Red Hat OpenShift integration
Red Hat OpenShift is a hybrid cloud platform that provides enhanced security features and greater control over the Kubernetes cluster. In addition, OpenShift provides the OperatorHub, a catalog of operators that meet OpenShift requirements.
For comprehensive instructions about the OpenShift platform, refer to the Red Hat OpenShift documentation.
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If your Kubernetes cluster is in the cloud or on a managed service, each Vertica node must operate in the same availability zone.Enhanced security with security context constraints
To enforce security measures, OpenShift requires that each deployment use a security context constraint (SCC). Vertica on Kubernetes supports the restricted-v2 SCC, the most restrictive default SCC available.
The SCC lets administrators control the privileges of the pods in a cluster without manual configuration. For example, you can restrict namespace access for specific users in a multi-user environment.
Installing the operator
The VerticaDB operator is a community operator that is maintained by Vertica. Each operator available in the OperatorHub must adhere to requirements defined by the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM). To meet these requirements, vendors must provide a cluster service version (CSV) manifest for each operator. Vertica provides a CSV for each version of the VerticaDB operator available in the OpenShift OperatorHub.
The VerticaDB operator supports OpenShift versions 4.8 and higher.
You must have cluster-admin privileges on your OpenShift account to install the VerticaDB operator. For detailed installation instructions, refer to the OpenShift documentation.
Deploying Vertica on OpenShift
After you installed the VerticaDB operator and added a supported SCC to your Vertica workloads service account, you can deploy Vertica on OpenShift.
For details about installing OpenShift in supported environments, see the OpenShift Container Platform installation overview.
Before you deploy Vertica on OpenShift, create the required Secrets to store sensitive information. For details about Secrets and OpenShift, see the OpenShift documentation. For guidance on deploying a Vertica custom resource, see VerticaDB custom resource definition.