Kubernetes and OpenShift

Engage platform engineers to plan or review Kubernetes and OpenShift architecture, cluster lifecycle work, troubleshooting, and operational readiness.

Discuss Your Requirement

Common Requirements

When this service is relevant.

Architecture, deployment, upgrades, troubleshooting, and production readiness for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms.

A cluster architecture or deployment plan needs review

An upgrade requires dependency, risk, and rollback planning

A production platform needs troubleshooting or readiness assessment

Capabilities

The engineering scope.

Architecture, deployment, upgrades, troubleshooting, and production readiness for Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift platforms.

Platform architecture
Cluster deployment and upgrades
Reliability and troubleshooting

Typical Deliverables

Concrete outputs for a reviewed scope.

Deliverables are selected and refined for the agreed engagement.

Platform architecture and prerequisite review

Deployment or upgrade plan with validation and rollback gates

Troubleshooting findings and operational handover material

Engagement Boundaries

What OUTSEED needs before delivery.

Cluster version, infrastructure dependencies, support constraints, and change authority are confirmed before execution. Release-specific vendor guidance remains authoritative for lifecycle procedures.

Cluster version, topology, and platform inventory
Network, DNS, identity, storage, and load-balancing dependencies
Change process, maintenance window, and rollback requirements

Published Resources

Guidance and utilities connected to this service.

Only currently published resources mapped to this service are shown.

Guide

OpenShift etcd backup, handover checklist and DR cluster build notes

How to back up etcd on OpenShift, what to hand over to operations, and how to plan a disaster recovery cluster with a value sheet and restore decisions.

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Guide

HAProxy and Keepalived for OpenShift UPI: load balancer template

A tested pattern for OpenShift user-provisioned installs: two HAProxy nodes, two Keepalived VIPs, bootstrap handling, SELinux and failover testing.

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Guide

OpenShift LDAP/Active Directory login and safe kubeadmin removal

Configure OpenShift OAuth with LDAPS and Active Directory, test the bind first, grant cluster-admin to a group, then remove kubeadmin without locking yourself out.

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Guide

OpenShift persistent storage on a Fibre Channel SAN: static PV/PVC workflow

A controlled workflow for presenting SAN LUNs to OpenShift workers and binding them with static PVs and PVCs: request template, multipath checks, YAML and tests.

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Guide

OpenShift UPI install: install-config, ignition, bootstrap and CSRs

Step-by-step OpenShift user-provisioned install flow: install-config.yaml, manifests, chrony MachineConfig, ignition hosting, RHCOS boot order and CSR approval.

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Guide

OpenShift UPI prerequisites: DNS, VIPs, NTP and firewall checklist

Everything to confirm before installing OpenShift on user-provisioned infrastructure: DNS records, VIPs, NTP, firewall ports, proxy and registry access.

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Utility