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Using Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) to migrate applications between OpenShift Clusters

6 min readDec 10, 2023

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The Migration Toolkit for Containers (MTC) offers a seamless solution for migrating stateful application workloads between OpenShift Container Platform 4 clusters. It’s originally designed to migrate applications from OpenShift 3.x to 4.x. With MTC, you can migrate applications at the namespace level, whether it’s within the same cluster or between different clusters, using state migration.

To simplify the migration process, MTC provides a user-friendly web console and an API based on Kubernetes custom resources. These tools allow you to have full control over the migration and minimize application downtime, ensuring a smooth transition.

One of the key advantages of MTC is its ability to migrate applications from older cluster versions to newer ones. This flexibility enables organizations to take advantage of the latest features and improvements offered by newer versions of OpenShift Container Platform.

With MTC, you can confidently migrate your stateful applications, knowing that you have a robust toolkit at your disposal. Its intuitive interface and powerful features make it an ideal choice for organizations looking to streamline their application migration process.

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Haozhao
Haozhao

Written by Haozhao

Work at Red Hat as a Platform Specialist for OpenShift. DevOps and Agile practitioner.