7.2. Editing virtual machines

Procedure

1. Click Workloads Virtualization from the side menu.
2. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
3. Select a virtual machine to open the Virtual Machine Overview screen.
4. Click the Details tab.
5. Click the pencil icon to make a field editable.
6. Make the relevant changes and click Save.

Procedure

1. Click Workloads Virtualization from the side menu.
2. Click the Virtual Machines tab.
3. Select a virtual machine to open the Virtual Machine Overview screen.
4. Click the YAML tab to display the editable configuration.
5. Optional: You can click Download to download the YAML file locally in its current state.
6. Edit the file and click Save.

Procedure

1. Run the following command to update the virtual machine configuration:

   $ oc edit <object_type> <object_ID>

2. Open the object configuration.
3. Edit the YAML.

4. If you edit a running virtual machine, you need to do one of the following:

   • Restart the virtual machine.

   • Run the following command for the new configuration to take effect:

     $ oc apply <object_type> <object_ID>

Procedure

1. From the Virtual Machines tab, select your virtual machine.
2. Select the Disks tab.
3. Click Add Disks to open the Add Disk window.

4. In the Add Disk window, specify Source, Name, Size, Interface, and Storage Class.

   1. Optional: In the Advanced list, specify the Volume Mode and Access Mode for the virtual disk. If you do not specify these parameters, the system uses the default values from the kubevirt-storage-class-defaults ConfigMap.
5. Use the drop-down lists and check boxes to edit the disk configuration.
6. Click OK.

Procedure

1. From the Virtual Machines tab, select the virtual machine.
2. Select the Network Interfaces tab.
3. Click Add Network Interface.
4. In the Add Network Interface window, specify the Name, Model, Network, Type, and MAC Address of the network interface.
5. Click Add to add the network interface.
6. Restart the virtual machine to enable access.
7. Edit the drop-down lists and check boxes to configure the network interface.
8. Click Save Changes.
9. Click OK.

Procedure

1. From the Virtual Machines tab, select your virtual machine.
2. Select the Overview tab.

3. To add or edit a CD-ROM configuration, click the pencil icon to the right of the CD-ROMs label. The Edit CD-ROM window opens.

   • If CD-ROMs are unavailable for editing, the following message displays: The virtual machine doesn’t have any CD-ROMs attached.
   • If there are CD-ROMs available, you can remove a CD-ROM by clicking -.

4. In the Edit CD-ROM window, do the following:

   1. Select the type of CD-ROM configuration from the drop-down list for Media Type. CD-ROM configuration types are Container, URL, and Persistent Volume Claim.
   2. Complete the required information for each Type.
   3. When all CD-ROMs are added, click Save.