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Installing an on-premise cluster using the Assisted


Installer
▪ Using the Assisted Installer
▪ API support for the Assisted Installer
You can install OpenShift Container Platform on on-premise hardware or on-premise
VMs using the Assisted Installer. Installing OpenShift Container Platform using the
Assisted Installer supports x86_64, AArch64, ppc64le, and s390x CPU architectures.

Installing OpenShift Container Platform on IBM Z (s390x) is


 supported only with RHEL KVM installations.

Using the Assisted Installer


The OpenShift Container Platform Assisted Installer is a user-friendly installation
solution offered on the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console. The Assisted Installer supports
the various deployment platforms with a focus on bare metal, Nutanix, and vSphere
infrastructures.

The Assisted Installer provides installation functionality as a service. This software-as-


a-service (SaaS) approach has the following advantages:

▪ Web user interface: The web user interface performs cluster installation without
the user having to create the installation configuration files manually.

▪ No bootstrap node: A bootstrap node is not required when installing with the
Assisted Installer. The bootstrapping process executes on a node within the
cluster.

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▪ Hosting: The Assisted Installer hosts:

▪ Ignition files

▪ The installation configuration

▪ A discovery ISO

▪ The installer

▪ Streamlined installation workflow: Deployment does not require in-depth


knowledge of OpenShift Container Platform. The Assisted Installer provides
reasonable defaults and provides the installer as a service, which:

▪ Eliminates the need to install and run the OpenShift Container Platform
installer locally.

▪ Ensures the latest version of the installer up to the latest tested z-stream
releases. Older versions remain available, if needed.

▪ Enables building automation by using the API without the need to run the
OpenShift Container Platform installer locally.

▪ Advanced networking: The Assisted Installer supports IPv4 networking with


SDN and OVN, IPv6 and dual stack networking with OVN only, NMState-based
static IP addressing, and an HTTP/S proxy. OVN is the default Container Network
Interface (CNI) for OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 and later releases, but you
can use SDN.

▪ Pre-installation validation: The Assisted Installer validates the configuration


before installation to ensure a high probability of success. Validation includes:

▪ Ensuring network connectivity

▪ Ensuring sufficient network bandwidth

▪ Ensuring connectivity to the registry

▪ Ensuring time synchronization between cluster nodes

▪ Verifying that the cluster nodes meet the minimum hardware requirements

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▪ Validating the installation configuration parameters

▪ REST API: The Assisted Installer has a REST API, enabling automation.

The Assisted Installer supports installing OpenShift Container Platform on premises in


a connected environment, including with an optional HTTP/S proxy. It can install the
following:

▪ Highly available OpenShift Container Platform or Single Node OpenShift (SNO)

 SNO is not supported on IBM Z and IBM Power.

▪ OpenShift Container Platform on bare metal, Nutanix, or vSphere with full


platform integration, or other virtualization platforms without integration

▪ Optionally OpenShift Virtualization and OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly


OpenShift Container Storage)

The user interface provides an intuitive interactive workflow where automation does
not exist or is not required. Users may also automate installations using the REST API.

See Install OpenShift with the Assisted Installer to create an OpenShift Container
Platform cluster with the Assisted Installer. See the Assisted Installer for OpenShift
Container Platform documentation for details on using the Assisted Installer.

API support for the Assisted Installer


Supported APIs for the Assisted Installer are stable for a minimum of three months
from the announcement of deprecation.

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