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= Migrating from the OpenShift SDN network plugin
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As a cluster administrator, you can migrate to the OVN-Kubernetes network plugin from the OpenShift SDN network plugin using the _offline_ migration method or the limited live migration method.

To learn more about OVN-Kubernetes, read xref:../../networking/ovn_kubernetes_network_provider/about-ovn-kubernetes#about-ovn-kubernetes[About the OVN-Kubernetes network plugin].

include::modules/nw-ovn-kubernetes-migration-about.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::modules/nw-network-plugin-migration-process.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::modules/nw-ovn-kubernetes-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

include::modules/nw-ovn-kubernetes-live-migration-about.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::modules/how-the-live-migration-process-works.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::modules/nw-ovn-kubernetes-live-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::modules/checking-cluster-resources-before-initiating-limited-live-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+3]
include::modules/removing-egress-router-pods-before-initiating-limited-live-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+3]
include::modules/initiating-limited-live-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+3]
include::modules/patching-ovnk-address-ranges.adoc[leveloffset=+3]
include::modules/checking-cluster-resources-after-initiating-limited-live-migration.adoc[leveloffset=+3]
include::modules/nw-ovn-kubernetes-checking-live-migration-metrics.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::modules/live-migration-metrics-information.adoc[leveloffset=+3]

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== Additional resources

* link:https://access.redhat.com/labs/ocpnc/[Red Hat OpenShift Network Calculator]
* xref:../../networking/cluster-network-operator.adoc#nw-operator-configuration-parameters-for-ovn-sdn_cluster-network-operator[Configuration parameters for the OVN-Kubernetes network plugin]
* xref:../../backup_and_restore/control_plane_backup_and_restore/backing-up-etcd.adoc#backup-etcd[Backing up etcd]
* xref:../../networking/network_security/network_policy/about-network-policy.adoc#about-network-policy[About network policy]
* xref:../../networking/changing-cluster-network-mtu.adoc#nw-cluster-mtu-change_changing-cluster-network-mtu[Changing the cluster MTU]
* xref:../../networking/changing-cluster-network-mtu.adoc#mtu-value-selection_changing-cluster-network-mtu[MTU value selection]
* xref:../../networking/network_security/network_policy/about-network-policy.adoc#nw-networkpolicy-optimize-ovn_about-network-policy[About network policy]
* OVN-Kubernetes capabilities
- xref:../../networking/ovn_kubernetes_network_provider/configuring-egress-ips-ovn.adoc#configuring-egress-ips-ovn[Configuring an egress IP address]
- xref:../../networking/network_security/egress_firewall/configuring-egress-firewall-ovn.adoc#configuring-egress-firewall-ovn[Configuring an egress firewall for a project]
- link:https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7078619[OVN-Kubernetes egress firewall blocks process to deploy application as DeploymentConfig]
- xref:../../networking/ovn_kubernetes_network_provider/enabling-multicast.adoc#nw-ovn-kubernetes-enabling-multicast[Enabling multicast for a project]
* OpenShift SDN capabilities
- xref:../../networking/openshift_sdn/assigning-egress-ips.adoc#assigning-egress-ips[Configuring egress IPs for a project]
- xref:../../networking/openshift_sdn/configuring-egress-firewall.adoc#configuring-egress-firewall[Configuring an egress firewall for a project]
- xref:../../networking/openshift_sdn/enabling-multicast.adoc#enabling-multicast[Enabling multicast for a project]
- xref:../../networking/openshift_sdn/deploying-egress-router-layer3-redirection.adoc#deploying-egress-router-layer3-redirection[Deploying an egress router pod in redirect mode]
* xref:../../rest_api/operator_apis/network-operator-openshift-io-v1.adoc#network-operator-openshift-io-v1[Network [operator.openshift.io/v1]]