Outcome Overview

Once all Features and/or Initiatives in this Outcome are complete, what tangible, incremental, and (ideally) measurable movement will be made toward the company's Strategic Goal(s)?

The goal of this outcome is operational consistency across the Red Hat portfolio, allowing administrators to exchange concepts, techniques, and configurations between RHEL CoreOS and Image mode for RHEL.

Success Criteria

What is the success criteria for this strategic outcome?  Avoid listing Features or Initiatives and instead describe "what must be true" for the outcome to be considered delivered.

• RHCOS use the same concepts, tools, and techniques as Image mode
• RHCOS migrates from OSTree Native Containers to bootc
• RHCOS images are built from RHEL bootc images
• RHCOS administrators feel comfortable on Image mode and vice versa wherever possible
• RHCOS administrators can automatically merge their custom content with the OCP update process (On cluster layering)
• RHCOS administrators can choose RHEL 9 or RHEL 10 based OCP nodes

Expected Results (what, how, when)

What incremental impact do you expect to create toward the company's Strategic Goals by delivering this outcome?  (possible examples:  unblocking sales, shifts in product metrics, etc. + provide links to metrics that will be used post-completion for review & pivot decisions). {}For each expected result, list what you will measure and when you will measure it (ex. provide links to existing information or metrics that will be used post-completion for review and specify when you will review the measurement such as 60 days after the work is complete)

Post Completion Review – Actual Results

After completing the work (as determined by the "when" in Expected Results above), list the actual results observed / measured during Post Completion review(s).