Deploying the architecture

To deploy the Essential Security and Observability Services deployable architecture, you can start from the IBM Cloud catalog.

Before you begin

Before you get started, be sure that you complete all of the prerequisites that are outlined in Preparing to deploy.

To deploy an architecture, you must add it to a project.

In the IBM Cloud catalog, search for the Essential Security and Observability Services deployable architecture.
Select the tile for the deployable architecture.
In the Architecture section, choose the latest product version.
Click review deployment options.
In the Deployment options section, select Add to project. Then, click Add to project.
Give your project a name, enter a description, and specify a configuration name.
Click Create.

To create a configuration, set your variables.

In the Configure > Security add the API that you previously identified as part of the prerequisite to select the authentication method that is used to deploy your architecture.
In the Configure > Security > Authentication tab select the API key.
On the Required tab, enter the values for the following required fields.
- Enter a prefix. A prefix is added to the beginning of the name of most of the resources that are created by the deployable architecture. The prefix helps to make sure that the resource names are unique and it helps to avoid naming clashes with other resources in the same account.
- Select the region in which you want the resources that are created.
- Provide the name of a resource group.
On the Optional tab, enter the values for the optional fields.
- Select the pricing plans for Secrets Manager and Security and Compliance Center. While these fields are optional, they are required if you are building the sample app.
Click Save. After the input values are validated, the button changes to View stack configurations.

You can deploy a stacked deployable architecture in two ways:

By using Auto-deploy: The deployment method can be useful for demonstration and nonproduction environments. With auto-deploy, all the stack member configurations are validated and then approved and deployed.

You can check the Auto-deploy setting for your project by clicking Manage > Settings. By turning on Auto-deploy, you enable the setting for all configurations in the project.
Individually by deploying each member configuration. The manual method is appropriate for projects that hold production environments. You can review the changes in each member configuration before the automation is run.

Click the Options icon next to View stack configurations and click Validate.

If the Auto-deploy setting is off in your project, only member configurations that are ready are validated.

In your project, click the Configurations tab.

If the first member configuration of the stack (1a - Key management) is not marked as Ready to validate, refresh the page in your browser.
Click Validate in Draft status in the 1a - Key management row.
Approve the configuration and click Deploy after validation successfully completes.
After you deploy the initial member configuration, you can validate and deploy the remaining member configuration at the same time. Repeat these deployment steps for each member configuration in the architecture.

The Essential Security and Observability Services deployable architecture is now deployed in the target account.

When the architecture is finished deploying, the resources are available in your account. To view them, you can use the following steps.

In the IBM Cloud console, select Resource list from the navigation in your target account.
Select the resource group and region where the infrastructure was deployed by the architecture.