Workshop conclusion

Congratulations on completing the Modernizing Virtualization with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and IBM Fusion hands-on lab!

What you learned

In this workshop, you gained hands-on experience with:

  • Navigating the OpenShift Virtualization console and understanding the operator architecture

  • Creating and managing virtual machines using templates and YAML manifests

  • Working with IBM Fusion storage classes for persistent VM storage

  • Performing VM lifecycle operations including start, stop, pause, snapshots, and cloning

  • Executing live migration of VMs between worker nodes

  • Performing live storage migration between storage classes

  • Backing up and restoring applications and VMs using IBM Fusion Backup & Restore

Key takeaways

  • Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization enables running VMs as native Kubernetes resources alongside containers on a single platform

  • IBM Fusion provides enterprise-grade storage with snapshot, cloning, and backup capabilities for VM workloads

  • Live migration requires ReadWriteMany (RWX) storage and enables non-disruptive maintenance operations

  • IBM Fusion Backup & Restore protects both containerized and VM workloads with customizable policies and application-consistent recipes

Next steps

  • Explore advanced VM networking with Multus and SR-IOV

  • Implement disaster recovery patterns with IBM Fusion

  • Pursue the Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization certification

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