Web console overview | Virtualization (2024)

Overview page
- Overview tab
- Top consumers tab
- Migrations tab
- Settings tab
  - General tab
  - Live migration tab
  - Templates project tab
  - user permissions tab
Catalog page
- Template catalog tab
VirtualMachines page
- VirtualMachine details page
  - Overview tab
  - Details tab
  - Metrics tab
  - YAML tab
  - Configuration tab
    - Scheduling tab
    - Environment tab
    - Network interfaces tab
    - Disks tab
    - Scripts tab
  - Events tab
  - Console tab
  - Snapshots tab
  - Diagnostics tab
Templates page
- Template details page
  - Details tab
  - YAML tab
  - Scheduling tab
  - Network interfaces tab
  - Disks tab
  - Scripts tab
  - Parameters tab
DataSources page
- DataSource details page
MigrationPolicies page
- MigrationPolicy details 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 VirtualMachines from a catalog of templates.
VirtualMachines page	Configure and monitor VirtualMachines.
Templates page	Create and manage templates.
DataSources page	Create and manage DataSources for VirtualMachine boot sources.
MigrationPolicies page	Create and manage MigrationPolicies for workloads.

Table 2. Key
Icon	Description
	Edit icon
	Link icon

Overview page

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

Overview page

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	Cluster-wide settings, including live migration limits and user permissions

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 VirtualMachines 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.
VirtualMachines tile	Number of VirtualMachines, with a chart showing the last 7 days' trend
vCPU usage tile	vCPU usage, with a chart showing the last 7 days' trend
Memory tile	Memory usage, with a chart showing the last 7 days' trend
Storage tile	Storage usage, with a chart showing the last 7 days' trend
Alerts tile	OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity
VirtualMachine statuses tile	Number of VirtualMachines, grouped by status
VirtualMachines per template chart	Number of VirtualMachines created from templates, grouped by template name

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	VirtualMachines with the highest CPU usage
Memory chart	VirtualMachines with the highest memory usage
Memory swap traffic chart	VirtualMachines with the highest memory swap traffic
vCPU wait chart	VirtualMachines with the highest vCPU wait periods
Storage throughput chart	VirtualMachines with the highest storage throughput usage
Storage IOPS chart	VirtualMachines with the highest storage input/output operations per second usage

Migrations tab

The Migrations tab displays the status of VirtualMachineInstance migrations.

Migrations tab

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

Settings tab

The Settings tab displays cluster-wide settings on the following tabs:

Table 3. Tabs on **Settings** tab
Tab	Description
General tab	OpenShift Virtualization version and update status
Live migration tab	Live migration limits and network settings
Templates project tab	Project for Red Hat templates
user permissions tab	Cluster-wide user permissions

General tab

The General tab displays the OpenShift Virtualization version and update status.

General tab

Label	Description
Service name	OpenShift Virtualization
Provider	Red Hat
Installed version	4.13.8
Update status	Example: `Up to date`
Channel	Channel selected for updates

Live migration tab

You can configure live migration on the Live migration tab.

Live migration tab

Element	Description
Max. migrations per cluster field	Select the maximum number of live migrations per cluster.
Max. migrations per node field	Select the maximum number of live migrations per node.
Live migration network list	Select a dedicated secondary network for live migration.

Templates project tab

You can select a project for templates on the Templates project tab.

Templates project tab

Element	Description
Project list	Select a project in which to store Red Hat templates. The default template project is `openshift`. If you want to define multiple template projects, you must clone the templates on the Templates page for each project.

user permissions tab

The user permissions tab displays cluster-wide user permissions for tasks.

user permissions tab

Element	Description
user permissions table	List of tasks, such as Share templates, and permissions

Catalog page

You can create a VirtualMachine by selecting a template or boot source on the Catalog page.

Catalog page

Element	Description
Template catalog tab	Select a template to create a VirtualMachine from.

Template catalog tab

Details

Element	Description
Template project list	Select the project in which your templates are located. By default, Red Hat templates are stored in the `openshift` project. You can edit the template project on the Overview → Settings → Template project tab.
All items\|Default templates	Click Default templates to display only default 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 VirtualMachine.

VirtualMachines page

You can create and manage VirtualMachines on the VirtualMachines page.

VirtualMachines page

Element	Description
Create → From template	Create a VirtualMachine on the Catalog page → Template catalog tab.
Create → From YAML	Create a VirtualMachine by editing a YAML configuration file.
Filter field	Filter VirtualMachines by status, template, operating system, or node.
Search field	Search for VirtualMachines by name or by label.
VirtualMachines table	List of VirtualMachines Click the Options menu beside a VirtualMachine to select Stop, Restart, Pause, Clone, Migrate, Copy SSH command, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete. Click a VirtualMachine to navigate to the VirtualMachine details page.

