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OpenShift Dedicated Quickstart

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Kevin Collins, 
Kumudu Herath
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This content is authored by Red Hat experts, but has not yet been tested on every supported configuration.

 This guide has been validated on OpenShift 4.20. Operator CRD names, API versions, and console paths may differ on other versions.

A Quickstart guide to deploying an OpenShift Dedicated cluster on Google Cloud Platform.

Prerequisites

Google Cloud Account

You should already have the Google Cloud CLI installed and be authenticated with gcloud auth application-default login before proceeding. Review the Google Cloud prerequisites and requirements for OSD for detailed information on permissions and quota requirements.

Install OCM CLI

The OCM (OpenShift Cluster Manager) CLI is used to create and manage OpenShift Dedicated clusters.

  1. Download the OCM CLI

    MacOS

    Linux

  2. Verify installation

Authenticate OCM CLI

  1. Log in to OCM using your API token

Deploy OpenShift Dedicated on GCP

Configure Workload Identity Federation

Workload Identity Federation is the recommended approach as it eliminates the need to create and manage long-lived service account keys, reducing security risks.

  1. Set environment variables

    Change the values to suit your environment.

  2. Create Workload Identity Federation configuration

Create the Cluster

  1. Set cluster variables

  2. Create the cluster using OCM CLI with Workload Identity Federation

    This will take between 30 and 40 minutes.

  3. Monitor cluster installation

    Or watch the installation status:

  4. Once the cluster is ready, get the console URL

  5. Get cluster credentials

    Alternatively, create a cluster-admin user:

  6. Use the console URL and credentials to log into OpenShift via a web browser.

Delete Cluster

Once you’re done, delete the cluster to avoid ongoing charges.

  1. Delete the cluster

  2. Monitor deletion progress

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