Modern Hybrid Infrastructure: IBM Storage Fusion & OpenShift Data Foundation
Welcome
This 2-hour technical workshop provides guided, hands-on experience with IBM Storage Fusion 2.12 and OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18 running on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.
You will work with a live, pre-provisioned environment to deploy virtual machines, execute live migrations, and configure modern data protection — all backed by software-defined Ceph storage.
Your Environment
OpenShift Console |
{openshift_console_url} |
IBM Fusion UI |
{fusion_ui_url} |
Your Username |
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Your Namespace |
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Cluster Apps Domain |
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Who Will Benefit Most?
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Cloud and Kubernetes Application Administrators — persistent storage integration and backup orchestration
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Storage Engineers and Architects — software-defined paradigms (Ceph, MCG) and cloud-native data protection
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Virtualization Infrastructure Managers — OpenShift Virtualization proof-of-value with live migration and RWX storage
Prerequisites
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Baseline understanding of Kubernetes primitives (Pods, Deployments, Namespaces, PVCs)
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Basic command-line proficiency with
ocandkubectl -
Pre-provisioned RHDP environment (already running)
Workshop Agenda
| Time | Section | Description | Type |
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5 min |
Introduction |
Welcome and Environment Access |
Administrative |
30 min |
Installation & Architecture |
Presentation/Demo |
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15 min |
Architecture Tour & Storage Provisioning |
Guided Tour |
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30 min |
OpenShift Virtualization & RWX Live Migration |
Hands-on Lab |
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25 min |
Modern Data Protection (CBT & Backups) |
Hands-on Lab |
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20 min |
AI-Driven Data Cataloging with MCP |
Hands-on Lab / Presentation |
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10 min |
The 4.20+ Horizon: AI & Autonomic Operations |
Presentation |
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5 min |
Q&A and Wrap-up |
Discussion |