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openshift-cluster-ocpv-deploy-vm

A blueprint for safely removing Advanced Cluster Management from an OpenShift cluster

OpenShift VM Deployment Blueprint

This blueprint orchestrates the deployment of one or more virtual machines on an OpenShift cluster with OpenShift Virtualization installed. It handles VM creation, storage provisioning, and configuration.

Requirements

Cluster Configuration

  • OpenShift Virtualization (OCPV) must be installed
  • Storage class must be configured and available
  • Sufficient cluster resources for the requested VMs

Parameters

  • openshift/ocpv-vm-namespace: Target namespace for VMs
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-count: Number of VMs to deploy
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-image: Base container image for VMs
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-name-prefix: Prefix for VM names
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-cpu: CPU allocation per VM
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-memory: Memory allocation per VM
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-storage: Storage allocation per VM
  • openshift/ocpv-vm-storage-class: Storage class for VM volumes

Usage

Select this blueprint from the cluster management menu when you need to deploy virtual machines on your OpenShift cluster. Common scenarios include:

  • Creating development/test environments
  • Deploying virtual server infrastructure
  • Setting up isolated workloads
  • Testing container-native virtualization

Deployment Process

The blueprint executes these tasks in sequence: 1. openshift-cluster-ocpv-deploy-vm: - Creates namespace if needed - Generates VM definitions with sequential naming - Creates DataVolumes for VM storage - Deploys and starts the VMs

Verification

After the blueprint completes, verify VM deployment by checking: - VM status in the OpenShift console - VM status with oc get vm -n <namespace> - VM pod status with oc get pods -n <namespace>