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Add DeprecatedMachineType runbook
Signed-off-by: Daniel Sionov <dsionov@redhat.com>
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# DeprecatedMachineType
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## Meaning
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This alert fires when one or more Virtual Machines (VMs)
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are running with machine types that have been marked as deprecated (no longer supported).
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## Impact
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Running VMs on deprecated machine types can cause serious issues, including:
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Loss of certain features or degraded functionality.
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Reduced performance or unexpected behavior.
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Security vulnerabilities due to lack of ongoing support.
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Failure to restart VMs if the machine type is unsupported by the current or upgraded virt-launcher version.
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These issues can lead to service disruptions and affect workload availability during or after cluster upgrades.
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## Diagnosis
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This alert does **not** specify which exact machine types are deprecated on your VMs. Instead, it indicates that some VMs or VMIs are using machine types marked as deprecated by the cluster nodes.
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To identify which machine types are deprecated on your nodes, inspect the following file on each node:
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/var/lib/kubevirt-node-labeller/capabilities.xml
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This XML file contains the node's virtualization capabilities, including a list of guest machine types. Deprecated machine types are marked with the attribute `deprecated="yes"`.
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Example excerpt from the XML:
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```xml
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<machine maxCpus='710' deprecated='yes'>pc-q35-rhel8.6.0</machine>
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<machine maxCpus='4096'>pc-q35-rhel9.6.0</machine>
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```
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In this example, pc-q35-rhel8.6.0 is deprecated, while pc-q35-rhel9.6.0 is supported.
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### Next steps for admins:
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- Compare the machine types used by your VMs with the deprecated types listed in this file.
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- Plan and perform migrations of VMs using deprecated machine types to supported ones before upgrading the cluster.
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## Mitigation
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Update affected VMs to use a supported machine type. You can:
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- Edit VM definitions individually by modifying the spec.template.spec.domain.machine.type field.
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- Or, for a smoother and cleaner update of multiple VMs, use the kubevirt-api-lifecycle-automation tool to transition all deprecated VMs in one operation.
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This approach ensures consistent, automated migration and reduces manual errors or downtime during cluster upgrades.
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If you cannot resolve the issue, see the following resources:
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- [OKD Help](https://okd.io/docs/community/help/)
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- [#virtualization Slack channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/channels/virtualization)
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