Chapter 9. Storage 9.1. Storage configuration overview You can configure a default storage class, storage profiles, Containerized Data Importer (CDI), data volumes, and automatic boot source updates. 9.1.1. Storage The following storage configuration tasks are mandatory: Configure a default storage class You must configure a default storage class for your cluster. Otherwise, the cluster cannot receive automated boot source updates. Configure storage profiles You must configure storage profiles if your storage provider is not recognized by CDI. A storage profile provides recommended storage settings based on the associated storage class. The following storage configuration tasks are optional: Reserve additional PVC space for file system overhead By default, 5.5% of a file system PVC is reserved for overhead, reducing the space available for VM disks by that amount. You can configure a different overhead value. Configure local storage by using the hostpath provisioner You can configure local storage for virtual machines by using the hostpath provisioner (HPP). When you install the OpenShift Virtualization Operator, the HPP Operator is automatically installed. Configure user permissions to clone data volumes between namespaces You can configure RBAC roles to enable users to clone data volumes between namespaces. 9.1.2. Containerized Data Importer You can perform the following Containerized Data Importer (CDI) configuration tasks: Override the resource request limits of a namespace You can configure CDI to import, upload, and clone VM disks into namespaces that are subject to CPU and memory resource restrictions. Configure CDI scratch space CDI requires scratch space (temporary storage) to complete some operations, such as importing and uploading VM images. During this process, CDI provisions a scratch space PVC equal to the size of the PVC backing the destination data volume (DV). 9.1.3. Data volumes You can perform the following data volume configuration tasks: Enable preallocation for data volumes CDI can preallocate disk space to improve write performance when creating data volumes. You can enable preallocation for specific data volumes. Manage data volume annotations Data volume annotations allow you to manage pod behavior. You can add one or more annotations to a data volume, which then propagates to the created importer pods. 9.1.4. Boot source updates You can perform the following boot source update configuration task: Manage automatic boot source updates Boot sources can make virtual machine (VM) creation more accessible and efficient for users. If automatic boot source updates are enabled, CDI imports, polls, and updates the images so that they are ready to be cloned for new VMs. By default, CDI automatically updates Red Hat boot sources. You can enable automatic updates for custom boot sources. 9.2. Configuring storage profiles A storage profile provides recommended storage settings based on the associated storage class. A storage profile is allocated for each storage class. The Containerized Data Importer (CDI) recognizes a storage provider if it has been configured to identify and interact with the storage provider's capabilities. For recognized storage types, the CDI provides values that optimize the creation of PVCs. You can also configure automatic settings for the storage class by customizing the storage profile. If the CDI does not recognize your storage provider, you must configure storage profiles. Important When using OpenShift Virtualization with Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation, specify RBD block mode persistent volume claims (PVCs) when creating virtual machine disks. RBD block mode volumes are more efficient and provide better performance than Ceph FS or RBD filesystem-mode PVCs. To specify RBD block mode PVCs, use the 'ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd' storage class and VolumeMode: Block . 9.2.1. Customizing the storage profile You can specify default parameters by editing the StorageProfile object for the provisioner's storage class. These default parameters only apply to the persistent volume claim (PVC) if they are not configured in the DataVolume object. You cannot modify storage class parameters. To make changes, delete and re-create the storage class. You must then reapply any customizations that were previously made to the storage profile. An empty status section in a storage profile indicates that a storage provisioner is not recognized by the Containerized Data Interface (CDI). Customizing a storage profile is necessary if you have a storage provisioner that is not recognized by CDI. In this case, the administrator sets appropriate values in the storage profile to ensure successful allocations. Warning If you create a data volume and omit YAML attributes and these attributes are not defined in the storage profile, then the requested storage will not be allocated and the underlying persistent volume claim (PVC) will not be created. Prerequisites Ensure that your planned configuration is supported by the storage class and its provider. Specifying an incompatible configuration in a storage profile causes volume provisioning to fail. Procedure Edit the storage profile. In this example, the provisioner is not recognized by CDI. USD oc edit storageprofile <storage_class> Example storage profile apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <unknown_provisioner_class> # ... spec: {} status: provisioner: <unknown_provisioner> storageClass: <unknown_provisioner_class> Provide the needed attribute values in the storage profile: Example storage profile apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <unknown_provisioner_class> # ... spec: claimPropertySets: - accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce 1 volumeMode: Filesystem 2 status: provisioner: <unknown_provisioner> storageClass: <unknown_provisioner_class> 1 The accessModes that you select. 