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Installation

Alauda Build of MCP Lifecycle Operator is delivered as an OLM Operator and installed from the platform OperatorHub.

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Upload OperatorInstall OperatorVerify the InstallationUpgrade Operator

Upload Operator

Download the Alauda Build of MCP Lifecycle Operator package from the Customer Portal / Marketplace, then publish it to the platform repository with the violet command-line tool:

violet push \
  --platform-address=<platform-access-address> \
  --platform-username=<platform-admin> \
  --platform-password=<platform-admin-password> \
  mcp-lifecycle-operator.ALL.xxxx.tgz
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The operator package includes the OLM bundle and the related runtime images required by the operator. For air-gapped clusters, make sure the MCP server images used by your MCPServer resources are also mirrored to a registry that the cluster can pull from.

Install Operator

In the Administrator view:

  1. Click Marketplace / OperatorHub.
  2. From the Cluster dropdown, select the destination cluster.
  3. Search for and select Alauda Build of MCP Lifecycle Operator.
  4. Click Install.
  5. Keep Installation Location unchanged unless your environment requires a different namespace. The default namespace is mcp-lifecycle-operator-system.
  6. Choose an Upgrade Strategy. Manual is recommended for production.
  7. Click Install.

The operator watches all namespaces. You can create MCPServer resources in any application namespace after the installation succeeds.

Verify the Installation

Confirm that the OperatorHub tile shows Installed, then verify on the cluster:

# the CSV reports Succeeded
kubectl get csv -n mcp-lifecycle-operator-system | grep mcp-lifecycle-operator

# the controller pod is Running
kubectl get pods -n mcp-lifecycle-operator-system

# the MCPServer CRD is registered
kubectl get crd mcpservers.mcp.x-k8s.io

You should see the mcp-lifecycle-operator-controller-manager pod in Running state and the mcpservers.mcp.x-k8s.io CRD registered.

Upgrade Operator

  1. Upload the new Alauda Build of MCP Lifecycle Operator package with violet push.
  2. Go to Administrator -> Marketplace -> OperatorHub.
  3. Find Alauda Build of MCP Lifecycle Operator and apply the new version according to the configured upgrade strategy.
  4. Verify the CSV, controller pod, and existing MCPServer resources after the upgrade.