2025-06-12 –, E112 (capacity 156)
Forklift is an open-source project designed to facilitate the migration of virtual machines (VMs) from platforms such as Red Hat Virtualization (RHV), OpenStack, VMware, and OVA to Kubernetes KubeVirt. This presentation will provide an overview of the migration process, with a specific focus on VMware migrations and the techniques employed by Forklift to minimize downtime during these transitions. Additionally, it will explore the rationale behind selecting specific technologies, highlighting their respective benefits and limitations. The session will conclude by discussing Forklift's current objectives and future goals. After the session, you will have a solid understanding of the Forklift migration workflow, the challenges involved, and the strategic decisions that shape the project https://github.com/kubev2v/forklift.
Intermediate - attendees should be familiar with the subject
Martin Nečas a senior software engineer by day and a cybersecurity wizard by night. Over the years at Red Hat, he's worked on Red Hat Virtualization, Ansible, and Cloud OpenShift. These days, he is a technical lead of the Migration Toolkit for Virtualization team, helping businesses move from old-school hypervisors to Kubernetes with KubeVirt. GitHub: @mnecas