2 The volumeMode that you select. After you save your changes, the selected values appear in the storage profile status element. 9.2.1.1. Setting a default cloning strategy using a storage profile You can use storage profiles to set a default cloning method for a storage class, creating a cloning strategy . Setting cloning strategies can be helpful, for example, if your storage vendor only supports certain cloning methods. It also allows you to select a method that limits resource usage or maximizes performance. Cloning strategies can be specified by setting the cloneStrategy attribute in a storage profile to one of these values: snapshot is used by default when snapshots are configured. The CDI will use the snapshot method if it recognizes the storage provider and the provider supports Container Storage Interface (CSI) snapshots. This cloning strategy uses a temporary volume snapshot to clone the volume. copy uses a source pod and a target pod to copy data from the source volume to the target volume. Host-assisted cloning is the least efficient method of cloning. csi-clone uses the CSI clone API to efficiently clone an existing volume without using an interim volume snapshot. Unlike snapshot or copy , which are used by default if no storage profile is defined, CSI volume cloning is only used when you specify it in the StorageProfile object for the provisioner's storage class. Note You can also set clone strategies using the CLI without modifying the default claimPropertySets in your YAML spec section. Example storage profile apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <provisioner_class> # ... spec: claimPropertySets: - accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce 1 volumeMode: Filesystem 2 cloneStrategy: csi-clone 3 status: provisioner: <provisioner> storageClass: <provisioner_class> 1 Specify the access mode. 2 Specify the volume mode. 3 Specify the default cloning strategy. 9.2.1.2. Viewing automatically created storage profiles The system creates storage profiles for each storage class automatically. Procedure To view the list of storage profiles, run the following command: USD oc get storageprofile To fetch the details of a particular storage profile, run the following command: USD oc describe storageprofile <name> Example storage profile details Name: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization Namespace: Labels: app=containerized-data-importer app.kubernetes.io/component=storage app.kubernetes.io/managed-by=cdi-controller app.kubernetes.io/part-of=hyperconverged-cluster app.kubernetes.io/version=4.17.2 cdi.kubevirt.io= Annotations: <none> API Version: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 Kind: StorageProfile Metadata: Creation Timestamp: 2023-11-13T07:58:02Z Generation: 2 Owner References: API Version: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 Block Owner Deletion: true Controller: true Kind: CDI Name: cdi-kubevirt-hyperconverged UID: 2d6f169a-382c-4caf-b614-a640f2ef8abb Resource Version: 4186799537 UID: 14aef804-6688-4f2e-986b-0297fd3aaa68 Spec: Status: Claim Property Sets: 1 accessModes: ReadWriteMany volumeMode: Block accessModes: ReadWriteOnce volumeMode: Block accessModes: ReadWriteOnce volumeMode: Filesystem Clone Strategy: csi-clone 2 Data Import Cron Source Format: snapshot 3 Provisioner: openshift-storage.rbd.csi.ceph.com Snapshot Class: ocs-storagecluster-rbdplugin-snapclass Storage Class: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization Events: <none> 1 Claim Property Sets is an ordered list of AccessMode / VolumeMode pairs, which describe the PVC modes that are used to provision VM disks. 2 The Clone Strategy line indicates the clone strategy to be used. 3 Data Import Cron Source Format indicates whether golden images on this storage are stored as PVCs or volume snapshots. 9.3. Managing automatic boot source updates You can manage automatic updates for the following boot sources: All Red Hat boot sources All custom boot sources Individual Red Hat or custom boot sources Boot sources can make virtual machine (VM) creation more accessible and efficient for users. If automatic boot source updates are enabled, the Containerized Data Importer (CDI) imports, polls, and updates the images so that they are ready to be cloned for new VMs. By default, CDI automatically updates Red Hat boot sources. 9.3.1. Managing Red Hat boot source updates You can opt out of automatic updates for all system-defined boot sources by disabling the enableCommonBootImageImport feature gate. If you disable this feature gate, all DataImportCron objects are deleted. This does not remove previously imported boot source objects that store operating system images, though administrators can delete them manually. When the enableCommonBootImageImport feature gate is disabled, DataSource objects are reset so that they no longer point to the original boot source. An administrator can manually provide a boot source by creating a new persistent volume claim (PVC) or volume snapshot for the DataSource object, then populating it with an operating system image. 