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* Install OADP via Web Console
* Operators # OperatorHub # search OADP / OpenShift API for Data Protection # Install
* Explanation: This operator manages Velero and backup integrations.
* Verify the operator CSV is installed
* oc get csv -A | grep -i -E "oadp|data protection|velero"
* Confirms installation succeeded.
* Verify pods in the OADP namespace (commonly openshift-adp)
* oc get pods -n openshift-adp
* You should see Velero/OADP-related pods in Running state.

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* Deploy event router resources
* Apply a deployment/serviceaccount/rolebinding manifest for eventrouter:
* oc apply -f eventrouter.yaml -n openshift-logging
* Eventrouter watches event API and writes them to stdout (collected by logging).
* Verify eventrouter pod is running
* oc -n openshift-logging get pods | grep -i event
* Trigger some events
* oc -n default run evtest --image=busybox --restart=Never -- sleep 1
* oc -n default delete pod evtest
* Creation/deletion generates events.
* Query logs for events
* In the logging UI/backend, search for the namespace/pod name evtest or eventrouter messages.
* Explanation: Validates that events are being converted to searchable logs.

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* Label the chosen worker nodes
* oc label node worker-1 workload=payments
* oc label node worker-2 workload=payments
* Node labels are key/value metadata used by the scheduler.
* Add a nodeSelector to the deployment
* oc -n payments patch deploy api --type=merge -p '{
* "spec":{"template":{"spec":{"nodeSelector":{"workload":"payments"}}}}
* }'
* Forces pods to schedule only to nodes that match the label.
* Verify placement
* oc -n payments get pods -o wide
* Confirms pods are running on the intended nodes.

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* Annotate the namespace with default tolerations
* oc annotate ns payments \
* scheduler.alpha.kubernetes.io/defaultTolerations='[{"key":"dedicated","operator":"Equal","value":" payments","effect":"NoSchedule"}]' \
* --overwrite
* Some clusters honor this pattern; if not, the fallback is mutating admission or editing workloads.
* Create a new pod/deployment in the namespace
* Then verify its spec includes tolerations:
* oc -n payments get pod < pod > -o yaml | grep -n tolerations -A5

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Step 1: Ensure the client certificate and private key files are available.
The lab uses audit.crt and tls.key.
Step 2: Run the command:
oc config set-credentials audit --client-certificate audit.crt --client-key tls.key --embed-certs --kubeconfig audit.config Step 3: Confirm the user entry is written.
The lab output shows:
User "audit" set.
Detailed explanation:
This command creates or updates the audit user entry inside the kubeconfig file audit.config. It points the user to a client certificate and private key, and the --embed-certs option stores certificate material directly inside the kubeconfig rather than only referencing external files. That makes the kubeconfig more portable because it can be moved and used without separately copying the certificate files, provided the embedded content is valid. In certificate-based authentication, the private key proves client possession while the certificate presents the approved identity. If the certificate and key do not match, authentication will fail. This step does not yet define what cluster or namespace the user works against; it only defines the credential identity.