# Overview

This is a multi-part, self paced quick start exercise that users can follow to experience the key capabilities of the platform with a Red Hat [OpenShift](https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift) cluster.

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## What Will You Do

| Part | What will you do? |
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| 1 | Import OpenShift cluster into the controller |
| 2 | Perform kubectl operations on your cluster using zero trust kubectl and view kubectl access audit logs |
| 3 | Configure and publish a namespace to the OpenShift cluster |
| 4 | Configure and publish a custom cluster blueprint and apply it to the cluster |
| 5 | View the Integrated Dashboards for Visibility and Monitoring |

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Important

Users can use other Rafay capabilities (e.g. Policy Management, App Lifecycle via GitOps etc.) with OpenShift. These are not captured as part of this self paced exercise.

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## Assumptions

This exercise assumes that you have access to the following:

- An Org with Org Admin privileges
- A provisioned OpenShift Cluster ( [Provisioning Instructions](https://docs.rafay.co/clusters/openshift/provision/))
- A current version of [kubectl CLI](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/) installed on your laptop

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