VirtualMachine details page

You can configure a VirtualMachine on 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.
Overview tab	Resource usage, alerts, disks, and devices
Details tab	VirtualMachine details and configurations
Metrics tab	Memory, CPU, storage, network, and migration metrics
YAML tab	VirtualMachine YAML configuration file
Configuration tab	Contains the Scheduling, Environment, Network interfaces, Disks, and Scripts tabs
Configuration → Scheduling tab	Scheduling a VirtualMachine to run on specific nodes
Configuration → Environment tab	Config map, secret, and service account management
Configuration → Network interfaces tab	Network interfaces
Configuration → Disks tab	Disks
Configuration → Scripts tab	Cloud-init settings, SSH key for Linux VirtualMachines, Sysprep answer file for Windows VirtualMachines
Events tab	VirtualMachine event stream
Console tab	Console session management
Snapshots tab	Snapshot management
Diagnostics tab	Status conditions and volume snapshot status

Overview tab

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

Overview tab

Element	Description
Details tile	General VirtualMachine 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
Alerts tile	OpenShift Virtualization alerts, grouped by severity
Snapshots tile	Take snapshot and Snapshots table
Network interfaces tile	Network interfaces table
Disks tile	Disks table

Details tab

You can view information about the VirtualMachine and edit labels, annotations, and other metadata and on the Details tab.

Details tab

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Name	VirtualMachine name
Namespace	VirtualMachine namespace
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
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	VirtualMachine machine type
Boot mode	Click the edit icon to edit the boot mode.
Start in pause mode	Click the edit icon to enable this setting.
Template	Name of the template used to create the VirtualMachine
Created at	VirtualMachine creation date
Owner	VirtualMachine owner
Status	VirtualMachine status
Pod	`virt-launcher` pod name
VirtualMachineInstance	VirtualMachineInstance name
Boot order	Click the edit icon to select a boot source.
IP address	IP address of the VirtualMachine
Hostname	Hostname of the VirtualMachine
Time zone	Time zone of the VirtualMachine
Node	Node on which the VirtualMachine is running
Workload profile	Click the edit icon to edit the workload profile.
SSH using virtctl	Click the copy icon to copy the `virtctl ssh` command to the clipboard.
SSH service type options	Select SSH over LoadBalancer or SSH over NodePort.
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 enable headless mode.
Services section	Displays services if QEMU guest agent is installed.
Active users section	Displays active users if QEMU guest agent is installed.

Metrics tab

The Metrics tab displays memory, CPU, storage, network, and migration usage charts.

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 section	Memory and CPU charts
Storage section	Storage total read/write and Storage IOPS total read/write charts
Network section	Network in, Network out, Network bandwidth, and Network interface charts. Select All networks or a specific network from the Network interface dropdown.
Migration section	Migration and KV data transfer rate charts

YAML tab

You can configure the VirtualMachine 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.

Configuration tab

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

Tabs on the Configuration tab

Tab	Description
Scheduling tab	Scheduling a VirtualMachine to run on specific nodes
Environment tab	Config maps, secrets, and service accounts
Network interfaces tab	Network interfaces
Disks tab	Disks
Scripts tab	Cloud-init settings, SSH key for Linux VirtualMachines, Sysprep answer file for Windows VirtualMachines

Scheduling tab

You can configure VirtualMachines to run on specific nodes on the Scheduling tab.

Scheduling tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
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 VirtualMachineInstance eviction strategy.

Environment tab

You can manage config maps, secrets, and service accounts on the Environment tab.

Environment tab

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Add Config Map, Secret or Service Account	Click the link and select a config map, secret, or service account from the resource list.

Network interfaces tab

You can manage network interfaces on the Network interfaces tab.

Network interfaces tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Add network interface button	Add a network interface to the VirtualMachine.
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 Options menu beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Disks tab

You can manage disks on the Disks tab.

Disks tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Add disk button	Add a disk to the VirtualMachine.
Filter field	Filter by disk type.
Search field	Search for a disk by name.
Mount Windows drivers disk checkbox	Select to mount an ephemeral container disk as a CD-ROM.
Disks table	List of VirtualMachine disks Click the Options menu beside a disk to select Edit, Detach, or Make persistent.
File systems table	List of VirtualMachine file systems if QEMU guest agent is installed

Scripts tab

You can configure cloud-init, add an SSH key for a Linux VirtualMachine, and upload a Sysprep answer file for a Windows VirtualMachine on the Scripts tab.

Scripts tab

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Cloud-init	Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.
Authorized SSH Key	Click the edit icon to create a new secret or to attach an existing secret.
Sysprep	Click the edit icon to upload an `Autounattend.xml` or `Unattend.xml` answer file to automate Windows VirtualMachine setup.

Events tab

The Events tab displays a list of VirtualMachine events.

