Configure OpenShift Container Platform applications to use Fusion Data Foundation.
About this task
You cannot directly install Fusion Data Foundation
during the OpenShift Container Platform installation. However, you can install Fusion Data Foundation on an existing OpenShift Container Platform
by using the Operator Hub and then configure the OpenShift Container Platform applications to be
backed by Fusion Data Foundation.
Ensure the following:
- OpenShift Container Platform is installed and you have administrative access to OpenShift Web
Console.
- Fusion Data Foundation is installed and running in the
openshift-storage
namespace.
- From the OpenShift Web Console, create a new deployment in one of the following
ways.
- Go to
.
From
the
Deployments page, you can do one of the following:
- Select any existing deployment and click .
- Create a new deployment and then add storage.
- Click Create Deployment to create a new deployment.
- Edit the YAML based on your requirement to create a deployment.
- Click Create.
- Select .
- Go to .
From the
Deployment Configs page, you can
do one of the following:
- Select any existing deployment and click .
- Create a new deployment and then add storage.
- Click Create Deployment Config to create a new deployment.
- Edit the YAML based on your requirement to create a deployment.
- Click Create.
- Select .
- In the Add Storage page, you can choose one of the following
options:
- Click the Use existing claim option and select a suitable PVC from the
drop-down list.
- Click the Create new claim option.
- Select the appropriate
CephFS
or RBD
storage class from the
Storage Class drop-down list.
- Provide a name for the Persistent Volume Claim.
- Select ReadWriteOnce (RWO) or ReadWriteMany (RWX) access
mode.
Note: ReadOnlyMany (ROX) is deactivated as it is not supported.
- Select the size of the desired storage capacity.
Note: You can expand the block PVs but cannot
reduce the storage capacity after the creation of Persistent Volume Claim.
- Optional: If required, specify the mount path and subpath for the mount path
volume inside the container.
- Click Save.
What to do next
- Depending on your configuration, perform one of the following:
- Set the Project as required.
- Click the deployment for which you added storage to display the deployment details.
- From Volumes verify that your deployment has a
Type that matches the assigned Persistent Volume Claim.
- Click the Persistent Volume Claim name and verify the storage class name in the
Persistent Volume Claim Overview page.