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title: Installing the JobSet Operator
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# Installing the JobSet Operator {#js-install}

Install the JobSet Operator on OpenShift Container Platform to enable management of large-scale, coordinated computing workloads, giving your applications a unified API and failure recovery.

## Installing the JobSet Operator {#js-install_js-install}

Install the JobSet Operator on OpenShift Container Platform using the web console to begin managing large-scale, coordinated computing workloads.

**Prerequisites**

- You have access to the cluster with `cluster-admin` privileges.
- You have access to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
- You have installed the cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift.

**Procedure**

1. Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
2. Verify that the cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift is installed.
3. Install the JobSet Operator.

   1. Navigate to **Ecosystem** → **Software Catalog**.
   2. Search for and select the **`openshift-operators`** project.
   3. Enter **JobSet Operator** into the filter box.
   4. Select the **JobSet Operator** and click **Install**.
   5. On the **Install Operator** page:

      1. The **Update channel** is set to **stable-v1.0**, which installs the latest stable release of JobSet Operator.
      2. Under **Installation mode**, select **A specific namespace on the cluster**.
      3. Under **Installed Namespace**, select **Operator recommended Namespace: openshift-jobset-operator**.
      4. Under **Update approval**, select one of the following update strategies:

         - The **Automatic** strategy allows Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) to automatically update the Operator when a new version is available.
         - The **Manual** strategy requires a user with appropriate credentials to approve the Operator update.
      5. Click **Install**.
4. Create the custom resource (CR) for the JobSet Operator:

   1. Navigate to **Installed Operators** → **JobSet Operator**.
   2. Under **Provided APIs**, click **Create instance** in the **JobSetOperator** pane.
   3. Set the name to **cluster**.
   4. Set the **managementState** to **Managed**.
   5. Click **Create**.

**Verification**

- Check that the JobSet Operator and operand pods are running by entering the following command:

  ```terminal
  $ oc get pod -n openshift-jobset-operator
  ```

  ```terminal {title="Example output"}
  NAME                                        READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
  jobset-controller-manager-5595547fb-b4g2x   1/1     Running   0          48s
  jobset-operator-596cb848c6-q2dmp            1/1     Running   0          2m33s
  ```