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Learn OpenShift - Second Edition
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Throughout this book, we have used a number of operators to deploy various applications – OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF), Serverless, Windows Machine Config Operator (WMCO), and others. We also briefly mentioned operators as a way of packaging, automating, and distributing applications. Now it is time to discuss them in more detail. In this chapter, we will establish the definition of an operator, problems that operators were designed to address, and a few examples. Next, we will move on to discuss how operators are distributed and two ways of installing them on OpenShift – from the web console and the CLI. Cluster operators will be discussed as well, with slightly more focus on some of the most important ones. We will wrap this chapter up with an introduction to operator development, specifically the Operator Framework, and some of the things that have to be taken into account when planning the development of a new...