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# Deploy the Prisma Cloud Console on IKS

Use the following procedure to install Prisma Cloud in an IKS cluster. IKS uses dynamic PersistentVolumeClaim provisioning (`ibmc-file-bronze` is the default StorageClass) as well as automatic LoadBalancer configuration for the Prisma Cloud Console. You can optionally specify a StorageClass for premium [file](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-file_storage) or [block](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-block_storage) storage options. Use a [retain](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/containers?topic=containers-file_storage#existing-file-1) storage class (not default) to ensure your storage is not destroyed even if you delete the PVC.

When installing Defenders the IKS Kubernetes version you use matters. [IKS Kubernetes version 1.10 uses Docker, and 1.11+ uses containerd](https://www.ibm.com/cloud/blog/ibm-cloud-kubernetes-service-supports-containerd) as the container runtime.

* If using `containerd`, pass the `--container-runtime containerd` flag to `twistcli`.
* Or select the **Container Runtime type** as `containerd` in the Console UI when generating the Defender `YAML` or `Helm` chart.

1. Use *twistcli* to generate the Prisma Cloud Console YAML configuration file, where \<PLATFORM> can be linux or osx. Optionally set the storage class to premium storage class. For IKS with Kubernetes 1.10, use our standard Kubernetes instructions. Here is an example with a premium StorageClass with the retain option.

   ```yaml
     $ <PLATFORM>/twistcli console export kubernetes \
       --storage-class ibmc-file-retain-silver \
       --service-type LoadBalancer
   ```
2. Deploy the Prisma Cloud Console in the IBM Kubernetes Service cluster.

   ```bash
     $ kubectl create -f ./twistlock_console.yaml
   ```
3. Wait for the service to come up completely.

   ```bash
     $ kubectl get service -w -n twistlock
   ```
4. Configure the console as described in [Configure the Prisma Cloud Console](/admin-guide/33/install/deploy-console/console-on-kubernetes.md#configure-console-k8s).


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