9.6. Configuring virtual machine eviction strategy

Procedure

1. Add the evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate option to the spec section in the virtual machine configuration file. This example uses oc edit to update the relevant snippet of the VirtualMachine configuration file:

   $ oc edit vm <custom-vm> -n <my-namespace>

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   apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1alpha3
   kind: VirtualMachine
   metadata:
     name: custom-vm
   spec:
     terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
     evictionStrategy: LiveMigrate
     domain:
       resources:
         requests:
   ...

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2. Restart the virtual machine for the update to take effect:

   $ virtctl restart <custom-vm> -n <my-namespace>

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