--- name: satellite-odf-tutorial title: Deploying OpenShift Data Foundation on Satellite clusters with Azure worker nodes description: Deploy OpenShift Data Foundation on Satellite clusters with Azure worker nodes by setting up storage, creating a configuration, and assigning it to your cluster. last-updated: 2026-08-17 --- > ## Documentation Index > The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?format=markdown > The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt > Use these files to discover more information as needed. # Deploying OpenShift Data Foundation on Satellite clusters with Azure worker nodes {: #odf-tutorial} {: toc-content-type="tutorial"} {: toc-services="satellite, containers, vpc"} {: toc-completion-time="2h"} Deploy OpenShift Data Foundation on Satellite clusters with Azure worker nodes by setting up storage, creating a configuration, and assigning it to your cluster. {: shortdesc} ## Objectives {: #odf-tutorial-objectives} In this tutorial, you complete the following tasks to set up OpenShift Data Foundation. - A Satellite Location that uses Azure hosts. - A Satellite cluster that uses your Azure hosts as worker nodes. - A Satellite storage configuration that deploys the Azure Disk CSI driver to your cluster. - A Satellite storage configuration that deploys OpenShift Data Foundation to your cluster. ## Audience {: #odf-tutorial-audience} This tutorial is for location administrators who are using OpenShift Data Foundation and Satellite storage config for the first time. ## Deploy the Azure location template {: #odf-tutorial-deploying-azure-location} {: step} 1. [Verify you have the required permissions in your Azure account](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-loc-azure-create-auto&format=markdown#infra-creds-azure). 1. [Follow the steps to deploy an Azure location by using the Schematics template](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-loc-azure-create-auto&format=markdown). Make sure to deploy hosts across 3 zones and select a VM size that has at least 16CPUs and 64GB RAM. ## Create a Satellite cluster that uses your Azure hosts {: #odf-tutorial-deploying-azure-cluster} {: step} After setting up your location, you have unassigned hosts that can be used to create a cluster. 1. [Follow the steps to deploy a cluster to your location](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-satellite-clusters&interface=ui&format=markdown#satcluster-create-console). Make sure to select the **Enable admin access for Satellite config** option. 1. Wait until your cluster finishes deploying then deploy the Azure Disk CSI driver. ## Deploy the Azure Disk CSI driver {: #odf-tutorial-deploying-azure} {: step} 1. [Follow the steps to create an assign an Azure Disk storage configuration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-storage-azuredisk-csi-driver&interface=ui&format=markdown#azuredisk-csi-driver-config-create-console) to your cluster. 1. Wait until the configuration is successfully assigned, then list the storage classes in your cluster. ```sh oc get sc ``` {: pre} 1. Make sure the [Azure Disk storage classes](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-storage-azuredisk-csi-driver&interface=ui&format=markdown#azure-disk-sc-ref) are deployed, then [deploy ODF](#odf-tutorial-deploying-odf). ## Deploy OpenShift Data Foundation {: #odf-tutorial-deploying-odf} {: step} Follow the steps to create a Satellite storage configuration that uses the OpenShift Data Foundation for remote storage template. When you deploy ODF for remote storage you must provide a storage driver and a storage class that are used for provisioning app storage. In this example, you use the Azure Disk CSI driver and the `sat-azure-block-gold-metro` storage class that you deployed to your cluster in the previous step. 1. From the [Satellite console](https://cloud.ibm.com/satellite/locations){: external} click **Locations**, then click the location where you want to deploy OpenShift Data Foundation. 1. Click **Storage > Create storage configuration**. 