Feature Overview

Add TP support for deploying OpenShift to Alibaba Cloud via IPI

Goals

Enable customers to deploy OpenShift 4 to Alibaba Cloud.

Requirements

• Installation support for performing an installer-provisioned infrastructure deployment to an Alibaba Cloud environment
• Installation support for performing an user-provisioned infrastructure deployment to an Alibaba Cloud environment
• Alibaba Cloud service integration for DNS, LB, Storage, and automated VM provisioning
• Working CI environment for GA support

(Optional) Use Cases

• As an administrator, I would like to deploy OpenShift 4 clusters to an Alibaba Cloud environment leveraging cloud based networking, storage, and compute resources.

Out of Scope

Background, and strategic fit

Assumptions

• Alibaba Cloud environment is available for development, QE, and CI needs

Customer Considerations

Aliababa is leader#2 in APAC cloud market

Documentation Considerations

Questions to be addressed:

• What educational or reference material (docs) is required to support this product feature? For users/admins? Other functions (security officers, etc)?
• Does this feature have doc impact?  New content. Support for an entirely new provider will be added to the platform.

• What concepts do customers need to understand to be successful in [action]? Following the documented minimum requirements and installation procedure.
• How do we expect customers will use the feature? For what purpose(s)? Installing OpenShift on an Alibaba Cloud environment
• What reference material might a customer want/need to complete [action]? How to install and configure the platform for Alibaba Cloud
• Is there source material that can be used as reference for the Technical Writer in writing the content? Yes, upstream docs from engineering team