Red Hat SummitA 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.
Guided daily tasks to undertake in Red Hat OpenShift as a VMware admin
As you begin to get used to Red Hat® OpenShift® Virtualization in your day-to-day workflow, there may be some repetitive tasks to relearn. This resource includes guided, interactive walkthroughs of daily Virtual machine (VM) admin tasks in OpenShift Virtualization. These visual demonstrations capture the UI, CLI, or both, so you can see exactly how traditional virtualization tasks can be done in OpenShift.
What will you learn?
- How to perform key daily tasks within OpenShift Virtualization, as they may compare to a VMware vSphere environment
What do you need before starting?
- VMware vSphere 8.0 or higher (as referenced in this path)
- Red Hat OpenShift 4.20 (as referenced in this path)
Guided Daily Tasks
This section offers interactive demonstrations of daily VM admin tasks in OpenShift Virtualization.
Infrastructure Management Tasks
| Task | Demos |
| Install, configure, and manage Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console | |
| Perform regular maintenance and upgrades of the virtualization environment | Node Maintenance placing in maintenance |
| Manage virtual machines (VMs), templates, snapshots, and resource allocation | OpenShift-CY24Q3-Manage and monitor VMs on OpenShift with ACM |
Backup and disaster recovery tasks
| Task | Demos |
| Implement and manage VM backup and recovery solutions |
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| Develop and test disaster recovery plans for virtualized environments | Regional Disaster Recovery for VMs using RHACM and ODF |
Security and compliance tasks
| Task | Demos |
| Apply patches and updates | Virtual infrastructure automation with Red Hat Ansible |
Automation and scripting tasks
| Task | Demos |
| Automate tasks using OpenShift CLI, PowerShell, or Python | Inventory Management of OpenShift VMs with AAP |
| Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) where applicable | Manage and monitor VMs with AAP Create Virtual Machines in Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS using GitOps |
Congratulations! You have successfully walked through daily tasks within OpenShift as they may compare to VMware vSphere.
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