Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization FAQ Detail
53 Reviews and Ratings
What is Container-Native Virtualization?
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Based on TrustRadius reviews, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization enables organizations to run and manage virtual machines (VMs) directly within the OpenShift container platform. This approach, known as container-native virtualization, unifies the management of both containers and VMs under a single "pane of glass," aligning VM operations with Kubernetes-style management. Reviewers describe this as a shift away from traditional hypervisors like VMware, enabling a more integrated and versatile platform that one user compared to a "Swiss Army knife" rather than a single-purpose tool. This allows teams to modernize their infrastructure while still supporting legacy applications that run in VMs.
Prompt Questions
what is the difference between a hypervisor-based virtual machine and a container, and why would an organization run both together?
what does it mean for virtual machines to run as first-class citizens inside a kubernetes cluster?
Unified Management with Kubernetes
4 mentions▼Reviewers report that OpenShift Virtualization provides a single platform for managing both VMs and containers, which o…
Reviewers report that OpenShift Virtualization provides a single platform for managing both VMs and containers, which one user described as a "one pane of glass" and a "Swiss Army knife." This approach aligns VM operations with Kubernetes-style management, which is cited as a reason to move away from other solutions. Users also find it easy to set up and manage VMs on the platform.
“It's a one pane of glass, so when we have Rev only it was a hypervisor for VMs. OpenShift, you can put Ansible in it, you can hook into satellite, it can do with OpenShift AI. You can do AI models and stuff like that. So I think it's more like a Swiss Army knife rather than a fire extinguisher.”
“move away from VMware - align with kubernetes style management”
“As a data management service, we provide backup recovery for OpenShift Virtualization. Seeing the adoption of the shift towards OpenShift is commendable. It is easy to set up a VM now and easy to manage as well.”
“Management of the clusters”
Performance and Resource Efficiency
4 mentions▼Users are impressed with the performance of virtual machines running on the platform, specifically noting their speed a…
Users are impressed with the performance of virtual machines running on the platform, specifically noting their speed and throughput. According to reviews, the product also helps in reducing the hardware footprint and provides for an economy of resources.
“Impressed with the speeds and throughputs of the VMs”
“Speed”
“the reducing of Hardware footprint”
“Economy resources”
Ease of Use and Simplified Setup
3 mentions▼The platform is described as simple to use, with a good user interface that is familiar to users of other Red Hat produ…
The platform is described as simple to use, with a good user interface that is familiar to users of other Red Hat products. Reviewers praise the assisted installer, which they say makes it very easy to get started.
“Simplicity”
“A familiar, easy to use GUI, for users of other Red Hat products”
“Good UI and RBAC”
“The assisted installer is excellent and makes getting started a snap”
Cost Savings
2 mentions▼According to reviewers, a key advantage of the product is cost savings. It is described as being much cheaper than VMwa…
According to reviewers, a key advantage of the product is cost savings. It is described as being much cheaper than VMware and offering more economical licensing.
“Much cheaper than VMware”
“Economy licenses”
Core Virtualization Capabilities
4 mentions▼Reviewers confirm that the product provides support for virtualization, including the ability to run and scale VMs. It…
Reviewers confirm that the product provides support for virtualization, including the ability to run and scale VMs. It also supports industry-standard image-building tools like Packer.
“Support for virtualisation”
“run vms”
“scaling VMs”
“More support for industry standard image build - Packer etc”
Migration and Lifecycle Management
4 mentions▼Users note that the platform facilitates easy migration during updates and supports Day 2 operations. One reviewer expr…
Users note that the platform facilitates easy migration during updates and supports Day 2 operations. One reviewer expressed a desire for more migration features similar to those in previous Red Hat products.
“Easy migration on updates”
“Management OS update”
“Support for Day 2 operations.”
“from us old Rev customers, we'd like to see some things that was in Rev around via migration and things of that nature that could be in OpenShift virtualization, I hope is being planned to be put in.”
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