[17 min read] An ODF cluster for 2 main DC – preparation OpenShift Data Foundation in the standard installation would be installed using three different failure domains or just on a single failure domain. Many companies, however, have only two main data centers. Such legacy architectures were established for stretched deployments with a shared storage…

Installing the first ODF cluster – a standard 3 node ODF cluster with local storage via the Local Storage Operator.

[12 min read] The installation of OpenShift is thoroughly described but for the sake of completeness of the showcases, OpenShift installation will be the starting point in the lab environment. Because RHV is a supported environment, the installation would be an IPI installation – this would ease the deployment. The provisioning of block devices for…

The foundation for ODF cluster is a properly designed OpenShift cluster, with failure domains respected and network matching the throughput requirements. This continues the planning discussion started in first article.

Planning an ODF cluster has different dimensions, like the deployment scheme, networking dependencies, subscriptions, and perhaps future plans. This is the first step for creating the lab infrastructure.