Learn how HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software manages OpenShift Virtualization VMs at scaleโunifying provisioning, governance, networking, monitoring, and day 2 operations in one control plane.
HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software now supports OpenShift Virtualization, enabling platform teams to provision, govern, and operate OpenShift Virtualization VMs through a single, consistent control plane. This unified approach reduces operational friction while preserving the flexibility enterprises need as their infrastructure landscape evolves.
What is OpenShift Virtualization?
OpenShift Virtualization is a feature of Red Hat OpenShift that allows VMs to run as native Kubernetes objects using KubeVirt. By running both VMs and containers on the same OpenShift platform, organizations can eliminate the need to maintain separate virtualization and Kubernetes stacks.
This capability is especially valuable for enterprises that need to support existing VM-based applications while gradually modernizing toward cloud-native architectures.
How does HPE Morpheus Enterprise integrate with OpenShift Virtualization?
HPE Morpheus Enterprise delivers a deep, enterprise-grade integration with OpenShift Virtualization designed for self-service, automation, and operational consistency at scale.
Unified onboarding and visibility
HPE Morpheus Enterprise introduces a dedicated OpenShift cluster type that allows teams to onboard existing OpenShift clusters directly into the HPE Morpheus Enterprise management plane. Once connected, it automatically synchronizes workloads created outside of HPE Morpheus Enterprise, providing immediate visibility into OpenShift Virtualization environments.
Platform teams can monitor cluster nodes, hosts, and associated resources without switching between tools, improving situational awareness and operational efficiency.
- New cluster type: HPE Morpheus Enterprise introduces a dedicated cluster type specifically for onboarding your pre-existing OpenShift clusters into the HPE Morpheus Enterprise management plane.
- Inventory synchronization: Gain immediate visibility with automated synchronization for any workloads provisioned outside of HPE Morpheus Enterprise directly within the OpenShift console.
Attach your existing OpenShift cluster
Figure 1. Using the Create Cluster feature to attach an OpenShift cluster
Monitor the OpenShift cluster and nodes
Figure 2. Simple view showing clusters and nodes
How do you provision OpenShift Virtualization VMs with HPE Morpheus Enterprise?
HPE Morpheus Enterprise extends its familiar self-service experience to OpenShift Virtualization through a streamlined provisioning workflow.
Self-service VM provisioning
A new OpenShift virtualization VM instance type is available within the HPE Morpheus Enterprise provisioning wizard, making it easy to deploy VMs on OpenShift using predefined configurations. Users can select compute plans, storage options, networks, and images using the same workflow they already use for other infrastructure targets.
- Advanced provisioning wizard: A new instance type has been added to the HPE Morpheus Enterprise provisioning wizard, making it easier than ever to deploy new OpenShift virtualized workloads.
VM provisioning wizard
Figure 3. Using the Create Instance feature for VM provisioning
Virtual image catalog
Figure 4. Simple view showing virtual images
- Template and plan support: VM provisioning is fully compatible with your existing templates and service plans, ensuring consistency across your environment.
- Object integration: Easily onboard network objects, device-agnostic storage objects, and virtual images to enable seamless OpenShift provisioning directly from the HPE Morpheus Enterprise UI.
Image, network, and storage integration
HPE Morpheus Enterprise fully supports onboarding:
- VM images
- Device-agnostic storage objects
- Network configurations
This allows OpenShift Virtualization VMs to be provisioned consistently by HPE Morpheus Enterprise UI while maintaining alignment with existing enterprise standards and policies.
Figure 5. Simple view showing OpenShift data store
Figure 6. Simple view showing network information
How does networking and IPAM work for OpenShift Virtualization VMs?
Enterprise networking requirements are fully addressed through HPE Morpheus Enterprises native capabilities.
- Dual-stack support: HPE Morpheus Enterprise supports both IPv4 and IPv6, enabling organizations to modernize their networking stack without compromising compatibility.
- Integrated IP address management (IPAM): HPE Morpheus Enterprise integrates directly with managed IP pools or external IPAM solutions, providing consistent IP lifecycle management for OpenShift Virtualization workloadsโfrom provisioning through decommissioning.
How does HPE Morpheus Enterprise monitor OpenShift Virtualization environments?
Operational visibility is critical when running VMs on a Kubernetes platform. HPE Morpheus Enterprise provides comprehensive monitoring at every level.
Cluster-level monitoring: Teams gain insight into overall cluster health, including:
- Host counts
- Active alarms
- CPU, memory, and storage utilization trends
Figure 7. Simple view showing cluster information
- Host and VM level health: HPE Morpheus Enterprise enables granular monitoring of individual hosts and virtual machines, including resource consumption and network activity, allowing operators to quickly identify and respond to performance issues.
Figure 8. Simple view showing VM information
Figure 9. Simple view showing an instance
How does HPE Morpheus Enterprise handle day 2 operations for OpenShift Virtualization?
Beyond provisioning, HPE Morpheus Enterprise supports full lifecycle management for OpenShift Virtualization VMs.
- Lifecycle automation and governance: Using the automation engine, teams can apply consistent day 2 operationsโsuch as configuration changes, scaling actions, and lifecycle policiesโacross OpenShift Virtualization workloads without requiring custom scripting per cluster.
- Secure access and resource organization: Administrators can access guest consoles directly from HPE Morpheus Enterprise while labels and tagging features help enforce governance, ownership, and resource organization across OpenShift environments.
Why does managing OpenShift Virtualization VMs this way matter?
Many enterprises cannot create VMs for every application overnight. OpenShift Virtualization provides a modern platform for these workloads while HPE Morpheus Enterprise removes the operational complexity of managing them.
By unifying VM operations under the HPE Morpheus Enterprise control plane, organizations gain:
- Consistent self-service
- Centralized governance
- Reduced operational overhead
This approach is particularly valuable for enterprises modernizing away from legacy hypervisors while maintaining business-critical VM-based applications.
This model aligns with enterprise initiatives to reduce infrastructure silos while maintaining operational control.
Get started with OpenShift Virtualization and HPE Morpheus Enterprise
If youโre running OpenShift today, you can now onboard your cluster into HPE Morpheus Enterprise and begin managing VMs through a single control plane.
Get started with OpenShift Virtualization in HPE Morpheus Enterprise.
- Review configuration details, prerequisites, and supported architectures in the official HPE Support Center documentation.
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I'm a Worldwide Product Marketing Manager for HPE Morpheus software, with over 25 years' experience in the information technology, telephony and wireless industries. As an entrepreneur, I have also successfully developed several small businesses into thriving organizations.
