Quick Start Update: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on the AWS Cloud

Posted on: Mar 29, 2018

AWS is pleased to release a major update to the Red Hat OpenShift Quick Start reference deployment.  

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform uses Docker containers, Kubernetes orchestration, and the container-optimized Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system to help developers and IT create and deploy their apps.

This latest update includes the following enhancements:

• Support for OpenShift Container Platform version 3.7
• Auto Scaling
• Option to use AWS Service Broker for direct access to AWS services from the OpenShift Container Platform
• Support for Amazon Route 53 as a DNS service
• Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) for persistent storage
• Support for Hawkular for cluster metrics

To try out the updated Red Hat OpenShift Quick Start, use the following resources:

• View the architecture and details
• View the deployment guide for step-by-step instructions
• Download the AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the deployment
• Browse and launch other AWS Quick Start reference deployments

Quick Starts are automated reference deployments that use AWS CloudFormation templates to deploy key technologies on AWS, following AWS best practices.