Build production-ready virtual machines and configure the Kubernetes and OpenShift resources required to support them with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Administration II: Configuring Production Virtual Machines (DO256) is an advanced course focused on configuring and managing virtual machines for production environments with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
The course provides IT operations teams with the skills required to enable advanced networking for virtual machines and cluster nodes, migrate existing virtual machines from other hypervisors to OpenShift Virtualization, and implement backup and data protection processes for virtualized workloads.
Participants also learn how to establish standardized and efficient VM provisioning processes, control virtual machine placement across cluster nodes with Kubernetes resources, and implement high availability configurations designed to keep virtual machines resilient during failures, planned maintenance, and cluster upgrades.
Benefits for Organizations
OpenShift Virtualization enables organizations to manage virtualized and containerized workloads through the same Red Hat OpenShift orchestration and clustering infrastructure.
By bringing these workloads under a common management platform, organizations can reduce operational complexity and achieve potential operational savings while integrating existing virtual machine workloads into modern OpenShift environments.
Benefits for Participants
After completing DO256, IT professionals should be able to deploy and manage production-ready virtualized workloads on Red Hat OpenShift.
Participants will develop the skills required to:
- Configure authentication and authorization for VM access.
- Implement advanced virtual machine networking.
- Migrate existing VMs from traditional hypervisors to OpenShift Virtualization.
- Establish backup and restore processes for virtual machines.
- Create standardized resources for efficient VM provisioning.
- Manage VM scheduling and workload distribution.
- Implement high availability configurations for production virtual machines.
Recommended Next Courses and Certification
After DO256, participants may consider:
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Virtualization Exam (EX316)
Virtual Machine Administrators working with OpenShift Virtualization can also benefit from deeper Kubernetes and OpenShift administration skills. Recommended courses include:
- Red Hat OpenShift Administration I: Operating a Production Cluster (DO180) – Recommended for deploying and managing workloads in OpenShift clusters.
- Red Hat OpenShift Administration II: Configuring a Production Cluster (DO280) – Recommended for OpenShift project security and resource management.
- Red Hat OpenShift Administration III: Scaling Kubernetes Deployments in the Enterprise (DO380) – Recommended for more advanced cluster and node management.
- Enterprise Kubernetes Storage with Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation (DO370) – Recommended for advanced OpenShift storage management.
- Red Hat OpenShift Installation Lab (DO322) – Recommended for hands-on OpenShift cluster installation and configuration experience.
























