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#+TITLE: OpenShift Ambient Mesh Setup
#+DATE: <2025-08-21 Thu>
#+AUTHOR: James Blair
This is a short demonstration of [[https://istio.io/latest/docs/ambient][Istio Ambient Mesh]] on OpenShift ~4.19~ via the [[https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.19/html-single/service_mesh/index][OpenShift Service Mesh]] operator.
* Pre-requisites
Before we begin, let's ensure we are logged into our cluster in the terminal and the cluster meets our version requirements.
** Verify cluster auth status
#+NAMEL: Verify cluster login status
#+begin_src tmux
oc version && oc whoami
#+end_src
** Upgrade cluster
The Red Hat demo system environment available was not yet running OpenShift 4.19 so I needed to upgrade it before performing any demo preparation steps.
The first step is to acknowledge the k8s [[https://access.redhat.com/articles/7112216][api deprecations]] between 4.18 and 4.19.
#+NAME: Patch admin acks
#+begin_src tmux
oc -n openshift-config patch cm admin-acks --patch '{"data":{"ack-4.18-kube-1.32-api-removals-in-4.19":"true"}}' --type=merge
#+end_src
Once admin acks are in place we can set the upgrade channel to ~fast-.419~.
#+NAME: Set cluster upgrade channel to 4.19
#+begin_src tmux
oc adm upgrade channel fast-4.19
#+end_src
Now we're ready to trigger the upgrade.
#+NAME: Trigger the cluster upgrade
#+begin_src tmux
oc adm upgrade --to 4.19.9
#+end_src
Before proceeding with any further steps let's wait for the cluster upgrade to complete.
#+NAME: Wait for the upgrade to complete
#+begin_src tmux
oc adm wait-for-stable-cluster
#+end_src
* Install service mesh operator
Our first step to prepare the demonstration is to install the service mesh operator.
#+NAME: Create operator subscription
#+begin_src tmux
cat << EOF | oc apply --filename -
apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
name: servicemeshoperator3
namespace: openshift-operators
spec:
channel: stable
installPlanApproval: Automatic
name: servicemeshoperator3
source: redhat-operators
sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
EOF
#+end_src