vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Choose a solution: Using your storage requirements, choose a storage solution by comparing [non-persistent](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-storage-plan), [single-zone persistent](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-storage-plan), or [multizone persistent](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-storage-plan) storage.



Need help? Check out the troubleshooting page for your persistent storage solution.





 Add integrations 

Enhance cluster capabilities by integrating various external services and catalog services with your Kubernetes cluster.



1. Review supported integrations:



* [All supported integrations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-supported_integrations)
* [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service partners](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-service-partners)
* [IBM Cloud services and third-party integrations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-ibm-3rd-party-integrations)



2. Add services to your cluster:



* [Adding services by using managed add-ons](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-managed-addons)
* [Adding services by using Helm](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-helm)
* [Adding services by using IBM Cloud service binding](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-service-binding)





Need help? Check out [Troubleshooting apps and integrations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-debug_worker_nodes).





 Manage the lifecycle 

Manage your cluster and worker nodes through each phase of the cluster lifecycle.
* [IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions docs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-shared_overview)
* [Schematics docs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/schematics?topic=schematics-getting-started)
* [IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/vmware)
* [VMware Cloud Director Documentation](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Director/index.html)



Veeam and Zerto services are ready-to-use in all virtual data centers. For more details, see the following topics in the documentation:



* [Managing Veeam for VMware Solutions Shared](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-shared_veeam)
* [Accessing the Zerto Self-Service Portal](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-shared_zerto-portal)
* IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions infrastructure domain - This domain is configured as part of the automation process when your VMware vCenter Server® instance is initially deployed. It is used for the user credentials and service accounts of your system administrators and the computer objects for the underlay-connected infrastructure components only. This document describes the components and configuration of this domain and how it can be incorporated in your AD design.
* IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions workload domain - This term is used for the domain that needs to be designed and implemented by you after the deployment of the vCenter Server instance. This domain becomes the resource domain where your workload VMs computer objects are located and optionally the user credentials and service accounts of your users. This document describes some typical deployment patterns that are used in IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions.
* Underlay networks - These networks use the IBM Cloud IP address schema. The IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions automation deploys IBM Cloud bare metal servers, physical appliances, Virtual Server Instances (VSI), virtual machines (VMs), and appliances onto these networks. Do not deploy customer workload VMs onto these networks. The domain controllers for the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions infrastructure domain are connected to these underlay networks.
* Overlay networks - These networks are virtual networks that are enabled by VMware NSX and use your IP address schema. You are free to design your network topology to suit your requirements. Your workload VMs are connected to these networks. If connection to these networks from on-premises is required, then these networks are connected typically through layer 3 IP connectivity over the internet or through Direct-Link connection. The domain controllers for your IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions workload domain are connected to these overlay networks.







 Preventing problems with Active Directory 

To prevent problems with your system in the future, you must keep your Active Directory (AD) up to date. A current AD is required for various functions, such as managing DNS records.





 Related links 



* [Overview of VMware Solutions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-solution_overview)
Issues with IBM container images IBM provides a way for customers to open issues. Customer provides information to reproduce any problem. 
 Issues with third party and open source container images N/A Customer resolves with third-party vendor or open source community. 
 Issues with IBM Cloud-provided stock operating system images N/A Customer must get a compatible stock image from the vendor. 
 Issues with the services that the Terraform creates from a deployable architecture IBM Cloud resolves issues with the services. N/A 
 IBM Cloud resource outages or issues that occur during automated template execution by using IBM Cloud Terraform Provider IBM reports outages for any cloud resources on the [Status](https://cloud.ibm.com/status) page. Customers can redeploy after issue is resolved. 
 IBM Cloud catalog and private catalog support IBM provides a way for you to discover available deployable architectures in our public catalog and save your versions to a private catalog. N/A 
 Provide ability for drift detection IBM notifies you if your instantiated resources differ from the base pattern. Customer decides when to remediate any configurations detected in drift detection. 
 Pulling deployable architecture changes into a project IBM provides the ability for customers to update the version of a deployable architecture in a project if a new version becomes available. Customers are [notified when a new deployable architecture version is available](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secure-enterprise?topic=secure-enterprise-needs-attention-projectsna-version-update) so they can update their project. <br>\n Customers can save their existing project data through an API, CLI, or by [exporting the project.json](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secure-enterprise?topic=secure-enterprise-setup-projectjson-export) from the UI. The saved information can be used as backup or as rollover plan if an issue exists. <br>\n Customers can then test the deployable architecture changes by deploying in a development or test environment before they deploy to production. These actions can all be completed within the same project. 
 Provide notice of end of support IBM provides notice through regular channels. N/A 







