OpenShift installation prerequisites
Before starting your journey through OpenShift deployment, you must observe several prerequisites. First, we will explore the options according to the decision that you previously made in the opt-in form.
As explained in Chapter 1, Hybrid Cloud Journey and Strategies, OpenShift has three installation modes: Installer-Provisioned Infrastructure (IPI), User-Provisioned Infrastructure (UPI), and agnostic (that is, a bare metal installer). It is very important to remember that no option will work well for every case, although the best option is the one that best fits into the architecture designed for you previously.
This chapter is very focused on deployment and all things related to spawning up a cluster by yourself, so keep that in mind when making your own lab and enjoy the tips and materials on our GitHub repository, which will be a real Swiss Army knife for you.
The following table shows you which installation methods you have available...