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name: vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_viewing
title: Viewing KMIP for VMware instances
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2026-03-05
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> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Viewing KMIP for VMware instances
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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**End of Marketing**: As of 17 July 2025, new deployments of VMware Regulated Workloads instances are no longer available for new customers. If you are an existing customer, you can still add or delete clusters, add or delete VMware ESXi™ servers or NFS storage, and add or remove services for your existing Regulated Workloads instances. As an existing customer, you can also view or delete your Regulated Workloads instances.
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Use this procedure to view the KMIP™ for VMware® instances that you ordered and information about them.

## Procedure to view KMIP for VMware instances
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1. For more information about end of life procedures for IBM Cloud infrastructure services and third-party software products, see [Lifecycle policy for IBM Cloud products](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/overview?topic=overview-services_availability&format=markdown). If you have any questions or need assistance, send an email to clouddigitalsales@us.ibm.com, or [open a support ticket](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-trbl_support&format=markdown) in the VMware Solutions console.
2. In the **KMIP for VMware** table, you can see information about the instances that you ordered.

| Item | Description |
|:---- |:----------- |
| Name | The name of the instance. |
| Region | The IBM Cloud® region where the instance is hosted. |
| Creation time | The date and time when the instance was created. |
| Status | The status of the instance. |
{: caption="KMIP for VMware instances items" caption-side="bottom"}

The instance can have different statuses.

| Status | Description |
|:------ |:----------- |
| Installing | The instance is being created. |
| Inactive | The instance is successfully deployed, but it is not configured yet. |
| Configuring | The instance is being activated. |
| Installed | The instance is ready to use. |
| Removing | The instance is being deleted. |
{: caption="KMIP for VMware instances status descriptions" caption-side="bottom"}

## Related links
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* [Ordering KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_ordering&format=markdown)
* [Adding, viewing, and deleting certificates for KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_addingdeletingcert&format=markdown)
* [Deleting KMIP for VMware instances](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-kmip_standalone_deleting&format=markdown)
* [Activity tracking events for VMware Solutions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-at_events&format=markdown)