 Identity and access management
Getting started with IBM Cloud for Financial Services 

[IBM Cloud for Financial Services®](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/financial-services) is designed to build trust and enable a transparent public cloud ecosystem with the features for security, compliance, and resiliency that financial institutions require. Financial institutions can confidently host their mission-critical applications in the cloud and transact quickly and efficiently. With a large partner ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs), Software as a Service (SaaS), and fintech partners, IBM Cloud for Financial Services offers a new generation of cloud for the enterprise. Financial institutions can now deploy on public cloud to enable innovation and deliver new outstanding customer experiences, while managing stringent industry regulations for sensitive data and complex workloads.



 IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services 

IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services is designed to help address the needs of financial services institutions with regulatory compliance, security, and resiliency during the initial deployment phase and with ongoing operations. The framework also helps to simplify the ability of financial institutions to transact with ecosystem partners who deliver software or SaaS applications, and who meet the requirements of the framework.

The IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services consists of:



* A comprehensive [set of control requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?topic=overview-what-is-fscloudframework-control-requirements) designed to help address the security requirements and regulatory compliance obligations of financial institutions and cloud best practices. The cloud best practices include a shared responsibility model across financial institutions, application providers, and IBM Cloud.
* Detailed [control-by-control guidance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?topic=overview-what-is-fscloudframework-guidance) for implementation and supporting evidence to help address the security and regulatory requirements of the financial industry.
* [Reference architectures](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?topic=overview-what-is-fscloudframework-reference-architectures) designed to facilitate compliance with the control requirements.
* The IBM Cloud Platform Services Python SDK
* The IBM Cloud Platform Services Go SDK



For more information, see the [Catalog Management API reference](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/resource-catalog/private-catalog).

OVA images are available in the IBM Cloud catalog
: With the deployment power of the IBM Cloud Schematics service, support for third-party OVA images targeting VMware vCenter Server deployments is now available. To quickly find the available products in the [catalog](https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog), click Software, and select OVA Images from the Software list.







 June 2020 



 24 June 2020 

IBM Cloud Shell is generally available
: IBM Cloud Shell, the browser-based shell environment, is now generally available (GA)! This release includes greater region support with the addition of the Tokyo (jp-tok) region. Cloud Shell sessions now also support inputting and viewing double-byte characters on the command line, so you can work in languages such as Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and more. The server image was also updated to include updates to several command line tools, in addition to the regular updates for the IBM Cloud CLI and plug-ins.

To try out IBM Cloud Shell, see [Getting started with IBM Cloud Shell](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/cloud-shell?topic=cloud-shell-getting-started).







 May 2020 



 21 May 2020 

Connect to an external identity provider for authentication
: You can now connect your external identity provider to an IBM Cloud App ID instance, and then configure that App ID to connect directly to IBM Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) to federate authentication for users in your enterprise to your IBM Cloud account.

By using this new integration between App ID and IBM Cloud IAM, you can simplify the log in experience for users in your enterprise and automatically add users to your account through their login, instead of having to invite or federate each user individually with IBMid. For more information, see [Enabling authentication from an external identity provider](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-idp-integration).





 01 May 2020
Getting started with IBM Cloud for Financial Services 

[IBM Cloud for Financial Services®](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/financial-services) is designed to build trust and enable a transparent public cloud ecosystem with the features for security, compliance, and resiliency that financial institutions require. Financial institutions can confidently host their mission-critical applications in the cloud and transact quickly and efficiently. With a large partner ecosystem of independent software vendors (ISVs), Software as a Service (SaaS), and fintech partners, IBM Cloud for Financial Services offers a new generation of cloud for the enterprise. Financial institutions can now deploy on public cloud to enable innovation and deliver new outstanding customer experiences, while managing stringent industry regulations for sensitive data and complex workloads.



 IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services 

IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services is designed to help address the needs of financial services institutions with regulatory compliance, security, and resiliency during the initial deployment phase and with ongoing operations. The framework also helps to simplify the ability of financial institutions to transact with ecosystem partners who deliver software or SaaS applications, and who meet the requirements of the framework.

The IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services consists of:



* A comprehensive [set of control requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/framework-financial-services?topic=framework-financial-services-aboutframework-control-requirements) designed to help address the security requirements and regulatory compliance obligations of financial institutions and cloud best practices. The cloud best practices include a shared responsibility model across financial institutions, application providers, and IBM Cloud.
* Detailed [control-by-control guidance](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/framework-financial-services?topic=framework-financial-services-aboutframework-guidance) for implementation and supporting evidence to help address the security and regulatory requirements of the financial industry.
* [Reference architectures](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/framework-financial-services?topic=framework-financial-services-aboutframework-reference-architectures) designed to facilitate compliance with the control requirements.
FAQs 

Review frequently asked questions (FAQs) for using IBM Cloud Satellite®.



 What is IBM Cloud Satellite and how does it work? 

With IBM Cloud Satellite, you can create a hybrid environment that brings the scalability and flexibility of public cloud services to the applications and data that run in your secure private cloud. To achieve this distributed cloud architecture, Satellite provides an API-based suite of tools that you can use to represent your on-premises data center, a public cloud provider, or an edge network as a Satellite location. You fill the Satellite location with your own host machines that meet the [minimum host requirements](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-host-reqs). Then, these hosts provide the compute power to run IBM Cloud services, such as workloads in managed Red Hat OpenShift clusters or data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Watson.

Your Satellite location includes tools such as Satellite Link and Satellite Config to provide additional capabilities for securing and auditing network connections in your location and consistently deploying, managing, and controlling your apps and policies across clusters in the location.

For more information, see the [Satellite product page](https://www.ibm.com/product/satellite).





 Where is Satellite available? 

Because you bring your own compute host infrastructure to your Satellite location, you can choose to host this infrastructure anywhere you need it. However, to monitor malicious activity and apply updates to your location, these compute hosts are managed by an IBM Cloud multizone region that is supported by IBM Cloud Satellite. You can choose any of the supported regions, but to reduce latency between IBM Cloud and your Satellite location, choose the region that is closest to your compute hosts.

For more information, see [Supported IBM Cloud locations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-sat-regions).





 Is my location setup highly available? 

The IBM Cloud Satellite service architecture and infrastructure is designed to ensure reliability, low processing latency, and a maximum uptime of the service. By default, every location is managed by a highly available Satellite control plane that consists of a control plane master and worker nodes.
[solution tutorial icon](https://cloud.ibm.com/media/docs/images/homepage/solution-tutorial.svg) [Build, deploy, test and monitor a predictive machine learning model](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-create-deploy-retrain-machine-learning-model)Build, deploy, test and monitor a predictive machine learning model Solution tutorial

This tutorial walks you through the process of building a predictive machine learning model, deploying the generated model as an API to be used in your applications and testing the model all of this happening in an integrated and unified self-service experience on IBM Cloud. You will then monitor the deployed model with IBM Watson OpenScale.

![solution tutorial icon](https://cloud.ibm.com/media/docs/images/homepage/solution-tutorial.svg) [Centralize communication through a VPC Transit Hub and Spoke architecture - Part one](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-vpc-transit1)Centralize communication through a VPC Transit Hub and Spoke architecture - Part one Solution tutorial

A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) provides network isolation and security in the IBM Cloud. A VPC can be a building block that encapsulates a corporate division (marketing, development, accounting, ...) or a collection of microservices owned by a DevSecOps team. VPCs can be connected to an on-premises enterprise and each other. This may create the need to route traffic through centralized firewall-gateway appliances. This tutorial will walk through the implementation of a hub and spoke architecture depicted in this high-level view:

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[Getting Started with IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-vmware-solutions-shared-getting-started)Getting Started with IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared

On IBM Cloud there are a number of deployment offerings for VMware that you can choose from, with each providing a different level of abstraction. VMware Cloud Director (VCD) is offered under the banner of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared. It is a multi-tenant service with elasticity and two subscription types:

VMware Solutions Schematics



* 2 hours
* 2023-05-05



[Provision Bare Metal Servers for VPC for VMware deployment](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-vpc-bm-vmware-bms)Provision Bare Metal Servers for VPC for VMware deployment

This tutorial will show how to provision Bare Metal Servers for VPC into IBM Cloud VPC, and how to provision network interfaces for vSphere VMkernel adapters (VMK) adapters.

