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 +====== Deployment Platform ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
 +
 +===== Discussion =====
 +
 +A Deployment Platform is a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:platform|Platform]] that provides the technical capabilities required to receive, host, configure, operate, and manage deployed software, [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:m:machine_image|Machine Images]], services, or infrastructure components.
 +
 +A Deployment Platform can provide capabilities for:
 +
 +  * Compute
 +  * Storage
 +  * Networking
 +  * Identity and access management
 +  * Security enforcement
 +  * Configuration management
 +  * Monitoring and observability
 +  * Orchestration
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment_validation|Deployment Validation]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment_rollback|Deployment Rollback]]
 +  * Operational lifecycle management
 +
 +A Deployment Platform identifies a technology or platform category. It does not identify a specific configured destination.
 +
 +A [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment_target|Deployment Target]] identifies a specific destination that uses a Deployment Platform. Multiple Deployment Targets can use the same Deployment Platform.
 +
 +Examples include:
 +
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:aws|Amazon Web Services (AWS)]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:m:microsoft_azure|Microsoft Azure]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:g:google_cloud_platform|Google Cloud Platform]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:vmware_vsphere|VMware vSphere]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:r:openshift|Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:b:bare-metal_infrastructure|Bare-Metal Infrastructure]]
 +
 +A Deployment Platform can operate within a:
 +
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:connected_environment|Connected Environment]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:disconnected_environment|Disconnected Environment]]
 +  * [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:air-gapped_environment|Air-Gapped Environment]]
 +
 +The connectivity classification describes the operating conditions of a Deployment Target or Target Environment. It does not define the Deployment Platform itself.
 +
 +A Deployment Platform forms part of a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:target_environment|Target Environment]]. The Target Environment identifies the broader destination and operating context, including its organizational, operational, security, compliance, connectivity, and resource boundaries.
 +
 +A Deployment Platform can host one or more [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:e:execution_environment|Execution Environments]]. An Execution Environment provides the runtime conditions in which deployed software or services execute.
 +
 +Within the Crucible architecture:
 +
 +  * A [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment_description|Deployment Description]] identifies the requirements for a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment|Deployment]]
 +  * A [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:deployment_target_catalog|Deployment Target Catalog]] identifies the available Deployment Targets
 +  * A Deployment Target identifies a specific configured destination
 +  * The Deployment Target identifies the Deployment Platform that provides its platform capabilities
 +  * A Provider Implementation maps provider-independent deployment requirements to the interfaces and resource model of the Deployment Platform
 +
 +===== Definition =====
 +
 +//[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:platform|platform]] that provides the technical capabilities required to receive, host, configure, operate, and manage deployed software, Machine Images, services, or infrastructure components//
 +
 +===== Source =====
 +
 +Generalized from software deployment, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, virtualization, container orchestration, and cloud-computing usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.
 +
 +===== Note =====
 +
 +A Deployment Platform identifies a platform type or technology. A Deployment Target identifies a specific configured destination that uses the Deployment Platform.
 +
 +For example:
 +
 +  * Amazon Web Services is a Deployment Platform
 +  * An identified AWS account, region, virtual private cloud, and resource boundary form a Deployment Target
 +  * VMware vSphere is a Deployment Platform
 +  * An identified vCenter instance, data center, cluster, resource pool, datastore, and network form a Deployment Target
 +  * Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is a Deployment Platform
 +  * An identified OpenShift cluster and its deployment boundary form a Deployment Target
 +
 +A Deployment Platform can itself operate on another Deployment Platform.
 +
 +For example, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform can operate on:
 +
 +  * Amazon Web Services
 +  * Microsoft Azure
 +  * Google Cloud Platform
 +  * VMware vSphere
 +  * Bare-Metal Infrastructure
 +
 +In this case, OpenShift provides the container platform, while the underlying platform provides the compute, storage, and networking infrastructure.
 +
 +The Deployment Platform does not identify:
 +
 +  * A specific account, tenant, subscription, project, cluster, or site
 +  * A specific geographic region or facility
 +  * A specific network or resource boundary
 +  * A specific security or compliance authorization
 +  * A specific set of deployment credentials
 +  * A deployed [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_environment|Infrastructure Environment]]
 +
 +Those characteristics belong to the Deployment Target, Target Environment, or Infrastructure Environment.
 +
 +===== Example =====
 +
 +VMware vSphere acts as a Deployment Platform.
 +
 +A Deployment Target based on VMware vSphere identifies:
 +
 +  * A specific vCenter instance
 +  * A data center
 +  * A cluster
 +  * A resource pool
 +  * One or more datastores
 +  * One or more networks
 +  * The authorized identity used for Deployment
 +  * The security and compliance constraints
 +  * The operational and connectivity environment
 +
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:crucible|Crucible]] uses a Provider Implementation to translate a Deployment Description into the platform-specific operations required to create an Infrastructure Environment on that Deployment Target.
 +
 +----
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