Web console overview - Getting started | Virtualization

Overview page
Catalog page
- InstanceTypes tab
- Template catalog tab
VirtualMachines page
- VirtualMachine details page
Templates page
- Template details page
InstanceTypes page
- VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes details page
  - Details tab
  - YAML tab
Preferences page
- VirtualMachineClusterPreference details page
  - Details tab
  - YAML tab
Bootable volumes page
- DataSource details page
  - Details tab
  - YAML tab
MigrationPolicies page
- MigrationPolicy details page
  - Details tab
  - YAML tab
Checkups page

The Virtualization section of the OpenShift Container Platform web console contains the following pages for managing and monitoring your OpenShift Virtualization environment.

Table 1. **Virtualization** pages
Page	Description
Overview page	Manage and monitor the OpenShift Virtualization environment.
Catalog page	Create virtual machines from a catalog of templates.
VirtualMachines page	Create and manage virtual machines.
Templates page	Create and manage templates.
InstanceTypes page	Create and manage virtual machine instance types.
Preferences page	Create and manage virtual machine preferences.
Bootable volumes page	Create and manage DataSources for bootable volumes.
MigrationPolicies page	Create and manage migration policies for workloads.
Checkups page	Run network latency and storage checkups for virtual machines.

Table 2. Key
Icon	Description
	Edit icon
	Link icon
	Start VM icon
	Stop VM icon
	Restart VM icon
	Pause VM icon
	Unpause VM icon

Overview page

The Overview page displays resources, metrics, migration progress, and cluster-level settings.

Overview page

Element Description

Element	Description
Download virtctl	Download the `virtctl` command line tool to manage resources.
Overview tab	Resources, usage, alerts, and status.
Top consumers tab	Top consumers of CPU, memory, and storage resources.
Migrations tab	Status of live migrations.
Settings tab	The Settings tab contains the Cluster tab, User tab, and Preview features tab.
Settings → Cluster tab	OpenShift Virtualization version, update status, live migration, templates project, load balancer service, guest management, resource management, and SCSI persistent reservation settings.
Settings → User tab	Public SSH keys, user permissions, and welcome information settings.
Settings → Preview features	Enable select preview features in the web console. Features in this tab change frequently. Preview features are disabled by default and must not be enabled in production environments.

Download virtctl icon link

Download the virtctl command line tool to manage resources.

Overview tab

Resources, usage, alerts, and status.

Top consumers tab

Top consumers of CPU, memory, and storage resources.

Migrations tab

Status of live migrations.

Settings tab

The Settings tab contains the Cluster tab, User tab, and Preview features tab.

Settings → Cluster tab

OpenShift Virtualization version, update status, live migration, templates project, load balancer service, guest management, resource management, and SCSI persistent reservation settings.

Settings → User tab

Public SSH keys, user permissions, and welcome information settings.

Settings → Preview features

Enable select preview features in the web console. Features in this tab change frequently.

Preview features are disabled by default and must not be enabled in production environments.

Overview tab

The Overview tab displays resources, usage, alerts, and status.

Overview tab

Element	Description
Getting started resources card	Quick Starts tile: Learn how to create, import, and run virtual machines with step-by-step instructions and tasks. Feature highlights tile: Read the latest information about key virtualization features. Related operators tile: Install Operators such as the Kubernetes NMState Operator or the OpenShift Data Foundation Operator.
Memory tile	Memory usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.
Storage tile	Storage usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.
vCPU usage tile	vCPU usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.
VirtualMachines tile	Number of virtual machines, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.
Alerts tile	OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity.
VirtualMachine statuses tile	Number of virtual machines, grouped by status.
VirtualMachines per resource chart	Number of virtual machines created from templates and instance types.

Element

Description

Getting started resources card

Quick Starts tile: Learn how to create, import, and run virtual machines with step-by-step instructions and tasks.
Feature highlights tile: Read the latest information about key virtualization features.
Related operators tile: Install Operators such as the Kubernetes NMState Operator or the OpenShift Data Foundation Operator.

Memory tile

Memory usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.

Storage tile

Storage usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.

vCPU usage tile

vCPU usage, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.

VirtualMachines tile

Number of virtual machines, with a chart showing the last 1 day’s trend.

Alerts tile

OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity.

VirtualMachine statuses tile

Number of virtual machines, grouped by status.

VirtualMachines per resource chart

Number of virtual machines created from templates and instance types.

Top consumers tab

The Top consumers tab displays the top consumers of CPU, memory, and storage.

Top consumers tab

Element	Description
View virtualization dashboard	Link to Observe → Dashboards, which displays the top consumers for OpenShift Virtualization.
Time period list	Select a time period to filter the results.
Top consumers list	Select the number of top consumers to filter the results.
CPU chart	Virtual machines with the highest CPU usage.
Memory chart	Virtual machines with the highest memory usage.
Memory swap traffic chart	Virtual machines with the highest memory swap traffic.
vCPU wait chart	Virtual machines with the highest vCPU wait periods.
Storage throughput chart	Virtual machines with the highest storage throughput usage.
Storage IOPS chart	Virtual machines with the highest storage input/output operations per second usage.

Element

Description

View virtualization dashboard icon link

Link to Observe → Dashboards, which displays the top consumers for OpenShift Virtualization.

Time period list

Select a time period to filter the results.

Top consumers list

Select the number of top consumers to filter the results.

CPU chart

Virtual machines with the highest CPU usage.

Memory chart

Virtual machines with the highest memory usage.

Memory swap traffic chart

Virtual machines with the highest memory swap traffic.

vCPU wait chart

Virtual machines with the highest vCPU wait periods.

Storage throughput chart

Virtual machines with the highest storage throughput usage.

Storage IOPS chart

Virtual machines with the highest storage input/output operations per second usage.

