OpenShift Virtualization Fundamentals

Organizations are rapidly modernizing their infrastructure, but completely rewriting legacy virtual machines into containers is not always practical. This written course provides a clear technical introduction to OpenShift Virtualization, explaining how to run, manage, and scale traditional virtual machines side-by-side with modern container workloads. You will start by learning the core concepts of virtualization within a container-orchestrated environment, understanding how the underlying technology bridges the gap between legacy VMs and cloud-native practices. Through detailed written explanations and configuration examples, you will explore how to import, configure, and maintain virtual machine workloads alongside your standard containerized applications. What you'll learn: - Understand the architectural foundations of running virtual machines inside containers - Configure network and storage requirements specifically for virtualized workloads - Import and migrate existing virtual machine images into the platform - Manage the lifecycle of virtual machines using declarative configuration files - Apply modern observability practices to monitor VM health and performance - Implement basic security policies and access controls for virtualized resources This course begins with essential terminology and structural definitions before moving into deployment workflows and administration practices. It is designed for system administrators, platform engineers, and developers who want to unify their infrastructure management. No prior experience with virtualization in containers is required, though a basic understanding of general Linux administration and container concepts is helpful. Start reading today to modernize your infrastructure management workflows.