Planning Fusion Data Foundation deployment

Use this information for important considerations when planning your IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation deployment.

Storage cluster deployment approaches
The growing list of operating modalities is an evidence that flexibility is a core tenet of IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation. Use this information to help you to select the most appropriate approach for your environments.
Node types
Nodes run the container runtime, as well as services, to ensure that the containers are running, and maintain network communication and separation between the pods.
Internal storage services
Internal storage services are available for use with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform with various platforms.
External storage services
External storage services are available for use with IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation.
Security considerations
Understand these security considerations when planning for IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation.
Subscription offerings
IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation subscription is based on “core-pairs,” similar to Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. The IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation 2-core subscription is based on the number of logical cores on the CPUs in the system where OpenShift Container Platform runs.
Infrastructure requirements
Understand the infrastructure requirements when planning for Fusion Data Foundation.
Network requirements
Use this section to understand the different network considerations when planning deployments.
Disaster Recovery
Disaster Recovery (DR) helps an organization to recover and resume business critical functions or normal operations when there are disruptions or disasters.
Disconnected environment
Disconnected environment is a network restricted environment where the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) cannot access the default Operator Hub and image registries, which require internet connectivity.
Supported and unsupported features for IBM Power and IBM Z infrastructures
Use this information to understand which features are supported and unsupported in IBM Power and IBM Z infrastructures.

Parent topic: Fusion Data Foundation 4.15