Migrations tab

The Migrations tab displays the status of virtual machine migrations.

Migrations tab

Element	Description
Time period list	Select a time period to filter virtual machine migrations.
VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations information table	List of virtual machine migrations.

Element

Description

Time period list

Select a time period to filter virtual machine migrations.

VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations information table

List of virtual machine migrations.

Settings tab

The Settings tab displays cluster-wide settings.

Tabs on the Settings tab

Tab	Description
Cluster tab	OpenShift Virtualization version, update status, live migration, templates project, load balancer service, guest management, resource management, and SCSI persistent reservation settings.
User tab	Public SSH key management, user permissions, and welcome information settings.
Preview features tab	Enable select preview features in the web console. These features change frequently.

Tab

Description

Cluster tab

OpenShift Virtualization version, update status, live migration, templates project, load balancer service, guest management, resource management, and SCSI persistent reservation settings.

User tab

Public SSH key management, user permissions, and welcome information settings.

Preview features tab

Enable select preview features in the web console. These features change frequently.

Cluster tab

The Cluster tab displays the OpenShift Virtualization version and update status. You configure live migration and other settings on the Cluster tab.

Cluster tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Installed version	OpenShift Virtualization version.
Update status	OpenShift Virtualization update status.
Channel	OpenShift Virtualization update channel.
General Settings section	Expand this section to configure the Live migration settings, the SSH configuration settings, and the Template project settings.
General Settings → Live Migration section	Expand this section to configure live migration settings.
General Settings → Live Migration → Max. migrations per cluster field	Select the maximum number of live migrations per cluster.
General Settings → Live Migration → Max. migrations per node field	Select the maximum number of live migrations per node.
General Settings → Live Migration → Live migration network list	Select a dedicated secondary network for live migration.
General Settings → SSH Configuration → SSH over LoadBalancer service switch	Enable the creation of LoadBalancer services for SSH connections to VMs. You must configure a load balancer.
General Settings → SSH Configuration → SSH over nodeport service switch	Allow the creation of node port services for SSH connections to virtual machines.
General Settings → Template project section	Expand this section to select a project for Red Hat templates. The default project is `openshift`. To store Red Hat templates in multiple projects, clone the template and then select a project for the cloned template.
Guest Management	Expand this section to configure the Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines settings and the Enable guest system log access switch.
Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines	Expand this section to enable automatic subscription for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) virtual machines and guest system log access. To enable this feature, you need cluster administrator permissions, an organization ID, and an activation key.
Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Activation Key field	Enter the activation key.
Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Organization ID field	Enter the organization ID.
Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Enable auto updates for RHEL VirtualMachines switch	Enable the automatic pulling of updates from the RHEL repository. To enable this feature, you need an activation key and organization ID.
Guest Management → Enable guest system log access switch	Enable access to the virtual machine’s guest system log.
Resource Management	Expand this section to configure the Auto-compute CPU limits settings and the Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) switch.
Resource Management → Auto-compute CPU limits	Enable automatic computing CPU limits on projects containing labels.
Resource Management → Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM)	Enable KSM for all nodes in the cluster.
SCSI Persistent Reservation	Expand this section to configure the Enable persistent reservation switch.
SCSI Persistent Reservation → Enable persistent reservation	Enable SCSI reservation for disks. This option must be used only for cluster-aware applications.

Installed version

OpenShift Virtualization version.

Update status

OpenShift Virtualization update status.

Channel

OpenShift Virtualization update channel.

General Settings section

Expand this section to configure the Live migration settings, the SSH configuration settings, and the Template project settings.

General Settings → Live Migration section

Expand this section to configure live migration settings.

General Settings → Live Migration → Max. migrations per cluster field

Select the maximum number of live migrations per cluster.

General Settings → Live Migration → Max. migrations per node field

Select the maximum number of live migrations per node.

General Settings → Live Migration → Live migration network list

Select a dedicated secondary network for live migration.

General Settings → SSH Configuration → SSH over LoadBalancer service switch

Enable the creation of LoadBalancer services for SSH connections to VMs.

You must configure a load balancer.

General Settings → SSH Configuration → SSH over nodeport service switch

Allow the creation of node port services for SSH connections to virtual machines.

General Settings → Template project section

Expand this section to select a project for Red Hat templates. The default project is openshift.

To store Red Hat templates in multiple projects, clone the template and then select a project for the cloned template.

Guest Management

Expand this section to configure the Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines settings and the Enable guest system log access switch.

Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines

Expand this section to enable automatic subscription for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) virtual machines and guest system log access.

To enable this feature, you need cluster administrator permissions, an organization ID, and an activation key.

Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Activation Key field

Enter the activation key.

Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Organization ID field

Enter the organization ID.

Guest Management → Automatic subscription of new RHEL VirtualMachines → Enable auto updates for RHEL VirtualMachines switch

Enable the automatic pulling of updates from the RHEL repository.

To enable this feature, you need an activation key and organization ID.

Guest Management → Enable guest system log access switch

Enable access to the virtual machine’s guest system log.

Resource Management

Expand this section to configure the Auto-compute CPU limits settings and the Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) switch.

Resource Management → Auto-compute CPU limits

Enable automatic computing CPU limits on projects containing labels.

Resource Management → Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM)

Enable KSM for all nodes in the cluster.

SCSI Persistent Reservation

Expand this section to configure the Enable persistent reservation switch.

SCSI Persistent Reservation → Enable persistent reservation

Enable SCSI reservation for disks. This option must be used only for cluster-aware applications.

User tab

You view user permissions and manage public SSH keys and welcome information on the User tab.

User tab

Element	Description
Manage SSH keys section	Expand this section to add public SSH keys to a project. The keys are added automatically to all virtual machines that you subsequently create in the selected project.
Permissions section	Expand this section to view cluster-wide user permissions.
Welcome information section	Expand this section to show or hide the Welcome information dialog.

