A high-level guide to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as a VMware admin

Learn how to navigate features in Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization coming from a VMware vSphere background.

This learning path is for operations teams or system administrators
Developers may want to check out Migrate virtual applications in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on developers.redhat.com.

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Next steps after navigating Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization options as a VMware admin

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Congratulations, you have now successfully navigated common options available in Red Hat® OpenShift® and Red Hat® OpenShift® Virtualization, as they may compare to VMware vSphere. 

After completing this tutorial, you now have:

  • Understanding of OpenShift Virtualization options in comparison to VMware vSphere

What comes next?

Now that you have a basic understanding of how to complete VMware tasks in OpenShift, you can try it out for yourself with a Red Hat product trial. Explore OpenShift’s virtualization functionality found in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine to migrate and manage virtual machines onto OpenShift Virtualization. 

Start your trial

For further information and learning opportunities about OpenShift Virtualization, please tune in to Red Hat’s weekly Ask an OpenShift Admin livestream, read our OpenShift Virtualization for vSphere admin blog series, or attend the OpenShift Virtualization Roadshow

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