Tag: #live-migration
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 4 posts
Live Migration 1: From Migration CRD to Target Pod Creation
Explains from the control plane perspective how virt-controller orchestrates policy, capacity, timeouts, and target Pod creation after a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration object is created.
2026-03-20 · 6 min read #architecture#kubevirt#live-migration#controller#kubernetesLive Migration 2: The Real Meaning of Pre-copy, Post-copy, Dirty Pages, and Auto-converge
Explains the meaning of pre-copy, post-copy, dirty pages, auto-converge, and pause transitions in the actual data transfer stage of KubeVirt live migration, based on source code.
2026-03-20 · 6 min read #architecture#kubevirt#live-migration#libvirt#qemuLive Migration 3: Why Migration Proxy, Ports, TLS, and Sockets Are Needed
Explains why KubeVirt places a migration proxy between source and target launchers in live migration, and how it combines ports, Unix sockets, and TLS paths.
2026-03-20 · 5 min read #architecture#kubevirt#live-migration#networking#tlsWhat Do the VM, VMI, and Migration CRDs Represent?
Explains what responsibilities each of KubeVirt's core API types -- VirtualMachine, VirtualMachineInstance, and VirtualMachineInstanceMigration -- has, and why they are separated, based on the source schema.
2026-03-20 · 6 min read #architecture#kubevirt#kubernetes#virtualization#crd