OSDOCS-1977:Preparing to Install on VMC

_topic_map.yml

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 - Name: Installing on VMC
   Dir: installing_vmc
   Topics:
+  - Name: Preparing to install on VMC
+    File: preparing-to-install-on-vmc
   - Name: Installing a cluster on VMC
     File: installing-vmc
   - Name: Installing a cluster on VMC with customizations

installing/installing_vmc/preparing-to-install-on-vmc.adoc

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+[id="preparing-to-install-on-vmc"]
+= Preparing to install on VMC
+include::modules/common-attributes.adoc[]
+:context: preparing-to-install-on-vmc
+
+toc::[]
+
+
+[id="preparing-to-install-on-vmc-prerequisites"]
+== Prerequisites
+
+* You reviewed details about the xref:../../architecture/architecture-installation.adoc#architecture-installation[{product-title} installation and update] processes.
+
+* You read the documentation on xref:../../installing/installing-preparing.adoc#installing-preparing[selecting a cluster installation method and preparing it for users].
+
+* If you use a firewall and plan to use Telemetry, you
+xref:../../installing/install_config/configuring-firewall.adoc#configuring-firewall[configured the firewall to allow the sites] required by your cluster.
+
+
+[id="choosing-a-method-to-install-ocp-on-vmc"]
+== Choosing a method to install {product-title} on VMC
+
+You can install {product-title} on VMC by using installer-provisioned or user-provisioned infrastructure. The default installation type uses installer-provisioned infrastructure, where the installation program provisions the underlying infrastructure for the cluster. You can also install {product-title} on infrastructure that you provide. If you do not use infrastructure that the installation program provisions, you must manage and maintain the cluster resources yourself.
+
+See the xref:../../architecture/architecture-installation.html#installation-process_architecture-installation[Installation process] for more information about installer-provisioned and user-provisioned installation processes.
+
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+The steps for performing a user-provisioned infrastructure installation are provided as an example only. Installing a cluster with infrastructure you provide requires knowledge of the VMC platform and the installation process of {product-title}. Use the user-provisioned infrastructure installation instructions as a guide; you are free to create the required resources through other methods.
+====
+
+[id="installer-provisioned-method-to-install-ocp-on-vmc"]
+=== Installer-provisioned infrastructure installation of {product-title} on VMC
+
+Installer-provisioned infrastructure allows the installation program to pre-configure and automate the provisioning of resources required by {product-title}.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-vmc.adoc#installing-vmc[Installing a cluster on VMC]**: You can install {product-title} on VMC by using installer-provisioned infrastructure installation with no customization.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-vmc-customizations.adoc#installing-vmc-customizations[Installing a cluster on VMC with customizations]**: You can install {product-title} on VMC by using installer-provisioned infrastructure installation with the default customization options.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-vmc-network-customizations.adoc#installing-vmc-network-customizations[Installing a cluster on VMC with network customizations]**: You can install {product-title} on installer-provisioned VMC infrastructure, with network customizations. You can customize your {product-title} network configuration during installation, so that your cluster can coexist with your existing IP address allocations and adhere to your network requirements.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-restricted-networks-vmc.adoc#installing-restricted-networks-vmc[Installing a cluster on VMC in a restricted network]**: You can install a cluster on VMC infrastructure in a restricted network by creating an internal mirror of the installation release content.
+ You can use this method to deploy {product-title} on an internal network that is not visible to the Internet.
+
+[id="user-provisioned-method-to-install-ocp-on-vmc"]
+=== User-provisioned infrastructure installation of {product-title} on VMC
+
+User-provisioned infrastructure requires the user to provision all resources required by {product-title}.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-vmc-user-infra.adoc#installing-vmc-user-infra[Installing a cluster on VMC with user-provisioned infrastructure]**: You can install {product-title} on VMC infrastructure that you provision.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-vmc-network-customizations-user-infra.adoc#installing-vmc-network-customizations-user-infra[Installing a cluster on VMC with user-provisioned infrastructure and network customizations]**: You can install {product-title} on VMC infrastructure that you provision with customized network configuration options.
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/installing-restricted-networks-vmc-user-infra.adoc#installing-restricted-networks-vmc-user-infra[Installing a cluster on VMC in a restricted network with user-provisioned infrastructure]**: {product-title} can be installed on VMC infrastructure that you provision in a restricted network.
+
+[id="method-to-uninstall-ocp-on-vmc"]
+== Uninstalling an installer-provisioned infrastructure installation of {product-title} on VMC
+
+* **xref:../../installing/installing_vmc/uninstalling-cluster-vmc.adoc#uninstalling-cluster-vmc[Uninstalling a cluster on VMC that uses installer-provisioned infrastructure]**: You can remove a cluster that you deployed on VMC infrastructure that used installer-provisioned infrastructure.