Chapter 1. Understanding Red Hat build of MicroShift

Get an overview of what you can do with Red Hat build of MicroShift, a Kubernetes distribution derived from OpenShift Container Platform that is designed for optimizing small form factor devices and edge computing.

1.1. About Red Hat build of MicroShift

Working with resource-constrained field environments and hardware presents many challenges not experienced with cloud computing. Red Hat build of MicroShift enables you to solve problems for edge devices by:

  • Running the same Kubernetes workloads you run in the cloud, but at the edge.
  • Overcoming the operational challenge of minimal system resources.
  • Addressing the environmental challenges of severe networking constraints such as low or no connectivity.
  • Meeting the physical constraint of hard-to-access locations by installing your system images directly on edge devices.
  • Building on and integrating with edge-optimized operating systems such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for Edge.

Red Hat build of MicroShift has the simplicity of single-node deployment with the functions and services you need for computing in resource-constrained locations. You can have many deployments on different hosts, creating the specific system image needed for each of your applications.