Chapter 7. OLM v1 (Technology Preview)
7.1. About Operator Lifecycle Manager v1 (Technology Preview)
Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) v1 is a Technology Preview feature only. Technology Preview features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs) and might not be functionally complete. Red Hat does not recommend using them in production. These features provide early access to upcoming product features, enabling customers to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process.
For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope.
Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) has been included with OpenShift Container Platform 4 since its initial release. OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 includes components for a next-generation iteration of OLM as a Technology Preview feature, known during this phase as OLM v1. This updated framework evolves many of the concepts that have been part of previous versions of OLM and adds new capabilities.
Starting in OpenShift Container Platform 4.17, documentation for OLM v1 has been moved to the following new guide: