Install SUSE® Storage Using ArgoCD

Prerequisites

Your workstation: Install the Argo CD CLI.
Kubernetes cluster:
- Ensure that each node fulfills the installation requirements.
- Install Argo CD.
  kubectl create namespace argocd kubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/core-install.yaml
  Allow some time for the deployment of Argo CD components in the argocd namespace.

Use this script to check the Longhorn environment for potential issues.

Installation

Set the current namespace to argocd.

 kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=argocd

Create the Longhorn Application custom resource.

 cat > longhorn-application.yaml <<EOF
 apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Application
 metadata:
   name: longhorn
   namespace: argocd
 spec:
   syncPolicy:
     syncOptions:
       - CreateNamespace=true
   project: default
   sources:
     - chart: longhorn
       repoURL: https://charts.longhorn.io/
       targetRevision: v1.7.0 # Replace with the Longhorn version you'd like to install or upgrade to
       helm:
         values: |
           preUpgradeChecker:
             jobEnabled: false
   destination:
     server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
     namespace: longhorn-system
 EOF
 kubectl apply -f longhorn-application.yaml

Deploy Longhorn with the configured settings.
```
 argocd app sync longhorn
```

Verify that Longhorn was installed successfully.

 kubectl -n longhorn-system get pod

Example of a successful Longhorn installation:

 NAME                                                READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
 longhorn-ui-b7c844b49-w25g5                         1/1     Running   0          2m41s
 longhorn-manager-pzgsp                              1/1     Running   0          2m41s
 longhorn-driver-deployer-6bd59c9f76-lqczw           1/1     Running   0          2m41s
 longhorn-csi-plugin-mbwqz                           2/2     Running   0          100s
 csi-snapshotter-588457fcdf-22bqp                    1/1     Running   0          100s
 csi-snapshotter-588457fcdf-2wd6g                    1/1     Running   0          100s
 csi-provisioner-869bdc4b79-mzrwf                    1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-provisioner-869bdc4b79-klgfm                    1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-resizer-6d8cf5f99f-fd2ck                        1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-provisioner-869bdc4b79-j46rx                    1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-snapshotter-588457fcdf-bvjdt                    1/1     Running   0          100s
 csi-resizer-6d8cf5f99f-68cw7                        1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-attacher-7bf4b7f996-df8v6                       1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-attacher-7bf4b7f996-g9cwc                       1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-attacher-7bf4b7f996-8l9sw                       1/1     Running   0          101s
 csi-resizer-6d8cf5f99f-smdjw                        1/1     Running   0          101s
 instance-manager-b34d5db1fe1e2d52bcfb308be3166cfc   1/1     Running   0          114s
 engine-image-ei-df38d2e5-cv6nc                      1/1     Running   0          114s

Create an NGINX Ingress controller with basic authentication to access the Longhorn UI. Authentication to the Longhorn UI is not enabled by default.
Access the Longhorn UI.