Red Hat OpenShift 4.18 Enhances Virtual Machine Support, Multicloud Capabilities
SC Media, Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
Red Hat has launched OpenShift 4.18, the latest version of its Kubernetes-based application platform, with new features to improve the management of virtual machines and containers as well as to enhance consistency across cloud-native, VM-based, and traditional applications, InfoWorld reports.
Among the key upgrades in OpenShift 4.18 is that user-defined networks have entered general availability. UDN introduces advanced networking features by allowing custom Layer 2, Layer 3, and local network segments for container pods and VMs through the default OpenShift OVN-Kubernetes networking.
Meanwhile, the addition of Border Gateway Protocol support strengthens segmentation, enabling VM static IP assignment and enhancing multitenancy.