openshift-virtualization

Clone existing virtual machines for testing, scaling, or creating templates. Use when: - "Clone VM [source] to [target]" - "Create a copy of VM [name]" - "Duplicate VM [name] for testing" - "Create 3 copies of template-vm" This skill clones VM configuration and optionally creates new storage or references existing storage. NOT for snapshots (use vm-snapshot for point-in-time backups).

Create new virtual machines in OpenShift Virtualization with automatic instance type resolution and OS selection. Use when: - "Create a new VM" - "Deploy a virtual machine with [OS]" - "Set up a VM in namespace [name]" - "Provision a [size] VM" This skill handles VM creation with intelligent defaults for OpenShift Virtualization. NOT for managing existing VMs (use vm-lifecycle-manager or vm-delete instead).

Permanently delete virtual machines and their associated resources from OpenShift Virtualization. Use when: - "Delete VM [name]" - "Remove virtual machine [name]" - "Destroy VM [name]" - "Clean up VM [name]" This skill handles permanent VM deletion with strict safety confirmations and typed verification. NOT for power management (use vm-lifecycle-manager to stop VMs).

List and view virtual machines across namespaces with status, resource usage, and health information. Use when: - "List all VMs" - "Show VMs in namespace [name]" - "What VMs are running?" - "Get details of VM [name]" This skill provides comprehensive VM inventory and status reporting. NOT for creating or modifying VMs (use vm-create or vm-lifecycle-manager instead).

Manage virtual machine lifecycle operations including start, stop, and restart. Use when: - "Start VM [name]" - "Stop the virtual machine [name]" - "Restart VM [name]" - "Power on/off VM [name]" This skill handles VM state transitions safely with user confirmation for each action. NOT for creating VMs (use vm-create) or deleting VMs (use vm-delete).

Orchestrate VM migrations across cluster nodes for load balancing, maintenance, and resource optimization. Use when: - "Move VM database-01 to worker-03" - "Rebalance VMs to optimize CPU load" - "Drain worker-02 for maintenance" - "Automatically rebalance the cluster" Supports Manual (user-driven) and Automatic (AI-driven) modes. NOT for creating VMs (use vm-create) or lifecycle only (use vm-lifecycle-manager).

Create virtual machine snapshots for backup and recovery. Use when: - "Create a snapshot of VM [name]" - "Backup VM [name] before upgrade" - "Take a snapshot of [vm]" Validates storage class snapshot support, CSI driver capabilities, and guest agent status before snapshot creation. NOT for VM cloning (use vm-clone to create independent copies).

Permanently delete virtual machine snapshots to free storage space. Use when: - "Delete snapshot [snapshot-name]" - "Remove old snapshots for VM [name]" - "Free up snapshot storage" Requires user confirmation before deletion. NOT for restoring VMs (use vm-snapshot-restore instead).

List virtual machine snapshots across namespaces with status, age, and recovery information. Use when: - "List snapshots for VM [name]" - "Show snapshots in namespace [name]" - "What snapshots exist for [vm]?" Read-only operation - no user confirmation required. NOT for creating/deleting snapshots (use vm-snapshot-create/delete instead).

Restore virtual machines from snapshots with strict safety confirmations to prevent data loss. Use when: - "Restore VM [name] from snapshot [snapshot-name]" - "Roll back VM [name] to snapshot" - "Recover VM [name] from backup" CRITICAL: Requires VM to be stopped and typed snapshot name confirmation before restore. NOT for creating snapshots (use vm-snapshot-create instead).

Red Hat Openshift MCP server for interacting with Openshift Container Platform clusters and its operators