Installation process overview

The installation consists of the following high-level tasks:

1. Downloading the EDA Installation playground

   This task describes how to access the EDAADM tool and initiates the EDA installation playground for use during the installation. It also covers how to configure the playground.

2. Download the Talos machine image

   This task describes how to download the Talos base image from the official Talos image factory for your environment.

3. Preparing the EDAADM configuration file

   This task describes the details of the EDAADM configuration file and how to set it up.

4. Generating the Talos machine configurations

   Using the EDA ADM tool and the configuration file, this task generates specific Talos machine configuration files for each Talos VM.

5. Deploying the Talos virtual machines

   This task describes how to use the Talos base image and machine configuration files to deploy the Talos VMs in your KVM or VMware vSphere environment.

6. Bootstrap the Talos Kubernetes cluster

   This task bootstraps the Talos Kubernetes environment using the VMs you have created.

7. Installing the EDA application

   Using the EDA Installation playground, this step installs EDA on the Kubernetes environment in the EDA nodes.