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Virtual machine management with KubeVirt on Kubernetes. Use when creating, managing, or troubleshooting VMs running on Kubernetes clusters.
npx skill4agent add rohitg00/kubectl-mcp-server k8s-kubevirt| Priority | Rule | Impact | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detect KubeVirt installation first | CRITICAL | |
| 2 | Check VM status before operations | HIGH | |
| 3 | List VMIs for running VMs | HIGH | |
| 4 | Use instance types for consistency | MEDIUM | |
| Task | Tool | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Detect KubeVirt | | |
| List VMs | | |
| Start VM | | |
| Live migrate VM | | |
kubevirt_detect_tool()# List VirtualMachines
kubevirt_vms_list_tool(namespace="default")
# List VirtualMachineInstances (running VMs)
kubevirt_vmis_list_tool(namespace="default")# Get VM definition
kubevirt_vm_get_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")
# Shows:
# - Spec (CPU, memory, disks)
# - Running status
# - Conditionskubevirt_vm_start_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")kubevirt_vm_stop_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")kubevirt_vm_restart_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")# Pause (freeze CPU)
kubevirt_vm_pause_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")
# Unpause
kubevirt_vm_unpause_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")# Migrate VM to another node
kubevirt_vm_migrate_tool(name="my-vm", namespace="default")
# Check migration status
kubevirt_vmis_list_tool(namespace="default")
# Look for: migrationState# List available instance types
kubevirt_instancetypes_list_tool()
# Instance types define:
# - CPU count
# - Memory size
# - GPU allocation# List data volumes (persistent VM disks)
kubevirt_datavolumes_list_tool(namespace="default")
# List data sources (golden images)
kubevirt_datasources_list_tool(namespace="default")kubectl_apply(manifest="""
apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
name: my-vm
namespace: default
spec:
running: true
template:
metadata:
labels:
kubevirt.io/vm: my-vm
spec:
domain:
cpu:
cores: 2
memory:
guest: 4Gi
devices:
disks:
- name: rootdisk
disk:
bus: virtio
- name: cloudinitdisk
disk:
bus: virtio
volumes:
- name: rootdisk
containerDisk:
image: quay.io/kubevirt/fedora-cloud-container-disk-demo
- name: cloudinitdisk
cloudInitNoCloud:
userData: |
#cloud-config
password: fedora
chpasswd: { expire: False }
""")kubectl_apply(manifest="""
apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
name: vm-with-pvc
namespace: default
spec:
running: true
dataVolumeTemplates:
- metadata:
name: vm-with-pvc-disk
spec:
source:
http:
url: https://cloud.centos.org/centos/7/images/CentOS-7-x86_64-GenericCloud.qcow2
storage:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 10Gi
template:
spec:
domain:
cpu:
cores: 2
memory:
guest: 4Gi
devices:
disks:
- name: rootdisk
disk:
bus: virtio
volumes:
- name: rootdisk
dataVolume:
name: vm-with-pvc-disk
""")1. kubevirt_vm_get_tool(name, namespace) # Check status/conditions
2. kubevirt_vmis_list_tool(namespace) # Check VMI exists
3. get_events(namespace) # Check events
4. get_pods(namespace, label_selector="kubevirt.io/vm=<name>") # Check virt-launcher1. kubevirt_vmis_list_tool(namespace) # Check migrationState
2. get_events(namespace) # Check events
3. # Common issues:
# - No suitable target node
# - Insufficient resources
# - Shared storage required