This work is based on https://github.com/WilliamRedHat

RedHat Openshift cluster on Azure

When creating the RedHat Openshift cluster on Azure, you will need a SSH RSA key for access. Do not forget to update rhn-username, pools, etc ...

Create the cluster

To have OpenShift Enterprise running on Azure, you will have to follow 2 steps.

First deploy the cluster with one of the following method.
Then use Ansible to install OpenShift Container Platform.

Step 1 - Create the cluster

From the Azure Portal

Click on Deploy to Azure then you will be redirected to your Azure account

Wait for the installation to be ready this will consist of having one infra node, one master and a number of nodes. Then go to the group that contains those machines and get the "OPENSHIFT MASTER SSH" command line that you will need for the next step.

From powershell CLI

New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Name <DeploymentName> -ResourceGroupName <RessourceGroupName> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hashnao/openshift-azure/azuredeploy.json

Common parameters

Both methods implies the following parameters :

Input Parameters

| Name          | Type          | Description                                      |   |
| ------------- | ------------- | -------------                                    |   |
| adminUsername | String        | Username for SSH Login and Openshift Webconsole  |   |
| adminPassword | SecureString  | Password for the Openshift Webconsole            |   |
| sshKeyData    | String        | Public SSH Key for the Virtual Machines          |   |
| masterDnsName | String        | DNS Prefix for the Openshift Master / Webconsole |   |
| numberOfNodes | Integer       | Number of Openshift Nodes to create              |   |
| image         | String        | Operating System to use. RHEL or CentOs          |   |
| rhnUser       | String        | Red Hat Network user id                          |   |
| rhnPass       | SecureString  | Red Hat Network password                         |   |
| rhnPool       | String        | Red Hat Network pool id                          |   |

Output Parameters

| Name| Type           | Description |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| openshift Webconsole | String       | URL of the Openshift Webconsole |
| openshift Master ssh |String | SSH String to Login at the Master |
| openshift Router Public IP | String       | Router Public IP. Needed if you want to create your own Wildcard DNS |