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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Watson Studio
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 27, 2019

Patching instruction should be automated (put into a script)

Structured Idea Details: [Required] Use a real-life scenario to explain the problem statement/pain points,

Current patching [rocedure is very human error prone. Document is  created in Word format that causes potential snippet corruption. The intruction

 

state your current workaround(s),

I createed bash scripts for myself

state any proposed solution(s),

IBM should prepare bash scripts which will do the work(docker push, tag, pull, comands repets more than 20 times now!

state the benefits/value this idea has,

This will speed up a patching process from several days to perhaps several hours.

It will increase patching reliability and you can avoid mistakes,typos in long, manual patching instruction

state # of users impacted and how often are they impacted)

 

Every new Watson 1x.  patch it's a nightmare from Openshift admin perspective.

Needed by Date Jan 13, 2020