Helm command line interface (helmcli) Installing the Helm CLI Verifying the installation The  helmcli  commands manage the application lifecycle in IBM Cloud Private cluster. Before  you set up the Helm CLI, you need to perform the following steps: You can install the Helm CLI by downloading it from the Helm GitHub site. Complete the  following steps to install the Helm CLI: Perform the following steps to verify the installation:  rm -rf ./helm-unpacked ./<path_to_installer>.  export HELM_HOME=~/.helm helm init --client-only helm init --client-only --skip-refresh 1. Install the Kubernetes command line tool, kubectl, and configure access to your cluster.  See Kubernetes section on page 353. 2. Install the IBM Cloud Private CLI and log in to your cluster. See IBM Cloud Private CLI  section on page 350. 3. Obtain access to the boot node and the cluster administrator account, or request that  someone with that access level create your certificate. If you cannot access the cluster  administrator account, you need an IBM Cloud Private account that is assigned to the  administrator role for a team and can access the kube-system namespace. 1. Download the Helm v2.9.1 binary from helm GitHub site. 2. Make a helm-unpacked directory and unpack the installation file into that directory with the  following commands: 3. Change the file to an executable, then move the file to your directory: a. For Linux and MacOS, run the following commands to change the permissions and  move the file: b. For Windows, rename the downloaded file to Helm and place the file in a directory that  is listed in the PATH environment variable. 4. Delete the installer and the unpacked archives: 1. If you are using Helm 2.9.1, you must set HELM_HOME: 2. Initialize your Helm CLI. Do not use the  --upgrade  flag with the  helm init  command.  Adding the --upgrade flag replaces the server version of Helm Tiller that is installed with  IBM Cloud Private. 3. For environments with Internet access, run the following command: 4. For environments that do not have Internet access, run the following command: mkdir helm-unpacked tar -xvzf ./<path_to_installer> -C helm-unpacked chmod 755 ./helm-unpacked/<unpacked_dir>/helm sudo mv ./helm-unpacked/<unpacked_dir>/helm /usr/local/bin/helm 348  IBM Cloud Private System Administrator’s Guide