Creating Kubernetes Clusters on Private Cloud (VMware vSphere)

The best Kubernetes architecture for any organization depends on its needs and goals. A kind of Kubernetes cluster is being formed as software infrastructure, which is abstracted away from the underlying infrastructure. Data centers could be on Openstack, KVM, VMware vSphere, or even bare metal and still reap the cloud‐native benefits that come from integrating with Kubernetes. This chapter provides steps to install OpenShift Container Platform on VMware vSphere instance by using the installer‐provisioned infrastructure. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and VMware vSphere 6 and 7 are a great combination for running an enterprise container platform on a virtual infrastructure. OpenShift helps teams build with speed, agility, confidence, and choice. The manageability of operating an OpenShift environment with virtualized infrastructure can be improved over the management of traditional IT infrastructure on bare metal.