9.3.1.1. Managing automatic updates for all system-defined boot sources Disabling automatic boot source imports and updates can lower resource usage. In disconnected environments, disabling automatic boot source updates prevents CDIDataImportCronOutdated alerts from filling up logs. To disable automatic updates for all system-defined boot sources, turn off the enableCommonBootImageImport feature gate by setting the value to false . Setting this value to true re-enables the feature gate and turns automatic updates back on. Note Custom boot sources are not affected by this setting. Procedure Toggle the feature gate for automatic boot source updates by editing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). To disable automatic boot source updates, set the spec.featureGates.enableCommonBootImageImport field in the HyperConverged CR to false . For example: USD oc patch hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv \ --type json -p '[{"op": "replace", "path": \ "/spec/featureGates/enableCommonBootImageImport", \ "value": false}]' To re-enable automatic boot source updates, set the spec.featureGates.enableCommonBootImageImport field in the HyperConverged CR to true . For example: USD oc patch hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv \ --type json -p '[{"op": "replace", "path": \ "/spec/featureGates/enableCommonBootImageImport", \ "value": true}]' 9.3.2. Managing custom boot source updates Custom boot sources that are not provided by OpenShift Virtualization are not controlled by the feature gate. You must manage them individually by editing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Important You must configure a storage class. Otherwise, the cluster cannot receive automated updates for custom boot sources. See Defining a storage class for details. 9.3.2.1. Configuring a storage class for custom boot source updates You can override the default storage class by editing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Important Boot sources are created from storage using the default storage class. If your cluster does not have a default storage class, you must define one before configuring automatic updates for custom boot sources. Procedure Open the HyperConverged CR in your default editor by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Define a new storage class by entering a value in the storageClassName field: apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: name: rhel8-image-cron spec: template: spec: storageClassName: <new_storage_class> 1 schedule: "0 */12 * * *" 2 managedDataSource: <data_source> 3 # ... 1 Define the storage class. 2 Required: Schedule for the job specified in cron format. 3 Required: The data source to use. Remove the storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class annotation from the current default storage class. Retrieve the name of the current default storage class by running the following command: USD oc get storageclass Example output NAME PROVISIONER RECLAIMPOLICY VOLUMEBINDINGMODE ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION AGE csi-manila-ceph manila.csi.openstack.org Delete Immediate false 11d hostpath-csi-basic (default) kubevirt.io.hostpath-provisioner Delete WaitForFirstConsumer false 11d 1 1 In this example, the current default storage class is named hostpath-csi-basic . Remove the annotation from the current default storage class by running the following command: USD oc patch storageclass <current_default_storage_class> -p '{"metadata": {"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"false"}}}' 1 1 Replace <current_default_storage_class> with the storageClassName value of the default storage class. Set the new storage class as the default by running the following command: USD oc patch storageclass <new_storage_class> -p '{"metadata":{"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"true"}}}' 1 1 Replace <new_storage_class> with the storageClassName value that you added to the HyperConverged CR. 9.3.2.2. Enabling automatic updates for custom boot sources OpenShift Virtualization automatically updates system-defined boot sources by default, but does not automatically update custom boot sources. You must manually enable automatic updates by editing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Prerequisites The cluster has a default storage class. Procedure Open the HyperConverged CR in your default editor by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Edit the HyperConverged CR, adding the appropriate template and boot source in the dataImportCronTemplates section. For example: Example custom resource apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: name: centos7-image-cron annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" 1 labels: instancetype.kubevirt.io/default-preference: centos.7 instancetype.kubevirt.io/default-instancetype: u1.medium spec: schedule: "0 */12 * * *" 2 template: spec: source: registry: 3 url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos:7-2009 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: centos7 4 1 This annotation is required for storage classes with volumeBindingMode set to WaitForFirstConsumer . 