1. On the **Basics** tab, enter a name for your configuration and select the **OpenShift Data Foundation for remote storage**, select the version that matches your cluster version, and click **Next**. 1. On the **Parameters** tab, enter `sat-azure-block-gold-metro` as the **OSD pod storage class**, and leave the remaining fields as their default values. 1. On the **Secrets** tab, enter your IAM API Key and click **Next**. 1. On the **Storage Classes** tab, review the storage classes that are deployed to your cluster. These storage classes are available for your apps. 1. On the **Assign to service** tab, select your cluster and click **Complete**. ## Verify your deployment {: #odf-tutorial-verify} {: step} 1. [Access your Satellite cluster](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-access_cluster&format=markdown). 1. Verify that the storage configuration resources are deployed. Run the following commands or review the `openshift-storage` namespace in the Red Hat OpenShift console. 1. Get the `storagecluster` that you deployed and verify that the phase is `Ready`. ```sh oc get ocscluster -n openshift-storage ``` {: pre} Example output ```sh NAME AGE PHASE EXTERNAL CREATED AT VERSION ocs-storagecluster 72m Ready 2021-02-10T06:00:20Z 4.6.0 ``` {: screen} 1. Get a list of pods in the `openshift-storage` namespace and verify that the status is `Running`. ```sh oc get pods -n openshift-storage ``` {: pre} Example output ```sh NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE csi-cephfsplugin-9g2d5 3/3 Running 0 8m11s csi-cephfsplugin-g42wv 3/3 Running 0 8m11s csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-7b89766c86-l68sr 5/5 Running 0 8m10s csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-7b89766c86-nkmkf 5/5 Running 0 8m10s csi-cephfsplugin-rlhzv 3/3 Running 0 8m11s csi-rbdplugin-8dmxc 3/3 Running 0 8m12s csi-rbdplugin-f8c4c 3/3 Running 0 8m12s csi-rbdplugin-nkzcd 3/3 Running 0 8m12s csi-rbdplugin-provisioner-75596f49bd-7mk5g 5/5 Running 0 8m12s csi-rbdplugin-provisioner-75596f49bd-r2p6g 5/5 Running 0 8m12s noobaa-core-0 1/1 Running 0 4m37s noobaa-db-0 1/1 Running 0 4m37s noobaa-endpoint-7d959fd6fb-dr5x4 1/1 Running 0 2m27s noobaa-operator-6cbf8c484c-fpwtt 1/1 Running 0 9m41s ocs-operator-9d6457dff-c4xhh 1/1 Running 0 9m42s rook-ceph-crashcollector-169.48.170.83-89f6d7dfb-gsglz 1/1 Running 0 5m38s rook-ceph-crashcollector-169.48.170.88-6f58d6489-b9j49 1/1 Running 0 5m29s rook-ceph-crashcollector-169.48.170.90-866b9d444d-zk6ft 1/1 Running 0 5m15s rook-ceph-drain-canary-169.48.170.83-6b885b94db-wvptz 1/1 Running 0 4m41s rook-ceph-drain-canary-169.48.170.88-769f8b6b7-mtm47 1/1 Running 0 4m39s rook-ceph-drain-canary-169.48.170.90-84845c98d4-pxpqs 1/1 Running 0 4m40s rook-ceph-mds-ocs-storagecluster-cephfilesystem-a-6dfbb4fcnqv9g 1/1 Running 0 4m16s rook-ceph-mds-ocs-storagecluster-cephfilesystem-b-cbc56b8btjhrt 1/1 Running 0 4m15s rook-ceph-mgr-a-55cc8d96cc-vm5dr 1/1 Running 0 4m55s rook-ceph-mon-a-5dcc4d9446-4ff5x 1/1 Running 0 5m38s rook-ceph-mon-b-64dc44f954-w24gs 1/1 Running 0 5m30s rook-ceph-mon-c-86d4fb86-s8gdz 1/1 Running 0 5m15s rook-ceph-operator-69c46db9d4-tqdpt 1/1 Running 0 9m42s rook-ceph-osd-0-6c6cc87d58-79m5z 1/1 Running 0 4m42s rook-ceph-osd-1-f4cc9c864-fmwgd 1/1 Running 0 4m41s rook-ceph-osd-2-dd4968b75-lzc6x 1/1 Running 0 4m40s rook-ceph-osd-prepare-ocs-deviceset-0-data-0-29jgc-kzpgr 0/1 Completed 0 4m51s rook-ceph-osd-prepare-ocs-deviceset-1-data-0-ckvv2-4jdx5 0/1 Completed 0 4m50s rook-ceph-osd-prepare-ocs-deviceset-2-data-0-szmjd-49dd4 0/1 Completed 0 4m50s rook-ceph-rgw-ocs-storagecluster-cephobjectstore-a-7f7f6df9rv6h 1/1 Running 0 3m44s rook-ceph-rgw-ocs-storagecluster-cephobjectstore-b-554fd9dz6dm8 1/1 Running 0 3m41s ``` {: screen} ## Next Steps {: #odf-tutorial-next-steps} {: step} To deploy an example application, see [Deploying an app that uses OpenShift Data Foundation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/satellite?topic=satellite-storage-odf-remote&format=markdown#sat-storage-odf-remote-deploy).