Custom link to Solution Hub

Sometimes it can be very helpful to have a direct link from an OpenShift project to the Solution Hub. How that link can be created is shown below. For both cases you can use the prepared YAML template and adjust it.

Prerequisites

  • OpenShift version 4.12

  • Admin access to OpenShift cluster

Example YAML

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleLink
metadata:
name: <name of the console link>
spec:
href: '<URL of the solution-hub>'
location: NamespaceDashboard
text: <display name in namespace dashboard in OpenShift>

Create a console link using the oc client

  1. Save the console link into a YAML file (example: console-link.yaml)

  2. oc apply -f console-link.yaml

Create a console link using the OpenShift Admin Console

  1. Log in to the admin console of OpenShift

  2. Navigate to Administration -> Custom Resource Definition -> ConsoleLink

  3. Click on Instances -> Create Console Link

  4. Paste YAML prepared in Create Console Link step then click on Create

Delete a console link using the Open Shift Admin Console

  1. Log into admin console of OpenShift

  2. Navigate to Administration -> Custom Resource Definition -> ConsoleLink

  3. Click on Instances and click on Console Link which needs to be deleted

  4. Navigate to Actions -> Delete Console Link