Planning

Use the following information to plan your IBM Cloud Pak® for Data installation.

Required knowledge

Cloud Pak for Data is deployed on Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform. To successfully install and administer Cloud Pak for Data, you must have a strong understanding of Red Hat OpenShift processes and concepts.

For information on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, see the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform documentation:

Ensure that your cluster is running before you install Cloud Pak for Data.

In addition, ensure that you review all of the planning information in the Cloud Pak for Data documentation before you install Cloud Pak for Data or any services on top of Cloud Pak for Data.