Deploy the ibm-ace-operator helm chart on AWS EKS

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To deploy the IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) Operator Helm chart on AWS EKS using Pulumi, you'll need to follow these steps:

1. Set up an AWS EKS cluster where you can deploy the Helm chart. EKS is a managed Kubernetes service provided by AWS that makes it easier to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install and operate your Kubernetes control plane.

2. Once the cluster is running, you will need to configure your Kubernetes provider to point to the EKS cluster.

3. Deploy the IBM ACE Operator Helm chart onto the EKS cluster. This typically involves adding the Helm repository for IBM ACE, and then using Pulumi's Helm chart resource to deploy it.

Let's break down each step in code. Below is a TypeScript program using Pulumi to accomplish these tasks.

First, we need to import the required Pulumi packages:

```typescript
import * as eks from "@pulumi/eks";
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes";
```

Next, we'll create a new EKS cluster:

```typescript
const cluster = new eks.Cluster("aceOperatorCluster", {
    desiredCapacity: 2,
    minSize: 1,
    maxSize: 2,
    storageClasses: "gp2",
    deployDashboard: false,
});

// Export the cluster's kubeconfig.
export const kubeconfig = cluster.kubeconfig;
```

With the EKS cluster defined, we'll set up the Kubernetes provider to use its kubeconfig. This configures Pulumi to communicate with our new EKS cluster:

```typescript
const provider = new k8s.Provider("k8sProvider", {
    kubeconfig: cluster.kubeconfig.apply(JSON.stringify),
});
```

Now let's deploy the IBM ACE Operator Helm chart. We'll assume that the Helm chart is available from a known Helm repository. As of my knowledge cut-off date in 2023, IBM ACE Operator could be available under a specific repository hosted by IBM or on Artifact Hub. Make sure to find the correct repository URL and chart version.

```typescript
// Configure the Helm chart repository.
const aceHelmRepo = "https://ibm.github.io/ace-charts/"; // Replace with the actual Helm chart repository URL if different.

// Create a Chart resource that deploys the IBM ACE Operator chart from the repository.
const aceOperatorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("aceOperatorChart", {
    chart: "ibm-ace-operator", // This is the chart name, replace if it is different.
    version: "1.0.0", // Use the correct chart version.
    fetchOpts: { repo: aceHelmRepo },
    namespace: "default", // You may want to use a different namespace.
}, { provider });

// Export the status of the Helm deployment.
export const helmChartStatus = aceOperatorChart.status;
```

Be sure to replace the `aceHelmRepo`, `chart`, and `version` with the correct values for the IBM ACE Operator chart you want to use.

Here is the complete program combining all the snippets above:

```typescript
import * as eks from "@pulumi/eks";
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes";

// Creating a new EKS cluster.
const cluster = new eks.Cluster("aceOperatorCluster", {
    desiredCapacity: 2,
    minSize: 1,
    maxSize: 2,
    storageClasses: "gp2",
    deployDashboard: false,
});

// Export the cluster's kubeconfig.
export const kubeconfig = cluster.kubeconfig;

// Creating a Kubernetes provider instance that uses the kubeconfig from the EKS cluster.
const provider = new k8s.Provider("k8sProvider", {
    kubeconfig: cluster.kubeconfig.apply(JSON.stringify),
});

// Helm chart repository URL for IBM ACE Operator.
const aceHelmRepo = "https://ibm.github.io/ace-charts/"; // Replace with the actual Helm repository URL.

// Deploying the IBM ACE Operator Helm chart.
const aceOperatorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("aceOperatorChart", {
    chart: "ibm-ace-operator", // Replace with the actual chart name if needed.
    version: "1.0.0", // Specify the chart version.
    fetchOpts: { repo: aceHelmRepo },
    namespace: "default", // Define the namespace where the chart should be installed.
}, { provider });

// Export the status of the Helm deployment.
export const helmChartStatus = aceOperatorChart.status;
```

This program creates an EKS cluster, configures the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to communicate with the cluster, and deploys the IBM ACE Operator Helm chart.

To run this Pulumi program, save the code to a file named `index.ts`, plce it in a Pulumi project directory, and run `pulumi up` to provision the resources. Remember to ensure that your Pulumi and AWS CLI configurations are correctly set up for your desired AWS account and region.

Please note that the chart name and version are placeholders and should be replaced with actual values from the IBM ACE Helm chart repository. Also, EKS cluster provisioning and the Helm chart deployment can take several minutes to complete.