Working with bundle images

You can use the Operator SDK to package, deploy, and upgrade Operators in the bundle format for use on Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM).

snippets/osdk-deprecation.adoc

modules/osdk-bundle-operator.adoc modules/osdk-deploy-olm.adoc

Additional resources

File-based catalogs in Operator Framework packaging format
File-based catalogs in Managing custom catalogs
Bundle format

modules/osdk-publish-catalog.adoc

Additional resources

See Managing custom catalogs for details on direct usage of the opm CLI for more advanced use cases.

modules/osdk-bundle-upgrade-olm.adoc

Additional resources

Traditional Operator installation with OLM

modules/osdk-control-compat.adoc

Additional resources

Managing OpenShift Versions in the Certified Operator Build Guide
Updating installed Operators
Red Hat-provided Operator catalogs

Additional resources

See Operator Framework packaging format for details on the bundle format.
See Managing custom catalogs for details on adding bundle images to index images by using the opm command.
See Operator Lifecycle Manager workflow for details on how upgrades work for installed Operators.