KubeVirt VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations API

Operations for managing live migration of VirtualMachineInstances from one node to another without downtime.

Operations 4

GET /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations KubeVirt List VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations #
POST /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations KubeVirt Create a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration #
GET /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations/{name} KubeVirt Get a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration #
DELETE /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations/{name} KubeVirt Cancel a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration #

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OpenAPI Specification

kubevirt-virtualmachineinstancemigrations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer DataSources Virtual Machine Instance Migrations API
  description: The KubeVirt Containerized Data Importer (CDI) API provides Kubernetes CRD endpoints for managing virtual machine disk image import and cloning pipelines. CDI introduces DataVolume, DataSource, and StorageProfile resources that automate importing VM disk images from HTTP, S3, OCI registries, and other sources into PersistentVolumeClaims ready for use as KubeVirt VM disks.
  version: 1.59.0
  contact:
    name: KubeVirt Community
    url: https://kubevirt.io/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://{kubernetes-api-server}
  description: Kubernetes API server
  variables:
    kubernetes-api-server:
      default: localhost:6443
      description: Address of the Kubernetes API server
tags:
- name: VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
  description: Operations for managing live migration of VirtualMachineInstances from one node to another without downtime.
paths:
  /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations:
    get:
      operationId: listNamespacedVMIMigration
      summary: KubeVirt List VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
      description: Returns all VirtualMachineInstanceMigration resources in the specified namespace. Each migration resource tracks the state of a live migration.
      tags:
      - VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/labelSelector'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of migrations
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualMachineInstanceMigrationList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
    post:
      operationId: createNamespacedVMIMigration
      summary: KubeVirt Create a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration
      description: Initiates a live migration by creating a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration resource. The migration moves the VMI to another node while it continues running.
      tags:
      - VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualMachineInstanceMigration'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Migration created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualMachineInstanceMigration'
        '400':
          description: Invalid migration specification
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /apis/kubevirt.io/v1/namespaces/{namespace}/virtualmachineinstancemigrations/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: readNamespacedVMIMigration
      summary: KubeVirt Get a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration
      description: Returns the specified migration resource including its current phase, source and target node information, and completion status.
      tags:
      - VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Migration details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualMachineInstanceMigration'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Migration not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteNamespacedVMIMigration
      summary: KubeVirt Cancel a VirtualMachineInstanceMigration
      description: Cancels an in-progress migration by deleting the VirtualMachineInstanceMigration resource.
      tags:
      - VirtualMachineInstanceMigrations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/namespace'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Migration cancelled
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Migration not found
components:
  schemas:
    ObjectMeta:
      type: object
      description: Standard Kubernetes object metadata.
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the resource.
        namespace:
          type: string
          description: Namespace the resource belongs to.
        labels:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Labels for organizing and selecting resources.
        annotations:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Non-identifying metadata.
        resourceVersion:
          type: string
        uid:
          type: string
        creationTimestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    VirtualMachineInstanceMigrationList:
      type: object
      description: List of VirtualMachineInstanceMigration resources.
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
        kind:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/VirtualMachineInstanceMigration'
    VirtualMachineInstanceMigration:
      type: object
      description: A VirtualMachineInstanceMigration resource tracking the live migration of a VirtualMachineInstance from one node to another.
      required:
      - apiVersion
      - kind
      - metadata
      - spec
      properties:
        apiVersion:
          type: string
          enum:
          - kubevirt.io/v1
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - VirtualMachineInstanceMigration
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ObjectMeta'
        spec:
          type: object
          description: Migration specification.
          required:
          - vmiName
          properties:
            vmiName:
              type: string
              description: Name of the VirtualMachineInstance to migrate.
        status:
          type: object
          description: Observed migration status.
          properties:
            phase:
              type: string
              description: Current phase of the migration.
              enum:
              - Pending
              - Scheduling
              - Scheduled
              - PreparingTarget
              - TargetReady
              - Running
              - Succeeded
              - Failed
            migrationState:
              type: object
              description: Detailed migration state.
              properties:
                startTimestamp:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                endTimestamp:
                  type: string
                  format: date-time
                targetNode:
                  type: string
                sourceNode:
                  type: string
                completed:
                  type: boolean
                failed:
                  type: boolean
                failureReason:
                  type: string
  parameters:
    name:
      name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The name of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
    namespace:
      name: namespace
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Kubernetes namespace of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of results per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
    labelSelector:
      name: labelSelector
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Label selector to filter resources.
      schema:
        type: string
externalDocs:
  description: CDI Documentation
  url: https://kubevirt.io/user-guide/storage/containerized_data_importer/