2 Schedule for the job specified in cron format. 3 Use to create a data volume from a registry source. Use the default pod pullMethod and not node pullMethod , which is based on the node docker cache. The node docker cache is useful when a registry image is available via Container.Image , but the CDI importer is not authorized to access it. 4 For the custom image to be detected as an available boot source, the name of the image's managedDataSource must match the name of the template's DataSource , which is found under spec.dataVolumeTemplates.spec.sourceRef.name in the VM template YAML file. Save the file. 9.3.2.3. Enabling volume snapshot boot sources Enable volume snapshot boot sources by setting the parameter in the StorageProfile associated with the storage class that stores operating system base images. Although DataImportCron was originally designed to maintain only PVC sources, VolumeSnapshot sources scale better than PVC sources for certain storage types. Note Use volume snapshots on a storage profile that is proven to scale better when cloning from a single snapshot. Prerequisites You must have access to a volume snapshot with the operating system image. The storage must support snapshotting. Procedure Open the storage profile object that corresponds to the storage class used to provision boot sources by running the following command: USD oc edit storageprofile <storage_class> Review the dataImportCronSourceFormat specification of the StorageProfile to confirm whether or not the VM is using PVC or volume snapshot by default. Edit the storage profile, if needed, by updating the dataImportCronSourceFormat specification to snapshot . Example storage profile apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: # ... spec: dataImportCronSourceFormat: snapshot Verification Open the storage profile object that corresponds to the storage class used to provision boot sources. USD oc get storageprofile <storage_class> -oyaml Confirm that the dataImportCronSourceFormat specification of the StorageProfile is set to 'snapshot', and that any DataSource objects that the DataImportCron points to now reference volume snapshots. You can now use these boot sources to create virtual machines. 9.3.3. Disabling automatic updates for a single boot source You can disable automatic updates for an individual boot source, whether it is custom or system-defined, by editing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Procedure Open the HyperConverged CR in your default editor by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Disable automatic updates for an individual boot source by editing the spec.dataImportCronTemplates field. Custom boot source Remove the boot source from the spec.dataImportCronTemplates field. Automatic updates are disabled for custom boot sources by default. System-defined boot source Add the boot source to spec.dataImportCronTemplates . Note Automatic updates are enabled by default for system-defined boot sources, but these boot sources are not listed in the CR unless you add them. Set the value of the dataimportcrontemplate.kubevirt.io/enable annotation to 'false' . For example: apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: annotations: dataimportcrontemplate.kubevirt.io/enable: 'false' name: rhel8-image-cron # ... Save the file. 9.3.4. Verifying the status of a boot source You can determine if a boot source is system-defined or custom by viewing the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Procedure View the contents of the HyperConverged CR by running the following command: USD oc get hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv -o yaml Example output apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: # ... status: # ... dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" name: centos-7-image-cron spec: garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: centos7 schedule: 55 8/12 * * * template: metadata: {} spec: source: registry: url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos:7-2009 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi status: {} status: commonTemplate: true 1 # ... - metadata: annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" name: user-defined-dic spec: garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: user-defined-centos-stream8 schedule: 55 8/12 * * * template: metadata: {} spec: source: registry: pullMethod: node url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos-stream:8 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi status: {} status: {} 2 # ... 1 Indicates a system-defined boot source. 2 Indicates a custom boot source. Verify the status of the boot source by reviewing the status.dataImportCronTemplates.status field. If the field contains commonTemplate: true , it is a system-defined boot source. If the status.dataImportCronTemplates.status field has the value {} , it is a custom boot source. 