Element

Description

Manage SSH keys section

Expand this section to add public SSH keys to a project.

The keys are added automatically to all virtual machines that you subsequently create in the selected project.

Permissions section

Expand this section to view cluster-wide user permissions.

Welcome information section

Expand this section to show or hide the Welcome information dialog.

Preview features tab

Enable select preview features in the web console. Features in this tab change frequently.

Catalog page

You create a virtual machine from a template or instance type on the Catalog page.

Catalog page

Element	Description
InstanceTypes tab	Displays bootable volumes and instance types for creating a virtual machine.
Template catalog tab	Displays a catalog of templates for creating a virtual machine.

Element

Description

InstanceTypes tab

Displays bootable volumes and instance types for creating a virtual machine.

Template catalog tab

Displays a catalog of templates for creating a virtual machine.

InstanceTypes tab

You create a virtual machine from an instance type on the InstanceTypes tab.

Details

Element Description

Element	Description
Add volume button	Click to upload a volume or to use an existing persistent volume claim, volume snapshot, or data source.
Volumes project field	Project in which bootable volumes are stored. The default is `openshift-virtualization-os-images`.
Filter field	Filter boot sources by operating system or resource.
Search field	Search boot sources by name.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table.
Volume table	Select a bootable volume for your virtual machine.
Red Hat provided tab	Select an instance type provided by Red Hat.
User provided tab	Select an instance type that you created on the InstanceType page.
VirtualMachine details pane	Displays the virtual machine settings.
Name field	Optional: Enter the virtual machine name.
Storage class field	Select a storage class.
Public SSH key	Click the edit icon to add a new or existing public SSH key.
Dynamic SSH key injection switch	Enable dynamic SSH key injection. Only RHEL supports dynamic SSH key injection.
Start this VirtualMachine after creation checkbox	Clear this checkbox to prevent the virtual machine from starting automatically.
Create VirtualMachine button	Creates a virtual machine.
View YAML & CLI button	Displays the YAML configuration file and the `virtctl create` command to create the virtual machine from the command line.

Add volume button

Click to upload a volume or to use an existing persistent volume claim, volume snapshot, or data source.

Volumes project field

Project in which bootable volumes are stored. The default is openshift-virtualization-os-images.

Filter field

Filter boot sources by operating system or resource.

Search field

Search boot sources by name.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table.

Volume table

Select a bootable volume for your virtual machine.

Red Hat provided tab

Select an instance type provided by Red Hat.

User provided tab

Select an instance type that you created on the InstanceType page.

VirtualMachine details pane

Displays the virtual machine settings.

Name field

Optional: Enter the virtual machine name.

Storage class field

Select a storage class.

Public SSH key

Click the edit icon to add a new or existing public SSH key.

Dynamic SSH key injection switch

Enable dynamic SSH key injection.

Only RHEL supports dynamic SSH key injection.

Start this VirtualMachine after creation checkbox

Clear this checkbox to prevent the virtual machine from starting automatically.

Create VirtualMachine button

Creates a virtual machine.

View YAML & CLI button

Displays the YAML configuration file and the virtctl create command to create the virtual machine from the command line.

Template catalog tab

You select a template on the Template catalog tab to create a virtual machine.

Template catalog tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Template project list	Select the project in which Red Hat templates are located. By default, Red Hat templates are stored in the `openshift` project. You can edit the template project on the Overview page → Settings tab → Cluster tab.
All items \| Default templates \| User templates	Click All items to display all available templates, Default templates to display the default templates, and User templates to display the user created templates.
Boot source available checkbox	Select the checkbox to display templates with an available boot source.
Operating system checkboxes	Select checkboxes to display templates with selected operating systems.
Workload checkboxes	Select checkboxes to display templates with selected workloads.
Search field	Search templates by keyword.
Template tiles	Click a template tile to view template details and to create a virtual machine.

Template project list

Select the project in which Red Hat templates are located.

By default, Red Hat templates are stored in the openshift project. You can edit the template project on the Overview page → Settings tab → Cluster tab.

All items | Default templates | User templates

Click All items to display all available templates, Default templates to display the default templates, and User templates to display the user created templates.

Boot source available checkbox

Select the checkbox to display templates with an available boot source.

Operating system checkboxes

Select checkboxes to display templates with selected operating systems.

Workload checkboxes

Select checkboxes to display templates with selected workloads.

Search field

Search templates by keyword.

Template tiles

Click a template tile to view template details and to create a virtual machine.

VirtualMachines page

You create and manage virtual machines on the VirtualMachines page.

VirtualMachines page

Element	Description
Create button	Create a virtual machine from a template, volume, or YAML configuration file.
Filter field	Filter virtual machines by status, template, operating system, or node.
Search field	Search for virtual machines by name, label, or IP address.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is displayed only when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.
Virtual machines table	List of virtual machines. Click the actions menu beside a virtual machine to select Stop, Restart, Pause, Clone, Migrate, Copy SSH command, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. If you select Stop, Force stop replaces Stop in the action menu. Use Force stop to initiate an immediate shutdown if the operating system becomes unresponsive. Click a virtual machine to navigate to the VirtualMachine details page.

Element

Description

Create button

Create a virtual machine from a template, volume, or YAML configuration file.

Filter field

Filter virtual machines by status, template, operating system, or node.

Search field

Search for virtual machines by name, label, or IP address.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is displayed only when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

Virtual machines table

List of virtual machines.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a virtual machine to select Stop, Restart, Pause, Clone, Migrate, Copy SSH command, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. If you select Stop, Force stop replaces Stop in the action menu. Use Force stop to initiate an immediate shutdown if the operating system becomes unresponsive.

Click a virtual machine to navigate to the VirtualMachine details page.

