{"id":1851,"date":"2025-05-28T09:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nas01.tallpaul.net\/wordpress\/?p=1851"},"modified":"2025-05-29T12:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:42:48","slug":"deploy-use-net-on-ibm-power-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nas01.tallpaul.net\/wordpress\/2025\/05\/deploy-use-net-on-ibm-power-101\/","title":{"rendered":".NET on IBM Power Hands-on Lab Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Getting-Started<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Install & Execute .NET application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Explore-GitHub<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Explore-Quay.io<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Explore-Podman<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Deploy-Message-App-Manually<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Deploy-Message-App-with-S2I<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Deploy-Website-with-ASP.Net-Core-&-Blazor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Deploy-the-.NET-game-using-Shift-tool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Deploy-.NET-game-with-build-image<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Optional-Unguided-Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Summary-and-Next-Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1 Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Welcome to the .NET on IBM Power hands-on lab guide. This workshop demonstrates development, deployment, and migration paths for .NET applications on IBM Power systems, covering both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lab Environments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    RHEL Bastion Server<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    You’ll work with a RHEL-based Bastion server where you’ll:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Install and configure .NET SDK 7.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Create and run basic .NET applications directly on Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Test applications in a traditional server environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Build container images using Podman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Perform version upgrades and migrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    OpenShift Container Platform<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    You’ll explore OpenShift capabilities including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Container-based deployments of .NET applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Source-to-Image (S2I) builds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Automated deployment workflows<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Container orchestration and scaling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Web-based application access through OpenShift routes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What You’ll Learn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Throughout this lab, you’ll gain hands-on experience with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Setting up development environments for .NET on IBM Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Creating and testing basic .NET applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Working with source code using Git and GitHub<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Building and deploying applications using various methods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Direct execution on RHEL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Manual containerization with Podman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – OpenShift S2I deployment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Deployment using specialized tools (dotnet-shift and build-image)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Migrating applications through .NET versions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Understanding the migration path from .NET 7.0 to 8.0 and 9.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Handling breaking changes and compatibility issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Testing and validating migrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      – Updating container images and deployments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Before starting the lab, ensure you have access to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – A RHEL-based Bastion LPAR (Logical Partition)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – An OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environment running on IBM Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – OpenShift user credentials (default username: cecuser)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    – Basic familiarity with Linux commands and container concepts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lab Structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The lab progresses through several sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Getting Started: Environment setup and configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Basic .NET Application Development on RHEL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. Source Code Management with GitHub<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4. Container Registry Exploration with Quay.io<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. OpenShift Deployment Methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    6. Advanced Deployment Tools and Techniques<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7. Version Migration Procedures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       – Assessing application readiness for migration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       – Updating code and dependencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       – Testing on new .NET versions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       – Deploying upgraded applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8. Optional Extended Exercises<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Each section provides detailed instructions with expected outputs to help you verify your progress. The migration section will be particularly valuable for organizations planning their .NET upgrade strategy on IBM Power systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The lab concludes with optional unguided exercises for further exploration of .NET development, deployment, and migration scenarios on IBM Power systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s begin by setting up your environments and getting familiar with the tools you’ll be using throughout this lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2 Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Please Note<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Commands that you should execute are displayed in bold blue txt. Left click within this area to copy the command to you clipboard.<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    Example output from commands that have been executed are displayed with white txt with black background.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n