9.4. Reserving PVC space for file system overhead When you add a virtual machine disk to a persistent volume claim (PVC) that uses the Filesystem volume mode, you must ensure that there is enough space on the PVC for the VM disk and for file system overhead, such as metadata. By default, OpenShift Virtualization reserves 5.5% of the PVC space for overhead, reducing the space available for virtual machine disks by that amount. You can configure a different overhead value by editing the HCO object. You can change the value globally and you can specify values for specific storage classes. 9.4.1. Overriding the default file system overhead value Change the amount of persistent volume claim (PVC) space that the OpenShift Virtualization reserves for file system overhead by editing the spec.filesystemOverhead attribute of the HCO object. Prerequisites Install the OpenShift CLI ( oc ). Procedure Open the HCO object for editing by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Edit the spec.filesystemOverhead fields, populating them with your chosen values: # ... spec: filesystemOverhead: global: "<new_global_value>" 1 storageClass: <storage_class_name>: "<new_value_for_this_storage_class>" 2 1 The default file system overhead percentage used for any storage classes that do not already have a set value. For example, global: "0.07" reserves 7% of the PVC for file system overhead. 2 The file system overhead percentage for the specified storage class. For example, mystorageclass: "0.04" changes the default overhead value for PVCs in the mystorageclass storage class to 4%. Save and exit the editor to update the HCO object. Verification View the CDIConfig status and verify your changes by running one of the following commands: To generally verify changes to CDIConfig : USD oc get cdiconfig -o yaml To view your specific changes to CDIConfig : USD oc get cdiconfig -o jsonpath='{.items..status.filesystemOverhead}' 9.5. Configuring local storage by using the hostpath provisioner You can configure local storage for virtual machines by using the hostpath provisioner (HPP). When you install the OpenShift Virtualization Operator, the Hostpath Provisioner Operator is automatically installed. HPP is a local storage provisioner designed for OpenShift Virtualization that is created by the Hostpath Provisioner Operator. To use HPP, you create an HPP custom resource (CR) with a basic storage pool. 9.5.1. Creating a hostpath provisioner with a basic storage pool You configure a hostpath provisioner (HPP) with a basic storage pool by creating an HPP custom resource (CR) with a storagePools stanza. The storage pool specifies the name and path used by the CSI driver. Important Do not create storage pools in the same partition as the operating system. Otherwise, the operating system partition might become filled to capacity, which will impact performance or cause the node to become unstable or unusable. Prerequisites The directories specified in spec.storagePools.path must have read/write access. Procedure Create an hpp_cr.yaml file with a storagePools stanza as in the following example: apiVersion: hostpathprovisioner.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HostPathProvisioner metadata: name: hostpath-provisioner spec: imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent storagePools: 1 - name: any_name path: "/var/myvolumes" 2 workload: nodeSelector: kubernetes.io/os: linux 1 The storagePools stanza is an array to which you can add multiple entries. 2 Specify the storage pool directories under this node path. Save the file and exit. Create the HPP by running the following command: USD oc create -f hpp_cr.yaml 9.5.1.1. About creating storage classes When you create a storage class, you set parameters that affect the dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes (PVs) that belong to that storage class. You cannot update a StorageClass object's parameters after you create it. In order to use the hostpath provisioner (HPP) you must create an associated storage class for the CSI driver with the storagePools stanza. Note Virtual machines use data volumes that are based on local PVs. Local PVs are bound to specific nodes. While the disk image is prepared for consumption by the virtual machine, it is possible that the virtual machine cannot be scheduled to the node where the local storage PV was previously pinned. To solve this problem, use the Kubernetes pod scheduler to bind the persistent volume claim (PVC) to a PV on the correct node. By using the StorageClass value with volumeBindingMode parameter set to WaitForFirstConsumer , the binding and provisioning of the PV is delayed until a pod is created using the PVC. 9.5.1.2. Creating a storage class for the CSI driver with the storagePools stanza To use the hostpath provisioner (HPP) you must create an associated storage class for the Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver. When you create a storage class, you set parameters that affect the dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes (PVs) that belong to that storage class. You cannot update a StorageClass object's parameters after you create it. Note Virtual machines use data volumes that are based on local PVs. Local PVs are bound to specific nodes. While a disk image is prepared for consumption by the virtual machine, it is possible that the virtual machine cannot be scheduled to the node where the local storage PV was previously pinned. To solve this problem, use the Kubernetes pod scheduler to bind the persistent volume claim (PVC) to a PV on the correct node. By using the StorageClass value with volumeBindingMode parameter set to WaitForFirstConsumer , the binding and provisioning of the PV is delayed until a pod is created using the PVC. Procedure Create a storageclass_csi.yaml file to define the storage class: apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1 kind: StorageClass metadata: name: hostpath-csi provisioner: kubevirt.io.hostpath-provisioner reclaimPolicy: Delete 1 volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer 2 parameters: storagePool: my-storage-pool 3 1 The two possible reclaimPolicy values are Delete and Retain . If you do not specify a value, the default value is Delete . 