VirtualMachine details page

You configure a virtual machine on the Configuration tab of the VirtualMachine details page.

VirtualMachine details page

Element	Description
Actions menu	Click the Actions menu to select Stop, Restart, Pause, Clone, Migrate, Copy SSH command, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. If you select Stop, Force stop replaces Stop in the action menu. Use Force stop to initiate an immediate shutdown if the operating system becomes unresponsive.
Overview tab	Resource usage, alerts, disks, and devices.
Metrics tab	Memory, CPU, storage, network, and migration metrics.
YAML tab	Virtual machine YAML configuration file.
Configuration tab	Contains the Details, Storage, Network, Scheduling, SSH, Initial run, and Metadata tabs.
Configuration → Details tab	Configure the VirtualMachine details of the VM.
Configuration → Storage tab	Configure the storage of the VM.
Configuration → Network tab	Configure the network of the VM.
Configuration → Scheduling tab	Configure the schedule of a VM to run on specific nodes.
Configuration → SSH tab	Configure the SSH settings of the VM.
Configuration → Initial run tab	Configure the cloud-init settings for the VM, or the Sysprep settings if the VM is Windows.
Configuration → Metadata tab	Configure label and annotation metadata of the VM.
Events tab	View list of virtual machine events.
Console tab	Open a console session to the virtual machine.
Snapshots tab	Create snapshots and restore virtual machines from snapshots.
Diagnostics tab	View status conditions and volume snapshot statuses.

Element

Description

Actions menu

Click the Actions menu to select Stop, Restart, Pause, Clone, Migrate, Copy SSH command, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. If you select Stop, Force stop replaces Stop in the action menu. Use Force stop to initiate an immediate shutdown if the operating system becomes unresponsive.

Overview tab

Resource usage, alerts, disks, and devices.

Metrics tab

Memory, CPU, storage, network, and migration metrics.

YAML tab

Virtual machine YAML configuration file.

Configuration tab

Contains the Details, Storage, Network, Scheduling, SSH, Initial run, and Metadata tabs.

Configuration → Details tab

Configure the VirtualMachine details of the VM.

Configuration → Storage tab

Configure the storage of the VM.

Configuration → Network tab

Configure the network of the VM.

Configuration → Scheduling tab

Configure the schedule of a VM to run on specific nodes.

Configuration → SSH tab

Configure the SSH settings of the VM.

Configuration → Initial run tab

Configure the cloud-init settings for the VM, or the Sysprep settings if the VM is Windows.

Configuration → Metadata tab

Configure label and annotation metadata of the VM.

Events tab

View list of virtual machine events.

Console tab

Open a console session to the virtual machine.

Snapshots tab

Create snapshots and restore virtual machines from snapshots.

Diagnostics tab

View status conditions and volume snapshot statuses.

Overview tab

The Overview tab displays resource usage, alerts, and configuration information.

Overview tab

Element	Description
Details tile	General virtual machine information.
Utilization tile	CPU, Memory, Storage, and Network transfer charts. By default, Network transfer displays the sum of all networks. To view the breakdown for a specific network, click Breakdown by network.
Hardware devices tile	GPU and host devices.
File systems tile	File system information. This information is provided by the guest agent.
Services tile	List of services.
Active users tile	List of active users.
Alerts tile	OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity.
General tile	Namespace, Node, VirtualMachineInstance, Pod, and Owner information.
Snapshots tile	Take snapshot and snapshots table.
Network interfaces tile	Network interfaces table.
Disks tile	Disks table.

Element

Description

Details tile

General virtual machine information.

Utilization tile

CPU, Memory, Storage, and Network transfer charts. By default, Network transfer displays the sum of all networks. To view the breakdown for a specific network, click Breakdown by network.

Hardware devices tile

GPU and host devices.

File systems tile

File system information.

This information is provided by the guest agent.

Services tile

List of services.

Active users tile

List of active users.

Alerts tile

OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity.

General tile

Namespace, Node, VirtualMachineInstance, Pod, and Owner information.

Snapshots tile

Take snapshot icon link and snapshots table.

Network interfaces tile

Network interfaces table.

Disks tile

Disks table.

Metrics tab

The Metrics tab displays memory, CPU, network, storage, and migration usage charts, as well as live migration progress.

Metrics tab

Element	Description
Time range list	Select a time range to filter the results.
Virtualization dashboard	Link to the Workloads tab of the current project.
Utilization	Memory and CPU charts.
Storage	Storage total read/write and Storage IOPS total read/write charts.
Network	Network in, Network out, Network bandwidth, and Network interface charts. Select All networks or a specific network from the Network interface list.
Migration	Migration and KV data transfer rate charts.
LiveMigration progress	LiveMigration completion status.

Element

Description

Time range list

Select a time range to filter the results.

Virtualization dashboard icon link

Link to the Workloads tab of the current project.

Utilization

Memory and CPU charts.

Storage

Storage total read/write and Storage IOPS total read/write charts.

Network

Network in, Network out, Network bandwidth, and Network interface charts. Select All networks or a specific network from the Network interface list.

Migration

Migration and KV data transfer rate charts.

LiveMigration progress

LiveMigration completion status.

YAML tab

You configure the virtual machine by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element	Description
Save button	Save changes to the YAML file.
Reload button	Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.
Cancel button	Exit the YAML tab.
Download button	Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Configuration tab

You configure scheduling, network interfaces, disks, and other options on the Configuration tab.

Tabs on the Configuration tab

Element	Description
Search field	Search configurations by keyword.
Details tab	Virtual machine details.
Storage tab	Configure the storage of the VM.
Network tab	Configure the network of the VM.
Scheduling tab	Configure the schedule of a VM to run on specific nodes.
SSH tab	Configure the SSH settings of the VM.
Initial run tab	Configure the cloud-init settings for the VM, or the Sysprep settings if the VM is Windows.
Metadata tab	Configure label and annotation metadata of the VM.