Console tab

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

Console tab

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. You can select Desktop viewer to connect to Windows VirtualMachines by using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). 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.
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.
Paste button	You can paste a string from your client’s clipboard into the guest when using the VNC console.

Snapshots tab

You can create snapshots and restore VirtualMachines from 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 Options menu beside a snapshot to select Restore or Delete.

Diagnostics tab

You can 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 all aspects of a VM.
Filter field	Filter status conditions by category and condition.
Search field	Search status conditions by reason.
Manage columns icon	Select columns to display.
Volume snapshot table	List of volumes, their snapshot enablement status, and reason

Templates page

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

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

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.
Templates table	List of templates Click the Options menu beside a template to select Edit, Clone, Edit boot source, Edit boot source reference, Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete.

Template details page

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

Template details page

Element	Description
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	Parameters

Details tab

You can configure a custom template on the Details tab.

Details tab

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

YAML tab

You can 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.

Scheduling tab

You can configure scheduling on the Scheduling tab.

Scheduling tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
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 VirtualMachineInstance eviction strategy.

Network interfaces tab

You can manage network interfaces on the Network interfaces tab.

Network interfaces tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
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 Options menu beside a network interface to select Edit or Delete.

Disks tab

You can manage disks on the Disks tab.

Disks tab

Setting	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
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 Options menu beside a disk to select Edit or Detach.

Scripts tab

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

Scripts tab

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
Cloud-init	Click the edit icon to edit the cloud-init settings.
Authorized SSH Key	Click the edit icon to create a new secret or to attach an existing secret.
Sysprep	Click the edit icon to upload an `Autounattend.xml` or `Unattend.xml` answer file to automate Windows VirtualMachine setup.

Parameters tab

You can edit selected template settings on the Parameters tab.

Parameters tab

Element	Description
YAML switch	Set to ON to view your live changes in the YAML configuration file.
VM name	Select Generated (expression) for a generated value, Value to set a default value, or None from the Default value type list.
DataSource name	Select Generated (expression) for a generated value, Value to set a default value, or None from the Default value type list.
DataSource namespace	Select Generated (expression) for a generated value, Value to set a default value, or None from the Default value type list.
Cloud user password	Select Generated (expression) for a generated value, Value to set a default value, or None from the Default value type list.

DataSources page

You can create and configure DataSources for VirtualMachine boot sources on the DataSources page.

When you create a DataSource, a DataImportCron resource defines a cron job to poll and import the disk image unless you disable automatic boot source updates.

DataSources page

Element	Description
Create DataSource → With form	Create a DataSource by entering the registry URL, disk size, number of revisions, and cron expression in a form.
Create DataSources → With YAML	Create a DataSource by editing a YAML configuration file.
Filter field	Filter DataSources by attributes such as DataImportCron available.
Search field	Search for a DataSource by name or by label.
DataSources table	List of DataSources Click the Options menu beside a DataSource to select Edit labels, Edit annotations, or Delete.

Click a DataSource to view the DataSource details page.

DataSource details page

You can configure a DataSource on the DataSource details page.

DataSource details page

Element	Description
Details tab	Configure a DataSource by editing a form.
YAML tab	Configure a DataSource by editing a YAML configuration file.
Actions menu	Select Edit labels, Edit annotations, Delete, or Manage source.
Name	DataSource name
Namespace	DataSource namespace
DataImportCron	DataSource DataImportCron
Labels	Click the edit icon to edit the labels.
Annotations	Click the edit icon to edit the annotations.
Conditions	Displays the status conditions of the DataSource.
Created at	DataSource creation date
Owner	DataSource owner

MigrationPolicies page

You can manage MigrationPolicies for your workloads on the MigrationPolicies page.

MigrationPolicies page

Element	Description
Create MigrationPolicy → With form	Create a MigrationPolicy by entering configurations and labels in a form.
Create MigrationPolicy → With YAML	Create a MigrationPolicy by editing a YAML configuration file.
Name \| Label search field	Search for a MigrationPolicy by name or by label.
MigrationPolicies table	List of MigrationPolicies Click the Options menu beside a MigrationPolicy to select Edit or Delete.

Click a MigrationPolicy to view the MigrationPolicy details page.

MigrationPolicy details page

You can configure a MigrationPolicy on the MigrationPolicy details page.

MigrationPolicy details page

Element	Description
Details tab	Configure a MigrationPolicy by editing a form.
YAML tab	Configure a MigrationPolicy by editing a YAML configuration file.
Actions menu	Select Edit or Delete.
Name	MigrationPolicy name
Description	MigrationPolicy description
Configurations	Click the edit icon to update the MigrationPolicy configurations.
Bandwidth per migration	Bandwidth request per migration. For unlimited bandwidth, set the value to `0`.
Auto converge	Auto converge policy
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 VirtualMachine labels.