Chapter 2. Learn more about OpenShift Container Platform


Use the following sections to find content to help you learn about and better understand OpenShift Container Platform functions:

2.1. Architecture

2.2. Installation

Explore the following OpenShift Container Platform installation tasks:

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Learn about installation on OpenShift Container PlatformOptional additional resources

OpenShift Container Platform installation overview

Selecting a cluster installation method and preparing it for users

Installing a cluster in FIPS mode

 

2.3. Other cluster installer tasks

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Learn about other installer tasks on OpenShift Container PlatformOptional additional resources

Check installation logs

 

Install Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) image layering

2.3.1. Install a cluster in a restricted network

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About disconnected installation mirroring

If your cluster uses user-provisioned infrastructure, and the cluster does not have full access to the internet, you must mirror the OpenShift Container Platform installation images.

2.3.2. Install a cluster in an existing network

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If you use an existing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or GCP or an existing VNet on Microsoft Azure, you can install a cluster

Installing a cluster on GCP into a shared VPC

2.4. Cluster Administrator

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Learn about OpenShift Container Platform cluster activitiesOptional additional resources

Understand OpenShift Container Platform management

Enable cluster capabilities

Optional cluster capabilities in OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

2.4.1. Managing and changing cluster components

2.4.1.1. Managing cluster components

2.4.1.2. Changing cluster components

2.5. Observe a cluster

2.6. Storage activities

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Manage storage

 

Storage

 
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Learn about OpenShift Container PlatformDeploy and manage applicationsOptional additional resources
 

Projects

Getting Support

Architecture

Operators

OpenShift Knowledgebase articles

 

OpenShift Container Platform Life Cycle

 

Blogs about logging

  

2.8. Developer

Develop and deploy containerized applications with OpenShift Container Platform. OpenShift Container Platform is a platform for developing and deploying containerized applications. Read the following OpenShift Container Platform documentation, so that you can better understand OpenShift Container Platform functions:

2.9. Hosted control planes

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