Element

Description

Search field

Search configurations by keyword.

Details tab

Virtual machine details.

Storage tab

Configure the storage of the VM.

Network tab

Configure the network of the VM.

Scheduling tab

Configure the schedule of a VM to run on specific nodes.

SSH tab

Configure the SSH settings of the VM.

Initial run tab

Configure the cloud-init settings for the VM, or the Sysprep settings if the VM is Windows.

Metadata tab

Configure label and annotation metadata of the VM.

Details tab

You manage the VM details on the Details tab.

Details tab

Setting	Description
Description	Click the edit icon to enter a description.
Workload profile	Click the edit icon to edit the workload profile.
CPU \| Memory	Click the edit icon to edit the CPU \| Memory request. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.
Hostname	Hostname of the virtual machine. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.
Headless mode	Enable headless mode. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.
Guest system log access	Enable guest system log access.
Hardware devices	Manage GPU and host devices.
Boot management	Change the boot mode and order, and enable Start in pause mode.

Setting

Description

Description

Click the edit icon to enter a description.

Workload profile

Click the edit icon to edit the workload profile.

CPU | Memory

Click the edit icon to edit the CPU | Memory request. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.

Hostname

Hostname of the virtual machine. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.

Headless mode

Enable headless mode. Restart the virtual machine to apply the change.

Guest system log access

Enable guest system log access.

Hardware devices

Manage GPU and host devices.

Boot management

Change the boot mode and order, and enable Start in pause mode.

Storage tab

You manage the disks and environment of the VM on the Storage tab.

Storage tab

Setting Description

Setting	Description
Add disk button	Add a disk to the virtual machine.
Filter field	Filter by disk type.
Search field	Search for a disk by name.
Mount Windows drivers disk checkbox	Select to mount a `virtio-win` container disk as a CD-ROM to install VirtIO drivers.
Disks table	List of virtual machine disks. Click the actions menu beside a disk to select Edit or Detach.
Add Config Map, Secret or Service Account	Click the link and select a config map, secret, or service account from the resource list.

Add disk button

Add a disk to the virtual machine.

Filter field

Filter by disk type.

Search field

Search for a disk by name.

Mount Windows drivers disk checkbox

Select to mount a virtio-win container disk as a CD-ROM to install VirtIO drivers.

Disks table

List of virtual machine disks.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a disk to select Edit or Detach.

Add Config Map, Secret or Service Account

Click the link and select a config map, secret, or service account from the resource list.

Network tab

You manage network interfaces on the Network tab.

Network interfaces table

Setting	Description
Add network interface button	Add a network interface to the virtual machine.
Filter field	Filter by interface type.
Search field	Search for a network interface by name or by label.
Network interface table	List of network interfaces. Click the actions menu beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Setting

Description

Add network interface button

Add a network interface to the virtual machine.

Filter field

Filter by interface type.

Search field

Search for a network interface by name or by label.

Network interface table

List of network interfaces.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Scheduling tab

You configure virtual machines to run on specific nodes on the Scheduling tab.

Restart the virtual machine to apply changes.

Scheduling tab

Setting	Description
Node selector	Click the edit icon to add a label to specify qualifying nodes.
Tolerations	Click the edit icon to add a toleration to specify qualifying nodes.
Affinity rules	Click the edit icon to add an affinity rule.
Descheduler switch	Enable or disable the descheduler. The descheduler evicts a running pod so that the pod can be rescheduled onto a more suitable node. This field is disabled if the virtual machine cannot be live migrated.
Dedicated resources	Click the edit icon to select Schedule this workload with dedicated resources (guaranteed policy).
Eviction strategy	Click the edit icon to select LiveMigrate as the virtual machine eviction strategy.

Setting

Description

Node selector

Click the edit icon to add a label to specify qualifying nodes.

Tolerations

Click the edit icon to add a toleration to specify qualifying nodes.

Affinity rules

Click the edit icon to add an affinity rule.

Descheduler switch

Enable or disable the descheduler. The descheduler evicts a running pod so that the pod can be rescheduled onto a more suitable node.

This field is disabled if the virtual machine cannot be live migrated.

Dedicated resources

Click the edit icon to select Schedule this workload with dedicated resources (guaranteed policy).

Eviction strategy

Click the edit icon to select LiveMigrate as the virtual machine eviction strategy.

SSH tab

You configure the SSH details on the SSH tab.

SSH tab

Setting	Description
SSH access section	Expand this section to configure SSH using virtctl and SSH service type.
Public SSH key section	Expand this section to configure public SSH keys and dynamic SSH public key injection.

Setting

Description

SSH access section

Expand this section to configure SSH using virtctl and SSH service type.

Public SSH key section

Expand this section to configure public SSH keys and dynamic SSH public key injection.

Initial run

You manage cloud-init settings or configure Sysprep for Windows virtual machines on the Initial run tab.

Restart the virtual machine to apply changes.

Initial run tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Cloud-init	Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.
Sysprep	Click the edit icon to upload an `Autounattend.xml` or `Unattend.xml` answer file to automate Windows virtual machine setup.

Cloud-init

Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.

Sysprep

Click the edit icon to upload an Autounattend.xml or Unattend.xml answer file to automate Windows virtual machine setup.

Metadata tab

You configure the labels and annotations on the Metadata tab.

Metadata tab

Element	Description
Labels	Click the edit icon to manage your labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to manage annotations.

Element

Description

Labels

Click the edit icon to manage your labels.

Annotations

Click the edit icon to manage annotations.

Events tab

The Events tab displays a list of virtual machine events.

Console tab

You can open a console session to the virtual machine on the Console tab.

