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This design guide describes the infrastructure that is necessary for the design, deployment, and operation of the application deployment platform to facilitate readiness for both initial and ongoing operations. It describes the rationale behind our design decisions and the recommended configurations to enable solution architects to:
This guide includes:
A companion deployment guide provides information about automation-assisted deployment of the solution. Search for Dell EMC Ready Stack: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 Deployment Guide on the Dell EMC Solutions Info Hub.
For information about the manual installation and deployment of Red Hat software products, see OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 Documentation.