Virtualization

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Storage and data protection for OpenShift Virtualization

Sean Merrow

This article will help storage providers understand what should be considered when providing backing storage, backup and restore functionality, disaster recovery as well as performance and scale for virtual machines.

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How to use RHEL as a WSL Podman machine

Jeff Maury

Learn how you can run RHEL on Windows as a Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution using Red Hat Enterprise Linux image builder.

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Create software templates for VMs with OpenShift Virtualization

Valentina Rodriguez Sosa

In the previous articles in this series , we demonstrated how Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Red Hat Developer Hub can increase developer productivity by building virtual machines with a click of a button and showcased the user experience for developers when building a new virtual machine based on the definitions of platform engineering and operations. In this installment, we explore software templates concepts, architecture, and how to use them to build virtual machines (VMs). The technology stack Figure 1...

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Managing Sensitive Assets Within Image Mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Andrew Block

Aside from naming and versioning, managing sensitive assets, like credentials, is one of the more challenging aspects in technology. So, why is it so difficult? Well, to start off. What may be considered a sensitive asset to one individual or organization may not be the same as another. Also, given that there are so many different ways that sensitive assets can be managed, there is no universally accepted method available.
The challenges that encompass how sensitive assets are handled also apply to image mode, a new method that enables building and deploying Operating Systems using similar tools and approaches as any other traditional container. In this article, we will discuss the types of sensitive assets that apply to image mode for RHEL specifically and how to design appropriate workflows to incorporate secure practices within all phases, from build and deployment to runtime.

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Integrating a VMDK produced with image mode for RHEL into vSphere

Andrew Block

While the VMDK format is open source, they are traditionally used within the VMware family of solutions, such as VMware Workstation and VMware vSphere. In this post, we will describe how the previously created VMDK disk can be used as the basis for a virtual machine hosted in a VMware vSphere environment.