm version
opm <command> [<subcommand>] [<argument>] [<flags>]
opm generate <subcommand> [<flags>]
opm generate dockerfile <dcRootDir> [<flags>]
opm index <subcommand> [<flags>]
opm index add [<flags>]
opm index prune [<flags>]
opm index prune-stranded [<flags>]
opm index rm [<flags>]
opm init <package_name> [<flags>]
opm migrate <index_ref> <output_dir> [<flags>]
opm render <index_image | bundle_image | sqlite_file> [<flags>]
opm serve <source_path> [<flags>]
opm validate <directory> [<flags>]