Red Hat SummitChapter 1. Overview of deploying in external mode
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation can make services from an external Red Hat Ceph Storage cluster or use IBM FlashSystems available for consumption through OpenShift Container Platform clusters running on the following platforms:
- VMware vSphere
- Bare metal
- Red Hat OpenStack platform (Technology Preview)
- IBM Power
- IBM Z infrastructure
See Planning your deployment for more information.
For instructions regarding how to install a RHCS 5 cluster, see Installation guide.
Follow these steps to deploy OpenShift Data Foundation in external mode:
Deploy the following:
Disaster recovery requirements [Technology Preview]
Disaster Recovery features supported by Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation require all of the following prerequisites to successfully implement a disaster recovery solution:
- A valid Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation Advanced subscription
- A valid Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes subscription
For more information, see the knowledgebase article on OpenShift Data Foundation subscriptions.
For detailed disaster recovery solution requirements, see Configuring OpenShift Data Foundation Disaster Recovery for OpenShift Workloads guide, and Requirements and recommendations section of the Install guide in Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes documentation.
