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Prerequisites to Deploying OpenShift on Azure

In this lab you will be creating a key vault in an existing resource group to use for your OpenShift installation. You will be generating a an ssh key and storing it in the key vault. You will need to use the Azure CLI tools in the cloud shell using bash.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 20, 2025
Duration
30m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Configure Cloud Shell

    Set up Cloud Shell by clicking the Cloud Shell button in the top-right corner of the screen:

    "Azure Cloud Shell"

    1. Use the same location as your lab provided resource group.
    2. Use the lab provided subscription.
    3. Use the existing resource group, and create a new storage account.
    4. Under File share, choose the radio button for Create new and specify okdcloudshell as the new file share name.
    5. Click Create Storage.
  2. Challenge

    Create a Key Vault Using Azure CLI

    Now Use the Cloud Shell that we just created to run the Azure CLI keyvault create command to create a key vault to store our SSH key in that we will create in the next task.

  3. Challenge

    Generate SSH Keys

    Now in the Cloud Shell, we will need to generate SSH keys. We will store them in the .ssh directory and name it openshift_rsa. Make sure not to use a passphrase.

  4. Challenge

    Store Your SSH Key in the Key Vault

    Store your SSH key that you just created in the last task in your key vault using the keyvault secret set Azure CLI command.

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