🔴 What is oc?

oc is the OpenShift CLI tool (similar to kubectl but with OpenShift features).

It allows you to:

• Login to cluster
• Deploy apps
• Create projects
• Manage routes
• Scale deployments
• Debug pods

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✅ Step 1: Check if Chocolatey is Installed

Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:

choco -v

If version shows → good.

If not installed, install Chocolatey first:

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; `
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = `
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; `
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Restart PowerShell after installation.

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✅ Step 2: Install OpenShift CLI (oc)

Run:

choco install openshift-cli -y

Wait for installation to complete.

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✅ Step 3: Verify Installation

oc version

If installed correctly, you’ll see:

Client Version: x.x.x

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✅ Step 4: Login to Your Sandbox

Since you're already using OpenShift Sandbox:

1. Go to your OpenShift web console
2. Click top right → your username
3. Click Copy Login Command
4. Choose oc
5. Copy the command

It will look like:

oc login --token=sha256~xxxxx --server=https://api.sandbox....

Paste in PowerShell.

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✅ Step 5: Test Commands

oc get projects
oc get pods
oc get svc

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🔥 Pro Tip (DevOps Style)

Add this alias for easier typing:

Set-Alias k oc

Now you can use:

k get pods

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🧠 How oc is Different from kubectl

kubectl	oc
Kubernetes CLI	OpenShift CLI
Generic K8s	OpenShift specific features
No project command	oc new-project
No build configs	Supports BuildConfig

OpenShift CLI is built on top of Kubernetes CLI.

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