Setup

To set up the integration between Red Hat OpenShift / ESO and Secret Server, you must install External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShift.

Installing External Secrets Operator

This procedure gives high-level steps for installing External Secrets Operator from the OpenShift Container Platform web console. For detailed information about installing and configuring External Secrets Operator, see the External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShift documentation.

To install External Secrets Operator:

  1. In OpenShift Container Platform web console, navigate to Operators > OperatorHub.

  2. Search for “External Secrets Operator for Red Hat OpenShift."

  3. Select Install.

  4. Use the following settings:

    • Installation mode: All namespaces.

    • Installed namespace: openshift-operators.

    • Update approval: Manual.

  5. To verify that External Secrets Operator is installed, run the following OpenShift CLI command:

    oc get csv -n openshift-operators | grep external-secrets