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I want Bluemix to host some IBM software. The IBM software only installs on RHEL or SUSE so using Bluemix Virtual Servers is not possible (Centos/Debian support only).

Is there another way I can install this IBM software in Bluemix? Is there a Virtual Servers workaround to get a RHEL or SUSE operating system to install on?

Thanks, Nick

nickc909
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  • Could you be more specific about what software products? Many of IBM's products are available as cloud service or as Docker image to run in the Bluemix container service. – data_henrik Jun 15 '16 at 11:36
  • Hi, my remit is to create HowtoGuides for integrating IBM products in Bluemix as though I were a client trying to do this for themselves. My remit as a whole is such that full functionality of the IBM products is needed so any cut-down versions available as Bluemix Apps is not in scope for me. Thanks for your response though. Cheers. – nickc909 Jun 17 '16 at 11:21

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As already suggested you could check if the product you need is provided as a Cloud service. However generally speaking on Virtual Servers (Virtual Machines) on Bluemix you can use a custom image (running RHEL or SUSE). As reported on Bluemix Virtual Servers docs:

A virtual server image is a file that includes a virtual disk with an operating system installed on it.

You use a virtual server image to create a virtual server. You can use an image that is provided by IBM, a customized virtual server image, or a snapshot that you took of another virtual server.

Important: In Bluemix, you can upload virtual server images that are supported by OpenStack and have qcow2 format only.

For more information, see Virtual server images - Private virtual server images.

Umberto Manganiello
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  • Hi, Thanks for the tips. I got hold of a RHEL7.0 image from Red Hat and uploaded it to a Virtual Server in Bluemix. It shows as being RHEL7.0 but is inaccessible either via Public or Private IP addresses. Looks like a compatibaility issue. I will delete and start again see if I can get it to work. – nickc909 Jun 17 '16 at 11:18