To take full advantage of Black Duck's containerized architecture, and to simplify scaling and version upgrades, Synopsys recommends that you deploy Black Duck to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

Prerequisites

You must configure a GKE cluster and kubectl.
If you're new to GKE, follow Google's Quickstart for GKE to create your cluster. Consider this information when you size your cluster.

The minimum requirements for Black Duck are as follows:

• 5 CPUs 
• 16GB of RAM 

Installation

The Synopsys recommended method for installing Black Duck into GKE is by using the /wiki/spaces/BDLM/pages/34373652.  Synopsys Operator is a cloud-native administration utility for Synopsys software that assists in the deployment and management of Synopsys software in orchestrated environments such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Click /wiki/spaces/BDLM/pages/34373652 to learn about the Sysnopsys Operator. 

To install Black Duck by using the Synopsys Operator, click /wiki/spaces/BDLM/pages/65765594 and follow the steps.