Create an OpenShift Container Platform cluster

OpenShift Container Platform clusters run on your own infrastructure. Using OpenShift Container Platform, you can create your clusters on a private or public cloud, or on bare metal, using the command-line installer.

Before you begin

  • A Red Hat login
  • Your own infrastructure, such as Red Hat Virtualization, Red Hat OpenStack, a cloud provider like AWS, or a bare-metal Linux machine

About this task

Create your cluster using OpenShift Cluster Manager and the installation program for your environment or cloud account. After provisioning your cluster, configure your Red Hat subscription to get support for your cluster.

Procedure

  1. Go to OpenShift Cluster Manager and click Create cluster on the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform tile.
  2. Follow the instructions provided in the OpenShift Cluster Manager user interface to create your OpenShift cluster.

    By default, your cluster automatically registers to the OpenShift Cluster Manager service the first time your cluster starts after installation and is connected to the Telemetry service. The cluster registers with a 60-day evaluation subscription that does not include Red Hat support.

Results

After you provision your cluster, select OpenShift > Fleet management > Clusters in OpenShift Cluster Manager and confirm that your cluster is in the list.

What to do next

To get Red Hat support for your cluster, use the Edit subscription settings menu in OpenShift Cluster Manager to subscribe your cluster to either an annual Red Hat subscription or an on-demand Red Hat Marketplace subscription.