Chapter 3. 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:
3.1. Learning and support Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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3.2. Architecture Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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3.3. Installation Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Explore the following OpenShift Container Platform installation tasks:
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| Selecting a cluster installation method and preparing it for users | |
3.4. Other cluster installer tasks Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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3.4.1. Install a cluster in a restricted network Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| 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. |
3.4.2. Install a cluster in an existing network Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| If you use an existing Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud or an existing VNet on Microsoft Azure, you can install a cluster |
3.5. Cluster Administrator Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| Optional cluster capabilities in OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 |
3.5.1. Managing and changing cluster components Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
3.5.1.1. Managing cluster components Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| Manage compute and control plane machines with machine sets | |
| Apply autoscaling to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster | |
| Manage Ingress, API server, and Service certificates | |
3.5.1.2. Changing cluster components Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| Use custom resource definitions (CRDs) to modify the cluster | |
3.6. Observe a cluster Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| Release notes for the Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing Platform | |
3.7. Storage activities Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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3.8. Application Site Reliability Engineer (App SRE) Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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3.9. Developer Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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:
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| Getting started with OpenShift for developers (interactive tutorial) | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (formerly Red Hat CodeReady Workspaces) | |
| Configuring an OpenShift cluster by deploying an application with cluster configurations |
3.10. Hosted control planes Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
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| Preparing to deploy | |
| Deploying hosted control planes | |
| Deploying hosted control planes in a disconnected environment | |