This topic describes how to deploy OCP clusters in the multi-cluster mode.
The deployment process contains five steps: planning resources, preparing the environment, deploying a leader OCP cluster, deploying follower OCP clusters, and check after deployment, as described in the following table.
| SN | Step | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plan resources | For more information, see Configure the OCP server, MetaDB resources, and MonitorDB resources. |
| 2 | Prepare environment | For more information, see Installation media, Configure the host, and system requirements. |
| 3 | Deploy a leader OCP cluster | For more information, see Obtain installation media, Generate a configuration file, Deploy OCP, and Deploy initial system parameters of OCP. |
| 4 | Deploy follower OCP clusters | For more information, see Obtain installation media, Generate a configuration file, Deploy OCP, Register OCP with the leader OCP cluster, and Deploy initial system parameters of OCP. You can deploy multiple follower OCP clusters in the same way. |
| 5 | Check after deployment | After the deployment is completed, you can: 1. Check the OCP features, log files, OCP version, time, and Docker container to verify whether the leader and follower OCP clusters are properly deployed. For more information, see Check after deployment 2. Log on to the OCP console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose System Management > OCP Multi-cluster Mode . On the page that appears, click the Leader & Follower Details tab and check the status of the leader and follower OCP clusters to verify whether the follower is bound to the leader. |