Paul Bastide

Tag: openshift

  • January 2023 – Lessons Learned

    For the month, I learned lots of things, and wanted to share them as part of snippets that you might find useful. Create a virtual server instance in IBM Power Virtual Server using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform The Power Developer Exchange article dives into using the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and how to…

  • Setting up an IBM PowerVS Workspace to a IBM Cloud VPC

    As part of the Red Hat OpenShift Multi-Arch Compute effort, I’ve been working on Power and Intel Compute architecture pairs: This article helps setup an IBM Cloud VPC with IBM Power Virtual Server, you can follow this recipe: You now have a VPC and a Power Workspace connected. The next step is to setup the Security Groups to…

  • Multi-Arch Compute Node Selector

    Originally posted to Node Selector https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/paul-bastide/2024/01/09/multi-arch-compute-node-selector?CommunityKey=daf9dca2-95e4-4b2c-8722-03cd2275ab63 The OpenShift Container Platform Multi-Arch Compute feature supports the pair of processor (ISA) architectures – ppc64le and amd64 in a cluster. With these pairs, there are various permutations when scheduling Pods. Fortunately, the platform has controls on where the work is scheduled in the cluster. One of these controls is…

  • Multi Arch Compute OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) cluster on IBM Power 

    Following the release of Red Hat OpenShift 4.14, clients can run x86 and IBM Power Worker Nodes in the same OpenShift Container Platform Cluster with Multi-Architecture Compute. A study compared the performance implications of deploying applications on a Multi Arch Compute OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) cluster with a cluster exclusively built on IBM Power architecture.…

  • Awesome Notes – 11/28

    Here are some great resources for OpenShift Container Platform on Power: Explore Multi Arch Compute in OpenShift cluster with IBM Power systems In the ever-evolving landscape of computing, the quest for optimal performance and adaptability remains constant. This study delves into the performance implications of deploying applications on a Multi Arch Compute OpenShift Container Platform…

  • Quay.io now available on IBM Power Systems

    Thanks to the RH and Power Team and Yussuf in particular – IBM Power now has quay.io install-run support. Red Hat Quay is a distributed, highly available, security-focused, and scalable private image registry platform that enables you to build, organize, distribute, and deploy containers for your enterprise. It provides a single and resilient content repository for delivering…

  • Useful Notes for September and October 2023

    Hi everyone, I’ve been heads down working on Multiarchitecture Compute and the Power platform for IBM. How to add /etc/hosts file entries in OpenShift containers Infrastructure Nodes in OpenShift 4 A link to Infra nodes which provide a specific role in the cluster. https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5034771 Multiarchitecture Compute Research Calling all IBM Power customers looking to impact…

  • Protected: Webinar: Introducing Red Hat OpenShift Installer-Provisioned Installation (IPI) for IBM Power Virtual Servers

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  • Krew plugin on ppc64le

    Posted to https://community.ibm.com/community/user/powerdeveloper/blogs/paul-bastide/2023/07/19/kubernetes-krew-plugin-support-for-power?CommunityKey=daf9dca2-95e4-4b2c-8722-03cd2275ab63 Hey everyone, Krew, the kubectl plugin package manager, is now available on Power. The release v0.4.4 has a ppc64le download. You can download and start taking advantage of the krew plugin list. ppc64le download It also works with OpenShift. The Krew website has a list of plugins](https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/plugins/). Not all of the plugins support ppc64le, however may…

  • A few more notes from the week

    A few things I learned about this week are: IBM Redbooks: Implementing, Tuning, and Optimizing Workloads with Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Power A new document provides hints and tips about how to install your Red Hat OpenShift cluster, and also provide guidance about how to size and tune your environment. I’m reading through it…