Can I use operating systems other than Red Hat CoreOS for OCP nodes?

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Issue

  • I have an application requirement to have Red Hat Openshift Container Platform installed on top of custom ubuntu nodes.
  • Is it possible to use a different operating system on top of nodes to the existing OCP cluster?
  • Can Red Hat Enterprise Linux be used as the operating system on nodes within the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform?

Environment

  • Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4

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