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Installing the Manifest tool

Before you begin

Before using the Manifest tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager (formerly known as Venafi Manifest tool), ensure you have the following command-line tools installed and added to your PATH:

All other dependencies can be provisioned automatically.

Important

Ensure your account has access to the relevant Kubernetes clusters within your environments. You need to have the same permissions as those that allow you to install Helm charts manually.

Obtain and run the CLI tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager binaries

The Manifest tool is released in concert with, and installed as part of, the CLI tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager.

  1. If not already installed, download and install the relevant version of the CLI tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager for your platform.

  2. Initialize the Manifest tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager:

    venctl components kubernetes manifest tool init

    For more information on this command and its associated flags, see the venctl reference page.

Venafi Manifests can be applied to a cluster using the CLI tool for CyberArk Certificate Manager. Applying manifests requires a one-time setup.

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