Preparing Your Environment

The actual installation of container-based applications on properly configured infrastructure, as described later in the product Deployment Guides, is quick and straightforward. The most complex part of the installation process is the preparation of the hosts, storage, and networking infrastructure, which is described in this topic.

The installation process includes several milestones, and each milestone includes several interdependent steps. The installation process validates the infrastructure environment before performing application installation, as well as after the installation has completed.

Before building your environment, ensure that the firewall is running on the CDF nodes.