Console tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Guest login credentials section	Expand Guest login credentials to view the credentials created with `cloud-init`. Click the copy icon to copy the credentials to the clipboard.
Console list	Select VNC console or Serial console. The Desktop viewer option is displayed for Windows virtual machines. You must install an RDP client on a machine on the same network.
Send key list	Select a key-stroke combination to send to the console.
Paste button	Paste a string from your clipboard to the VNC console.
Disconnect button	Disconnect the console connection. You must manually disconnect the console connection if you open a new console session. Otherwise, the first console session continues to run in the background.

Guest login credentials section

Expand Guest login credentials to view the credentials created with cloud-init. Click the copy icon to copy the credentials to the clipboard.

Console list

Select VNC console or Serial console.

The Desktop viewer option is displayed for Windows virtual machines. You must install an RDP client on a machine on the same network.

Send key list

Select a key-stroke combination to send to the console.

Paste button

Paste a string from your clipboard to the VNC console.

Disconnect button

Disconnect the console connection.

You must manually disconnect the console connection if you open a new console session. Otherwise, the first console session continues to run in the background.

Snapshots tab

You can create a snapshot, create a copy of a virtual machine from a snapshot, restore a snapshot, edit labels or annotations, and edit or delete volume snapshots on the Snapshots tab.

Snapshots tab

Element	Description
Take snapshot button	Create a snapshot.
Filter field	Filter snapshots by status.
Search field	Search for snapshots by name or by label.
Snapshot table	List of snapshots Click the snapshot name to edit the labels or annotations. Click the actions menu beside a snapshot to select Create VirtualMachine, Restore, or Delete.

Element

Description

Take snapshot button

Create a snapshot.

Filter field

Filter snapshots by status.

Search field

Search for snapshots by name or by label.

Snapshot table

List of snapshots

Click the snapshot name to edit the labels or annotations.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a snapshot to select Create VirtualMachine, Restore, or Delete.

Diagnostics tab

You view the status conditions and volume snapshot status on the Diagnostics tab.

Diagnostics tab

Element	Description
Status conditions table	Display a list of conditions that are reported for the virtual machine.
Filter field	Filter status conditions by category and condition.
Search field	Search status conditions by reason.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table.
Volume snapshot status table	List of volumes, their snapshot enablement status, and reason.
DataVolume status table	List of data volumes and their Phase and Progress values.

Element

Description

Status conditions table

Display a list of conditions that are reported for the virtual machine.

Filter field

Filter status conditions by category and condition.

Search field

Search status conditions by reason.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table.

Volume snapshot status table

List of volumes, their snapshot enablement status, and reason.

DataVolume status table

List of data volumes and their Phase and Progress values.

Templates page

You create, edit, and clone virtual machine templates on the VirtualMachine Templates page.

You cannot edit a Red Hat template. However, you can clone a Red Hat template and edit it to create a custom template.

VirtualMachine Templates page

Element	Description
Create Template button	Create a template by editing a YAML configuration file.
Filter field	Filter templates by type, boot source, template provider, or operating system.
Search field	Search for templates by name or by label.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.
Virtual machine templates table	List of virtual machine templates. Click the actions menu beside a template to select Edit, Clone, Edit boot source, Edit boot source reference, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. You cannot edit a Red Hat provided template. You can clone the Red Hat template and then edit the custom template.

Element

Description

Create Template button

Create a template by editing a YAML configuration file.

Filter field

Filter templates by type, boot source, template provider, or operating system.

Search field

Search for templates by name or by label.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

Virtual machine templates table

List of virtual machine templates.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a template to select Edit, Clone, Edit boot source, Edit boot source reference, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. You cannot edit a Red Hat provided template. You can clone the Red Hat template and then edit the custom template.

Template details page

You view template settings and edit custom templates on the Template details page.

Template details page

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Actions menu	Click the Actions menu to select Edit, Clone, Edit boot source, Edit boot source reference, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete.
Details tab	Template settings and configurations.
YAML tab	YAML configuration file.
Scheduling tab	Scheduling configurations.
Network interfaces tab	Network interface management.
Disks tab	Disk management.
Scripts tab	Cloud-init, SSH key, and Sysprep management.
Parameters tab	Name and cloud user password management.

Element

Description

YAML switch

Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.

Actions menu

Click the Actions menu to select Edit, Clone, Edit boot source, Edit boot source reference, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete.

Details tab

Template settings and configurations.

YAML tab

YAML configuration file.

Scheduling tab

Scheduling configurations.

Network interfaces tab

Network interface management.

Disks tab

Disk management.

Scripts tab

Cloud-init, SSH key, and Sysprep management.

Parameters tab

Name and cloud user password management.

Details tab

You configure a custom template on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Name	Template name.
Namespace	Template namespace.
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
Display name	Click the edit icon to edit the display name.
Description	Click the edit icon to enter a description.
Operating system	Operating system name.
CPU\|Memory	Click the edit icon to edit the CPU\|Memory request. The number of CPUs is calculated by using the following formula: `sockets * threads * cores`.
Machine type	Template machine type.
Boot mode	Click the edit icon to edit the boot mode.
Base template	Name of the base template used to create this template.
Created at	Template creation date.
Owner	Template owner.
Boot order	Template boot order.
Boot source	Boot source availability.
Provider	Template provider.
Support	Template support level.
GPU devices	Click the edit icon to add a GPU device.
Host devices	Click the edit icon to add a host device.
Headless mode	Click the edit icon to set headless mode to ON and to disable VNC console.

Name

Template name.

Namespace

Template namespace.

Labels

Click the edit icon to edit the labels.

Annotations

Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.

Display name

Click the edit icon to edit the display name.

Description

Click the edit icon to enter a description.

Operating system

Operating system name.

CPU|Memory

Click the edit icon to edit the CPU|Memory request.

