Chapter 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 4 cluster, see Installation guide.

Follow these steps to deploy OpenShift Data Foundation in external mode:

Regional-DR requirements [Developer preview]

Disaster Recovery features supported by Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation require all of the following prerequisites in order 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

To know how subscriptions for OpenShift Data Foundation work, see knowledgebase article on OpenShift Data Foundation subscriptions.

For detailed requirements, see Regional-DR requirements and RHACM requirements.