Supported options on Microsoft Azure
Supported installation and storage options for running IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Microsoft Azure.
Installation options
Azure Red Hat OpenShift - managed OpenShift service.
Microsoft Azure Compute using installer-provisioned infrastructure (IPI), see Red Hat OpenShift documentation for Azure.
Storage
The table below shows each capability's compatibility with these storage options:
Azure managed disks (Azure Disk)
Azure file shares (Azure Files)
OpenShift Container Storage
Portworx
Note: For storage support options that apply to the deployment and navigation interface (Platform Navigator), refer below to foundational services, which are installed with Platform Navigator.
| Integration capability | Azure Disk | Azure Files | OpenShift Container Storage | Portworx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployment interface (Platform Navigator) See foundational services below. | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Asset sharing and reuse (Automation assets) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transaction tracing and troubleshooting (Operations Dashboard) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API management (API Connect) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Event Endpoint Management (API Connect) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Application integration dashboard (App Connect Dashboard) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Application integration server (App Connect) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Application integration designer (App Connect Designer) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| High speed transfer server (Aspera HSTS) | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Event streams | Yes | No | Yes, block storage only | Yes |
| Messaging (MQ), single-instance | Yes | No * | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging (MQ), multi-instance | No | No * | Yes | Yes |
| Gateway (DataPower Gateway) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Foundational services (platform UI, monitoring, licensing, managing users) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
* Subject to locking considerations