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Can UPI OCP/OKD cluster be deployed with worker nodes on the masters?


I have baremetal server with only 32GB, which are insufficient for creating an OCP or an OKD cluster. Is it possible to make a cluster with the compute nodes on the control plane nodes, instead of creating another VM's for them. I know the existence of CRC, but is not suitable for me at the moment.


Solution

  • With 32GB what you are realistically looking for is "single node openshift". (Or the OKD equivalent.)

    In OpenShift terminology a cluster where worker workloads run on the same nodes as the master workloads is usually called a "compact cluster". Although this is the direct question you ask (and is a supported configuration), you'd be looking at 24 GB for each master node, so 72 GB total, which is more than you have.

    So you'd be looking at a single node running both worker and master workloads, typically called Single Node OpenShift (or SNO).