Streamlining migration to OpenShift Virtualization with automation and expert guidance

Streamlining migration to OpenShift Virtualization with automation and expert guidance OpenShift Virtualization migration content collection OpenShift Virtualization operations content collection Supplement your migration journey with Red Hat and partner services Take the next step Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine | Product Trial About the author Steve Fulmer More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share Modernizing your infrastructure often involves optimizing resources. One such approach is to converge virtualization and container platforms. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization provides a powerful solution, allowing you to run virtual machines (VM) and containers side by side while enabling you to easily migrate to modern platforms at your own pace. Migrating traditional VM workloads demands a well planned approach. This is where the synergy of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and Red Hat Consulting, or your preferred partner services, is key to success. OpenShift Virtualization is an attractive solution for organizations pursuing cost optimization, modernization of applications, and unified workflows. But migration must be streamlined. And once migrated, you must manage the ongoing Day 2 needs, including the VM lifecycle and the related infrastructure. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is a powerful automation solution that helps you in three key areas: Migration at-scale for VMs and related infrastructure Ongoing management of these resources, once moved Lifecycle management of VMs remaining on other existing platforms, or any virtualization platform Ansible Automation Platform includes content collections for more than 200 technologies designed to jumpstart your use of automation and these can be helpful in managing infrastructure related to your VM-based operations. New collections are continuously available, and in particular there are two new content collections for migrating to OpenShift Virtualization, and for Day 2 management of them. This article introduces you to both. Considerations when migrating from a traditional hypervisor to OpenShift Virtualization include: Understanding VM dependencies: Discovering and managing interconnected VM configurations Encrypted disks and storage compatibility: Ensuring data security and storage interoperability Minimizing downtime: Executing migrations with minimal disruption to critical services Robust rollback planning: Developing and testing strategies for seamless recovery Integration with modern CI/CD pipelines: Incorporating migrated VMs into automated development and release workflows Both Ansible Automation Platform and OpenShift Virtualization help you meet these challenges.