The number of CPUs is calculated by using the following formula: sockets * threads * cores.

Machine type

Template machine type.

Boot mode

Click the edit icon to edit the boot mode.

Base template

Name of the base template used to create this template.

Created at

Template creation date.

Owner

Template owner.

Boot order

Template boot order.

Boot source

Boot source availability.

Provider

Template provider.

Support

Template support level.

GPU devices

Click the edit icon to add a GPU device.

Host devices

Click the edit icon to add a host device.

Headless mode

Click the edit icon to set headless mode to ON and to disable VNC console.

YAML tab

You configure a custom template by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element	Description
Save button	Save changes to the YAML file.
Reload button	Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.
Cancel button	Exit the YAML tab.
Download button	Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Scheduling tab

You configure scheduling on the Scheduling tab.

Scheduling tab

Setting	Description
Node selector	Click the edit icon to add a label to specify qualifying nodes.
Tolerations	Click the edit icon to add a toleration to specify qualifying nodes.
Affinity rules	Click the edit icon to add an affinity rule.
Descheduler switch	Enable or disable the descheduler. The descheduler evicts a running pod so that the pod can be rescheduled onto a more suitable node.
Dedicated resources	Click the edit icon to select Schedule this workload with dedicated resources (guaranteed policy).
Eviction strategy	Click the edit icon to select LiveMigrate as the virtual machine eviction strategy.

Setting

Description

Node selector

Click the edit icon to add a label to specify qualifying nodes.

Tolerations

Click the edit icon to add a toleration to specify qualifying nodes.

Affinity rules

Click the edit icon to add an affinity rule.

Descheduler switch

Enable or disable the descheduler. The descheduler evicts a running pod so that the pod can be rescheduled onto a more suitable node.

Dedicated resources

Click the edit icon to select Schedule this workload with dedicated resources (guaranteed policy).

Eviction strategy

Click the edit icon to select LiveMigrate as the virtual machine eviction strategy.

Network interfaces tab

You manage network interfaces on the Network interfaces tab.

Network interfaces tab

Setting	Description
Add network interface button	Add a network interface to the template.
Filter field	Filter by interface type.
Search field	Search for a network interface by name or by label.
Network interface table	List of network interfaces. Click the actions menu beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Setting

Description

Add network interface button

Add a network interface to the template.

Filter field

Filter by interface type.

Search field

Search for a network interface by name or by label.

Network interface table

List of network interfaces.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Disks tab

You manage disks on the Disks tab.

Disks tab

Setting	Description
Add disk button	Add a disk to the template.
Filter field	Filter by disk type.
Search field	Search for a disk by name.
Disks table	List of template disks. Click the actions menu beside a disk to select Edit or Detach.

Setting

Description

Add disk button

Add a disk to the template.

Filter field

Filter by disk type.

Search field

Search for a disk by name.

Disks table

List of template disks.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a disk to select Edit or Detach.

Scripts tab

You manage the cloud-init settings, SSH keys, and Sysprep answer files on the Scripts tab.

Scripts tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Cloud-init	Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.
Public SSH key	Click the edit icon to create a new secret or to attach an existing secret to a Linux virtual machine.
Sysprep	Click the edit icon to upload an `Autounattend.xml` or `Unattend.xml` answer file to automate Windows virtual machine setup.

Cloud-init

Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.

Public SSH key

Click the edit icon to create a new secret or to attach an existing secret to a Linux virtual machine.

Sysprep

Click the edit icon to upload an Autounattend.xml or Unattend.xml answer file to automate Windows virtual machine setup.

Parameters tab

You edit selected template settings on the Parameters tab.

Parameters tab

Element	Description
NAME	Set the name parameters for a virtual machine created from this template.
CLOUD_USER_PASSWORD	Set the cloud user password parameters for a virtual machine created from this template.

Element

Description

NAME

Set the name parameters for a virtual machine created from this template.

CLOUD_USER_PASSWORD

Set the cloud user password parameters for a virtual machine created from this template.

InstanceTypes page

You view and manage virtual machine instance types on the InstanceTypes page.

VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes page

Element	Description
Create button	Create an instance type by editing a YAML configuration file.
Search field	Search for an instance type by name or by label.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.
Instance types table	List of instance. Click the actions menu beside an instance type to select Clone or Delete.

Element

Description

Create button

Create an instance type by editing a YAML configuration file.

Search field

Search for an instance type by name or by label.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

Instance types table

List of instance.

Click the actions menu kebab beside an instance type to select Clone or Delete.

Click an instance type to view the VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes details page.

VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes details page

You configure an instance type on the VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes details page.

VirtualMachineClusterInstancetypes details page

Element	Description
Details tab	Configure an instance type by editing a form.
YAML tab	Configure an instance type by editing a YAML configuration file.
Actions menu	Select Edit labels, Edit annotations, Edit VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype, or Delete VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype.

Element

Description

Details tab

Configure an instance type by editing a form.

YAML tab

Configure an instance type by editing a YAML configuration file.

Actions menu

Select Edit labels, Edit annotations, Edit VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype, or Delete VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype.

Details tab

You configure an instance type by editing a form on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element	Description
Name	VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype name.
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
Created at	Instance type creation date.
Owner	Instance type owner.

Element

Description

Name

VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype name.

Labels

Click the edit icon to edit the labels.

Annotations

Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.

Created at

Instance type creation date.

Owner

Instance type owner.

YAML tab

You configure an instance type by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element	Description
Save button	Save changes to the YAML file.
Reload button	Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.
Cancel button	Exit the YAML tab.
Download button	Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Preferences page

You view and manage virtual machine preferences on the Preferences page.

VirtualMachineClusterPreferences page

Element	Description
Create button	Create a preference by editing a YAML configuration file.
Search field	Search for a preference by name or by label.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.
Preferences table	List of preferences. Click the actions menu beside a preference to select Clone or Delete.