VMware Solutions Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)



* 1 hour
* 2023-05-05



[Provision IBM Cloud DNS Services for VMware deployment](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-vpc-bm-vmware-dns)Provision IBM Cloud DNS Services for VMware deployment

In this tutorial, you will deploy IBM Cloud DNS Services for a VMware Deployment in IBM Cloud VPC. IBM Cloud DNS Services will be used and your IBM Cloud VPC will be configured to access and use the deployed DNS serrvice.

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) VMware Solutions

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DNS Services



* 1 hour
* 2023-05-05
Additional information can be found under [Ordering IBM Cloud for VMware Dedicated, vCenter Server instance and vSphere clusters](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-vc_orderinginstance).



1. Log in to the [IBM Cloud console](https://cloud.ibm.com) with your unique credentials.
2. Open the independent [IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console](https://cloud.ibm.com/infrastructure/vmware-solutions/console) using either the shortcut in the Navigation menu or by using search to access using the IBM Cloud catalog.
3. The [IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console](https://cloud.ibm.com/infrastructure/vmware-solutions/console) provides significant additional information and a wide range of options. To start provisioning for SAP, select IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Dedicated which opens the order page.
4. The default solution type is vCenter Server.
5. The default deployment topology is Deployment in single-zone region. This option applies to SAP certification. Do not select Stretched cluster.
6. The default instance configuration is set to (New configuration). This option applies to SAP certification. Do not select on any of the other configurations.
7. Enter the instance name of the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Dedicated deployment (which shows in the IBM Cloud console)
8. Select a resource group within the IBM Cloud account
9. For NSX-V only: This is the initial cluster name of the clusters across the vSphere nodes. This option only applies to NSX-V and will be unavailable when NSX-T is selected in the following steps.
10. Select the VMware vSphere version (e.g. VMware vSphere 6.7u3). This option does impact which SAP-certified infrastructure is available.
11. Select NSX-T as the VMware NSX networking solution.
* [Best practices solution guide](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-users-teams-applicationsusers-teams-applications) for organizing users, teams and apps.
* [Analyze logs and monitor application health](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-application-log-analysisapplication-log-analysis).
* Set up [continuous integration and delivery pipeline](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/solution-tutorials?topic=solution-tutorials-continuous-deployment-to-kubernetescontinuous-deployment-to-kubernetes) for containerized apps that run in Kubernetes.
* Use [multiple clusters across multiple locations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-regions-and-zones) for high availability.
* Re-platform applications to Kubernetes using [Konveyor Move2Kube](https://move2kube.konveyor.io/).
Overview of Microsoft on IBM 

IBM Cloud® has a diverse set of IaaS offerings that span 60 datacenters, in 9 regions and 18 availability zones. The server hardware includes the latest processors from [Intel](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/intel), [AMD](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/amd) and GPUs from [NVIDIA](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/gpu). We provide provisioning and orchestration access through our web interface, API, CLI and 3rd party applications. Standard and custom images are supported for flexibility to match customer workload requirements. Security is embedded in every step to keep your data safe.

IBM Cloud has a strategic relationship with Microsoft to offer their suite of software. We offer their software natively in our cloud offerings and as Bring Your Own Licenses (BYOL). Customers should review their current spending and usage patterns to determine which deployment model makes the most financial and technical performance sense.

Depending on the IBM Cloud solution, Microsoft software is purchased pay as you go (hourly, monthly, yearly) on shared and dedicated resources. Microsoft has recently changed their BYOL policy. Please see the [Microsoft BYOL](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/microsoft?topic=microsoft-microsoft-byol) page for latest information. IBM is a Listed Provider for [Microsoft Cloud Services](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/news/updated-licensing-rights-for-dedicated-cloud) and [License Mobility for Microsoft Software Assurance](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/licensing-programs/software-assurance-license-mobility).

The following documentation provides design considerations and guidance for provisioning Microsoft on IBM Cloud.



  Before you begin 

Before you can install Microsoft software components on IBM Cloud, you need an:



*  Microsoft credentials to review relevant Microsoft documentation and download Microsoft software installation media when not using IBM supplied Microsoft images.
*  IBM ID to create an IBM Cloud account.