2 The volumeBindingMode parameter determines when dynamic provisioning and volume binding occur. Specify WaitForFirstConsumer to delay the binding and provisioning of a persistent volume (PV) until after a pod that uses the persistent volume claim (PVC) is created. This ensures that the PV meets the pod's scheduling requirements. 3 Specify the name of the storage pool defined in the HPP CR. Save the file and exit. Create the StorageClass object by running the following command: USD oc create -f storageclass_csi.yaml 9.5.2. About storage pools created with PVC templates If you have a single, large persistent volume (PV), you can create a storage pool by defining a PVC template in the hostpath provisioner (HPP) custom resource (CR). A storage pool created with a PVC template can contain multiple HPP volumes. Splitting a PV into smaller volumes provides greater flexibility for data allocation. The PVC template is based on the spec stanza of the PersistentVolumeClaim object: Example PersistentVolumeClaim object apiVersion: v1 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim metadata: name: iso-pvc spec: volumeMode: Block 1 storageClassName: my-storage-class accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 5Gi 1 This value is only required for block volume mode PVs. You define a storage pool using a pvcTemplate specification in the HPP CR. The Operator creates a PVC from the pvcTemplate specification for each node containing the HPP CSI driver. The PVC created from the PVC template consumes the single large PV, allowing the HPP to create smaller dynamic volumes. You can combine basic storage pools with storage pools created from PVC templates. 9.5.2.1. Creating a storage pool with a PVC template You can create a storage pool for multiple hostpath provisioner (HPP) volumes by specifying a PVC template in the HPP custom resource (CR). Important Do not create storage pools in the same partition as the operating system. Otherwise, the operating system partition might become filled to capacity, which will impact performance or cause the node to become unstable or unusable. Prerequisites The directories specified in spec.storagePools.path must have read/write access. Procedure Create an hpp_pvc_template_pool.yaml file for the HPP CR that specifies a persistent volume (PVC) template in the storagePools stanza according to the following example: apiVersion: hostpathprovisioner.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HostPathProvisioner metadata: name: hostpath-provisioner spec: imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent storagePools: 1 - name: my-storage-pool path: "/var/myvolumes" 2 pvcTemplate: volumeMode: Block 3 storageClassName: my-storage-class 4 accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 5Gi 5 workload: nodeSelector: kubernetes.io/os: linux 1 The storagePools stanza is an array that can contain both basic and PVC template storage pools. 2 Specify the storage pool directories under this node path. 3 Optional: The volumeMode parameter can be either Block or Filesystem as long as it matches the provisioned volume format. If no value is specified, the default is Filesystem . If the volumeMode is Block , the mounting pod creates an XFS file system on the block volume before mounting it. 4 If the storageClassName parameter is omitted, the default storage class is used to create PVCs. If you omit storageClassName , ensure that the HPP storage class is not the default storage class. 5 You can specify statically or dynamically provisioned storage. In either case, ensure the requested storage size is appropriate for the volume you want to virtually divide or the PVC cannot be bound to the large PV. If the storage class you are using uses dynamically provisioned storage, pick an allocation size that matches the size of a typical request. Save the file and exit. Create the HPP with a storage pool by running the following command: USD oc create -f hpp_pvc_template_pool.yaml 9.6. Enabling user permissions to clone data volumes across namespaces The isolating nature of namespaces means that users cannot by default clone resources between namespaces. To enable a user to clone a virtual machine to another namespace, a user with the cluster-admin role must create a new cluster role. Bind this cluster role to a user to enable them to clone virtual machines to the destination namespace. 