Cluster ownership transfer

You can transfer ownership of an OpenShift Container Platform cluster to another user in your organization or a different organization using OpenShift Cluster Manager.

For example, if you created an OpenShift Container Platform cluster using one Red Hat account but want to move it to a different account, you need to transfer cluster ownership to that user. This registers the cluster to the new account’s associated subscription. You can transfer ownership of connected or disconnected clusters.

Note

To transfer ownership of an OpenShift Dedicated or hosted Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) cluster to another user, open a customer support case with Red Hat Support. To transfer a ROSA Classic cluster, follow the Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS Classic ownership transfer procedure listed in the Additional resources section.

Connected clusters

Transferring ownership of a connected cluster requires two steps: initiate the transfer in OpenShift Cluster Manager, then change the cluster’s pull secret from the command line. You must change the cluster pull secret within five days of initiating the transfer, or you need to restart the transfer procedure.

The transfer is complete when OpenShift Cluster Manager begins receiving Telemetry data from the cluster with the new pull secret.

Important

The cluster transfer does not complete successfully if only the pull secret is updated to the new cluster owner. As a result, the cluster might stop reporting Telemetry metrics for monitoring. You must initiate the ownership transfer in OpenShift Cluster Manager in addition to changing the cluster pull secret to complete the transfer.

Disconnected clusters

To transfer ownership of a disconnected cluster, you only need to initiate the transfer in OpenShift Cluster Manager; no pull secret update is required. The transfer is complete when the new cluster owner registers the cluster to OpenShift Cluster Manager.