Migration Toolkit for Virtualization

Ease the adoption of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization. With migration functionality, quickly migrate virtual machine workloads to a single platform.

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Migrate virtual machines at scale to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

With Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, you can migrate your virtual machines (VMs) from alternative hypervisors at scale without disrupting your platform. Available as a one-click download in the OpenShift Operator Hub, Migration Toolkit for Virtualization provides a suite of tools to migrate your VMs and manage them alongside containers in OpenShift Virtualization.

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Migration Toolkit for Virtualization, the automated tool for migration

Mass migration of virtual machines

Supports migration from the following source providers:
- Red Hat Virtualization
- Red Hat OpenStack platform
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization remote clusters
- VMware
- Open Virtual Appliances (OVAs)
- Red Hat OpenShift
Available for download in the OpenShift Operator Hub and integrates into the OpenShift menu structure
Migrate virtual machines at scale to OpenShift Virtualization in a few simple clicks

Why use the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization

Easy to use UI

Straightforward, easy to use interface to quickly connect to existing VMs and create migration plans

Mass migration to OpenShift

Easily migrate VMs from alternative virtualization sources to OpenShift and between OpenShift clusters. For quick validation, run checks on VM configuration to avoid migration issues.

Limited downtime

Avoid impact or disruption on other running workloads throughout the migration process. VM data pre-copied before shutdown (warm migration) for VMware and Red Hat Virtualization migrations.

Using the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization

Add new objects to enable virtualization tasks

Create and manage Linux® and Windows VMs.
Connect to VMs through user interface (UI) and command line interface (CLI) tools.
Importing and cloning existing VMs, including Red Hat Virtualization VMs.
Managing network interface controllers and storage disks attached to VMs.
Live-migrating VMs between nodes.

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