Element

Description

Create button

Create a preference by editing a YAML configuration file.

Search field

Search for a preference by name or by label.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

Preferences table

List of preferences.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a preference to select Clone or Delete.

Click a preference to view the VirtualMachineClusterPreference details page.

VirtualMachineClusterPreference details page

You configure a preference on the VirtualMachineClusterPreference details page.

VirtualMachineClusterPreference details page

Element	Description
Details tab	Configure a preference by editing a form.
YAML tab	Configure a preference by editing a YAML configuration file.
Actions menu	Select Edit labels, Edit annotations, Edit VirtualMachineClusterPreference, or Delete VirtualMachineClusterPreference.

Element

Description

Details tab

Configure a preference by editing a form.

YAML tab

Configure a preference by editing a YAML configuration file.

Actions menu

Select Edit labels, Edit annotations, Edit VirtualMachineClusterPreference, or Delete VirtualMachineClusterPreference.

Details tab

You configure a preference by editing a form on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element	Description
Name	VirtualMachineClusterPreference name.
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
Created at	Preference creation date.
Owner	Preference owner.

Element

Description

Name

VirtualMachineClusterPreference name.

Labels

Click the edit icon to edit the labels.

Annotations

Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.

Created at

Preference creation date.

Owner

Preference owner.

YAML tab

You configure a preference type by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element	Description
Save button	Save changes to the YAML file.
Reload button	Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.
Cancel button	Exit the YAML tab.
Download button	Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Bootable volumes page

You view and manage available bootable volumes on the Bootable volumes page.

Bootable volumes page

Element	Description
Add volume button	Add a bootable volume by completing a form or by editing a YAML configuration file.
Filter field	Filter bootable volumes by operating system and resource type.
Search field	Search for bootable volumes by name or by label.
Manage columns icon	Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.
Bootable volumes table	List of bootable volumes. Click the actions menu beside a bootable volume to select Edit, Remove from list, or Delete.

Element

Description

Add volume button

Add a bootable volume by completing a form or by editing a YAML configuration file.

Filter field

Filter bootable volumes by operating system and resource type.

Search field

Search for bootable volumes by name or by label.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

Bootable volumes table

List of bootable volumes.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a bootable volume to select Edit, Remove from list, or Delete.

Click a bootable volume to view the DataSource details page.

DataSource details page

You configure the persistent volume claim (PVC) of a bootable volume on the DataSource details page.

DataSource details page

Element	Description
Details tab	Configure the PVC by editing a form.
YAML tab	Configure the PVC by editing a YAML configuration file.

Element

Description

Details tab

Configure the PVC by editing a form.

YAML tab

Configure the PVC by editing a YAML configuration file.

Details tab

You configure the persistent volume claim (PVC) of the bootable volume by editing a form on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element Description

Element	Description
Name	Data source name.
Namespace	Data source namespace.
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
Created at	Data source creation date.
Owner	Data source owner.
DataImportCron	The `DataImportCron` object for the data source.
Default Instance Type	Default instance type for this data source.
Preference	The preferred `VirtualMachine` attribute values required to run a given workload.
Conditions table	Displays the type, status, last update, reason, and message for the data source.

Name

Data source name.

Namespace

Data source namespace.

Labels

Click the edit icon to edit the labels.

Annotations

Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.

Created at

Data source creation date.

Owner

Data source owner.

DataImportCron

The DataImportCron object for the data source.

Default Instance Type

Default instance type for this data source.

Preference

The preferred VirtualMachine attribute values required to run a given workload.

Conditions table

Displays the type, status, last update, reason, and message for the data source.

YAML tab

You configure the persistent volume claim of the bootable volume by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element	Description
Save button	Save changes to the YAML file.
Reload button	Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.
Cancel button	Exit the YAML tab.
Download button	Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

MigrationPolicies page

You manage migration policies for workloads on the MigrationPolicies page.

MigrationPolicies page

Element

Description

Create MigrationPolicy

Create a migration policy by entering configurations and labels in a form or by editing a YAML file.

Search field

Search for a migration policy by name or by label.

Manage columns icon

Select up to 9 columns to display in the table. The Namespace column is only displayed when All Projects is selected from the Projects list.

MigrationPolicies table

List of migration policies.

Click the actions menu kebab beside a migration policy to select Edit or Delete.

Click a migration policy to view the MigrationPolicy details page.

MigrationPolicy details page

You configure a migration policy on the MigrationPolicy details page.

MigrationPolicy details page

Element

Description

Details tab

Configure a migration policy by editing a form.

YAML tab

Configure a migration policy by editing a YAML configuration file.

Actions menu

Select Edit or Delete.

Details tab

You configure a custom template on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element Description

Name

Migration policy name.

Description

Migration policy description.

Configurations

Click the edit icon to update the migration policy configurations.

Bandwidth per migration

Bandwidth request per migration. For unlimited bandwidth, set the value to 0.

Auto converge

When auto converge is enabled, the performance and availability of the virtual machines might be reduced to ensure that migration is successful.

Post-copy

Post-copy policy.

Completion timeout

Completion timeout value in seconds.

Project labels

Click Edit to edit the project labels.

VirtualMachine labels

Click Edit to edit the virtual machine labels.

YAML tab

You configure the migration policy by editing the YAML file on the YAML tab.

YAML tab

Element

Description

Save button

Save changes to the YAML file.

Reload button

Discard your changes and reload the YAML file.

Cancel button

Exit the YAML tab.

Download button

Download the YAML file to your local machine.

Checkups page

You run network latency and storage checkups for virtual machines on the Checkups page.

Checkups page

Element

Description

Network latency tab

Run network latency checkup.

Storage tab

Run storage checkup.