Overriding Helm chart values

Override values passed into the Helm chart through the Values.yaml file.

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The values.yaml file

The values.yaml file is available for each service as part of the Helm chart. It is a source of content for the Values built-in object offered by Helm templates. The Values built-in object provides access to the values passed into a chart. These values control various infrastructure and deployment related settings for the corresponding Genesys Multicloud CX services.

Important

The name of the service that the file belongs to, is included as part the file name. For example, designer-values.yaml or values_gauth.yaml or values-gws.yaml. Refer to the individual service guides for exact file names.

Settings related to the following and more are available in a values.yaml file: replica count, maximum replicas, deployment strategy, image repository, image tag, secrets, health probes, annotations, tolerations, security, and storage. For a comprehensive list of the settings and their allowed values, refer to the individual service guides.

Important

• Service-specific parameters and environment variables are stored in ConfigMaps. Each service guide has more information pertaining to its ConfigMaps.

Overriding values

Default values are specified for most settings in a values.yaml file and these values are passed into the chart. For an initial deployment, if you want to change any of the values, you can do so by directly editing the values.yaml file using a plain text editor.

Apart from editing the YAML file directly, there are two methods you can use to override the values that are being passed into the chart from the values.yaml file. The two methods are as follows:

Using the --set flag

You can use a --set flag in your Helm commands to override the value of a setting in the YAML file. Specify the name of the setting and its new value after the --set flag in the Helm command.

Examples:

1. If you want to override the deployment strategy specified for a service during installation, you can use the Helm upgrade command with a --set flag as follows:
   helm upgrade --install <service>-green -f <service>-values.yaml <service>-100.0.112+xxxx.tgz --set <service>.deployment.strategy=blue-green
   The --set flag in the above command overrides the value for the <service>.deployment.strategy setting in the values.yaml file and sets it to blue-green. So, irrespective of the value in the file for this particular setting, the service is installed using the blue-green strategy.
2. If you want to override the version of the service to install during initial deployment, you can use the Helm upgrade command as follows:
   helm upgrade --install <service> -f <service>-values.yaml <service>-100.0.112+xxxx.tgz  --set <service>.image.tag=9.0.1xx.xx.xx
   The --set flag in the above command overrides the image tag version in the values.yaml file and provides a new version.

Important

When overriding values from the values.yaml file, note that strings must be specified within quotes to avoid type conversion errors. For example, --set-string designer.designerConfig.envs.DES_ES_PORT="9200" is different from --set designer.designerConfig.envs.DES_ES_PORT=9200. In the second case, 9200 is passed as an integer and not a string.

Using the --values flag

You can use a --values flag in your Helm commands to override the values in a chart and pass in a new file. Specify the name of the new file after the --values flag in the Helm command.

Example:

• helm upgrade --install <service> -f values.yaml <service>-9.0.xx.tgz --values <new file name>.yamlThe --values flag in the above command is passing on a new file with values to override the values in the chart.

Important

For detailed information on settings available in the values.yaml file, allowed values, default values, and override scenarios, refer to the individual service guides.