The ability to install an OpenShift cluster on Nutanix using the installer-provisioned infrastructure (IPI) was introduced with OpenShift 4.11. This guide will walk through installing OpenShift 4.12 using the IPI installer on a Nutanix Cluster. The official documentation for installing OCP 4.12 using the IPI installer is located here: https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/installing/installing_nutanix/preparing-to-install-on-nutanix.html

Home lab projects are my preferred method of learning new technology. Nutanix has some neat technology, and I want to learn with a hands-on approach. On March 1st, 2023, Nutanix released CE 2.0. This article details the process I used when installing Nutanix CE 2.0 on a bare metal server. …

Home lab projects are my preferred method of learning new technology. Nutanix has some neat technology, and I want to learn with a hands-on approach. On March 1st, 2023, Nutanix released CE 2.0. This article details the process I used when installing Nutanix CE 2.0 on a bare metal server. …

Installing Prism Central — To install Prism Central from the Nutanix Dashboard click Register or create new list in the Prism Central pane. Click Deploy.

Official documentation for using the certbot-dns-digital ocean plugin is located at certbot-dns-digitalocean.readthedocs.io. I recommend starting with a minimal installation of RHEL or CentOS Stream. Install pip, create a virtual environment, install certbot and the digitalocean plugin, then add Cerbot to your path using the following commands: sudo dnf install python3-pip sudo…

Procuring equipment for your home lab can be expensive—the used servers I purchase come from sources like eBay, Craigslist, and r/homelabsales. Dell is my preferred vendor for used servers because they provide access to firmware updates without needing an active support contract. This article details my process of setting up…

If you are starting your journey with OpenShift in a lab environment, I recommend using the Assisted Installer with my two-part guide and the accompanying YouTube videos, instead of this guide. This guide will cover installing OpenShift 4.10 on bare metal using the IPI installer (installer-provisioned infrastructure). The IPI method…

Earlier this week, I spoke with a customer who had seen some of my previous guides on home lab builds of OKD and OCP. He mentioned another guide from fellow Redhatter cgruver. He explained how the idea of using an Intel NUC, some travel routers, and a Raspberry Pi was…

In Part 1 of this guide we install a three-node OCP 4.7 cluster using the assisted installer. In Part 2 we will: Download and configure the oc client Setup an authentication provider using htpasswd Configure the registry (non-production) Create an ephemeral Drupal project. Download the oc client: Browse to https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/x86_64/clients/ocp/stable/ and download…