"description": "This architecture enables the deployment of a <b>Red Hat OpenShift cluster</b> with bare metal worker nodes on IBM Cloud, within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) environment.<br><br>The VPC is configured within a specific region and organized under a designated resource group. OpenShift is deployed within the VPC and spread across a zone, hosting multiple Bare Metal Worker Nodes. These nodes offer high-performance, dedicated compute resources ideal for VM workloads.<br><br>To support internal image storage and management, a <b>Cloud Object Storage (COS)</b> instance is integrated. Within this COS instance, a Registry bucket is provisioned to serve as the internal image registry for the OpenShift cluster.<br><br>To support <b>OpenShift Virtualization</b>, the following add-ons are installed: <b>OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)</b> and the <b>vpc-file-csi-driver</b>.<br><br><b>OpenShift Data Foundation</b> provides integrated, software-defined storage that enables persistent storage for virtual machines (VMs) and applications within OpenShift. It supports block, file, and object storage across hybrid environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and data resilience for virtualized workloads.<br><br>The <b>vpc-file-csi-driver</b> is a Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver that allows OpenShift clusters to dynamically mount <b>IBM Cloud VPC File Storage</b> volumes. This enables scalable, high-performance file storage integration with OpenShift workloads, including virtual machines.<br><br>These add-ons form a critical part of the virtualization stack, offering persistent and resilient storage infrastructure required for deploying and managing VMs within the OpenShift cluster.<br><br>This architecture provides a robust and quick foundation for deploying and managing your Red Hat OpenShift cluster, enabling seamless Openshift Virtualization."
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