9.6.1. Creating RBAC resources for cloning data volumes Create a new cluster role that enables permissions for all actions for the datavolumes resource. Prerequisites You must have cluster admin privileges. Procedure Create a ClusterRole manifest: apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: ClusterRole metadata: name: <datavolume-cloner> 1 rules: - apiGroups: ["cdi.kubevirt.io"] resources: ["datavolumes/source"] verbs: ["*"] 1 Unique name for the cluster role. Create the cluster role in the cluster: USD oc create -f <datavolume-cloner.yaml> 1 1 The file name of the ClusterRole manifest created in the step. Create a RoleBinding manifest that applies to both the source and destination namespaces and references the cluster role created in the step. apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: RoleBinding metadata: name: <allow-clone-to-user> 1 namespace: <Source namespace> 2 subjects: - kind: ServiceAccount name: default namespace: <Destination namespace> 3 roleRef: kind: ClusterRole name: datavolume-cloner 4 apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io 1 Unique name for the role binding. 2 The namespace for the source data volume. 3 The namespace to which the data volume is cloned. 4 The name of the cluster role created in the step. Create the role binding in the cluster: USD oc create -f <datavolume-cloner.yaml> 1 1 The file name of the RoleBinding manifest created in the step. 9.7. Configuring CDI to override CPU and memory quotas You can configure the Containerized Data Importer (CDI) to import, upload, and clone virtual machine disks into namespaces that are subject to CPU and memory resource restrictions. 9.7.1. About CPU and memory quotas in a namespace A resource quota , defined by the ResourceQuota object, imposes restrictions on a namespace that limit the total amount of compute resources that can be consumed by resources within that namespace. The HyperConverged custom resource (CR) defines the user configuration for the Containerized Data Importer (CDI). The CPU and memory request and limit values are set to a default value of 0 . This ensures that pods created by CDI that do not specify compute resource requirements are given the default values and are allowed to run in a namespace that is restricted with a quota. When the AutoResourceLimits feature gate is enabled, OpenShift Virtualization automatically manages CPU and memory limits. If a namespace has both CPU and memory quotas, the memory limit is set to double the base allocation and the CPU limit is one per vCPU. 9.7.2. Overriding CPU and memory defaults Modify the default settings for CPU and memory requests and limits for your use case by adding the spec.resourceRequirements.storageWorkloads stanza to the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Prerequisites Install the OpenShift CLI ( oc ). Procedure Edit the HyperConverged CR by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Add the spec.resourceRequirements.storageWorkloads stanza to the CR, setting the values based on your use case. For example: apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: resourceRequirements: storageWorkloads: limits: cpu: "500m" memory: "2Gi" requests: cpu: "250m" memory: "1Gi" Save and exit the editor to update the HyperConverged CR. 9.7.3. Additional resources Resource quotas per project 9.8. Preparing CDI scratch space 9.8.1. About scratch space The Containerized Data Importer (CDI) requires scratch space (temporary storage) to complete some operations, such as importing and uploading virtual machine images. During this process, CDI provisions a scratch space PVC equal to the size of the PVC backing the destination data volume (DV). The scratch space PVC is deleted after the operation completes or aborts. You can define the storage class that is used to bind the scratch space PVC in the spec.scratchSpaceStorageClass field of the HyperConverged custom resource. If the defined storage class does not match a storage class in the cluster, then the default storage class defined for the cluster is used. If there is no default storage class defined in the cluster, the storage class used to provision the original DV or PVC is used. Note CDI requires requesting scratch space with a file volume mode, regardless of the PVC backing the origin data volume. If the origin PVC is backed by block volume mode, you must define a storage class capable of provisioning file volume mode PVCs. Manual provisioning If there are no storage classes, CDI uses any PVCs in the project that match the size requirements for the image. If there are no PVCs that match these requirements, the CDI import pod remains in a Pending state until an appropriate PVC is made available or until a timeout function kills the pod. 9.8.2. CDI operations that require scratch space Type Reason Registry imports CDI must download the image to a scratch space and extract the layers to find the image file. The image file is then passed to QEMU-IMG for conversion to a raw disk. Upload image QEMU-IMG does not accept input from STDIN. Instead, the image to upload is saved in scratch space before it can be passed to QEMU-IMG for conversion. HTTP imports of archived images QEMU-IMG does not know how to handle the archive formats CDI supports. Instead, the image is unarchived and saved into scratch space before it is passed to QEMU-IMG. HTTP imports of authenticated images QEMU-IMG inadequately handles authentication. Instead, the image is saved to scratch space and authenticated before it is passed to QEMU-IMG. HTTP imports of custom certificates QEMU-IMG inadequately handles custom certificates of HTTPS endpoints. Instead, CDI downloads the image to