Chapter 4. Technology previews
This section describes the technology preview features introduced in Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.16 under Technology Preview support limitations.
Technology Preview features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs), might not be functionally complete, and Red Hat does not recommend using them for production. These features provide early access to upcoming product features, enabling customers to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process.
Technology Preview features are provided with a limited support scope, as detailed on the Customer Portal: Technology Preview Features Support Scope.
4.1. Deploying OpenShift Data Foundation with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS with hosted control planes
OpenShift Data Foundation is now available for deployment with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) hosted control planes (HCP) as a technology preview.
For more information, see Deploying OpenShift Data Foundation using Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS with hosted control planes.
4.2. Azure Key Vault option for cluster wide/PV encryption
OpenShift Data Foundation supports Azure Key Vault for cluster-wide PV encryption on Microsoft Azure platform. This helps to use a local native solution for Azure instead of a third party tool.
For more information, see Creating an OpenShift Data Foundation cluster.
4.3. Bucket logging and log based replication optimization for Multicloud Object Gateway buckets
Supports replication of large amounts of data between Multicloud Object Gateway (MCG) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) or MCG and MCG. The support for log-based replication for AWS S3 using bucket logging is extended to MCG bucket for optimization. The log-based replication optimization also supports object prefix filtering.
For more information, see Enabling bucket logging for Multicloud Object Gateway.
4.4. Multi network plug-in (Multus) support for IPv6
Multus networks can be configured to use either IPv4 or IPv6. OpenShift Data Foundation supports Multus networks that are pure IPv4 or pure IPv6. Networks cannot be in a mixed mode. For more information on Mutlus, see Multi network plug-in (Multus) support.
