3. Instance types and preferences

Learn how to use and define instance types and preferences

In this section we will see how we can define instance types and preferences. These provide a way to define a set of runtime characteristics like resources or performance settings which can then be reused.

Goals

  • Know the benefit of VirtualMachineInstancetype and VirtualMachinePreference
  • Examine common instance types and preferences
  • Deploy VMs with a common instance type
  • Define your own instance type and preference settings
  • Use your custom instance types with your VMs

3.1. Introduction

Use your own instance type

3.2. Common instance types and preferences

Discover and use common instance types and preferences provided by KubeVirt

3.3. Create an instance type

Create your own instance type and preference

3.4. Re-assign an instance type

Re-assign an instance type to your VM