Planning an installation of IBM Infrastructure Automation
Review the following information to help you plan your installation of IBM Infrastructure Automation.
Supported platforms
Learn about the Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform versions and public clouds that you can deploy on. Supported platforms.
Storage requirements
Review the storage requirements for your deployment, and learn about supported storage providers and storage classes. For more infomation, see Storage requirements.
Hardware requirements
Review the memory and hardware requirements for your deployment. For more information, see Hardware requirements.
High availability
Review information about how to configure high availability (HA) for your deployment. For more information, see High availability (HA) considerations.
Security considerations
Infrastructure Automation supports different mechanisms for securing your environment and your data. In addition, as you are planning or going through an installation of Infrastructure Automation, you might need to create or provide certificates. For more information, see Security considerations.
Licensing
As part of using Infrastructure Automation, tracking your license usage is required. Although Infrastructure Automation provides license options not tracked directly by the product, to track usage, you must deploy the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services License Service on all clusters where Infrastructure Automation is installed. This background service collects and stores the license usage information for tracking license consumption and for audit purposes. For more information, Licensing.
Passport Advantage part numbers
You might need to download a package from IBM® Passport Advantage® to install Infrastructure Automation. This requirement can be due to your entitlement or based on how you choose to install Infrastructure Automation. For more information, see Passport Advantage part numbers.