scratch space before passing the file to QEMU-IMG. 9.8.3. Defining a storage class You can define the storage class that the Containerized Data Importer (CDI) uses when allocating scratch space by adding the spec.scratchSpaceStorageClass field to the HyperConverged custom resource (CR). Prerequisites Install the OpenShift CLI ( oc ). Procedure Edit the HyperConverged CR by running the following command: USD oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv Add the spec.scratchSpaceStorageClass field to the CR, setting the value to the name of a storage class that exists in the cluster: apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: scratchSpaceStorageClass: "<storage_class>" 1 1 If you do not specify a storage class, CDI uses the storage class of the persistent volume claim that is being populated. Save and exit your default editor to update the HyperConverged CR. 9.8.4. CDI supported operations matrix This matrix shows the supported CDI operations for content types against endpoints, and which of these operations requires scratch space. Content types HTTP HTTPS HTTP basic auth Registry Upload KubeVirt (QCOW2) [✓] QCOW2 [✓] GZ* [✓] XZ* [✓] QCOW2** [✓] GZ* [✓] XZ* [✓] QCOW2 [✓] GZ* [✓] XZ* [✓] QCOW2* □ GZ □ XZ [✓] QCOW2* [✓] GZ* [✓] XZ* KubeVirt (RAW) [✓] RAW [✓] GZ [✓] XZ [✓] RAW [✓] GZ [✓] XZ [✓] RAW [✓] GZ [✓] XZ [✓] RAW* □ GZ □ XZ [✓] RAW* [✓] GZ* [✓] XZ* [✓] Supported operation □ Unsupported operation * Requires scratch space ** Requires scratch space if a custom certificate authority is required 9.8.5. Additional resources Dynamic provisioning 9.9. Using preallocation for data volumes The Containerized Data Importer can preallocate disk space to improve write performance when creating data volumes. You can enable preallocation for specific data volumes. 9.9.1. About preallocation The Containerized Data Importer (CDI) can use the QEMU preallocate mode for data volumes to improve write performance. You can use preallocation mode for importing and uploading operations and when creating blank data volumes. If preallocation is enabled, CDI uses the better preallocation method depending on the underlying file system and device type: fallocate If the file system supports it, CDI uses the operating system's fallocate call to preallocate space by using the posix_fallocate function, which allocates blocks and marks them as uninitialized. full If fallocate mode cannot be used, full mode allocates space for the image by writing data to the underlying storage. Depending on the storage location, all the empty allocated space might be zeroed. 9.9.2. Enabling preallocation for a data volume You can enable preallocation for specific data volumes by including the spec.preallocation field in the data volume manifest. You can enable preallocation mode in either the web console or by using the OpenShift CLI ( oc ). Preallocation mode is supported for all CDI source types. Procedure Specify the spec.preallocation field in the data volume manifest: apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: DataVolume metadata: name: preallocated-datavolume spec: source: 1 registry: url: <image_url> 2 storage: resources: requests: storage: 1Gi preallocation: true # ... 1 All CDI source types support preallocation. However, preallocation is ignored for cloning operations. 2 Specify the URL of the data source in your registry. 9.10. Managing data volume annotations Data volume (DV) annotations allow you to manage pod behavior. You can add one or more annotations to a data volume, which then propagates to the created importer pods. 9.10.1. Example: Data volume annotations This example shows how you can configure data volume (DV) annotations to control which network the importer pod uses. The v1.multus-cni.io/default-network: bridge-network annotation causes the pod to use the multus network named bridge-network as its default network. If you want the importer pod to use both the default network from the cluster and the secondary multus network, use the k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: <network_name> annotation. Multus network annotation example apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: DataVolume metadata: name: datavolume-example annotations: v1.multus-cni.io/default-network: bridge-network 1 # ... 1 Multus network annotation

Commands:
oc edit storageprofile <storage_class>
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <unknown_provisioner_class> spec: {} status: provisioner: <unknown_provisioner> storageClass: <unknown_provisioner_class>
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <unknown_provisioner_class> spec: claimPropertySets: - accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce 1 volumeMode: Filesystem 2 status: provisioner: <unknown_provisioner> storageClass: <unknown_provisioner_class>
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: name: <provisioner_class> spec: claimPropertySets: - accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce 1 volumeMode: Filesystem 2 cloneStrategy: csi-clone 3 status: provisioner: <provisioner> storageClass: <provisioner_class>
oc get storageprofile
oc describe storageprofile <name>
Name: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization Namespace: Labels: app=containerized-data-importer app.kubernetes.io/component=storage app.kubernetes.io/managed-by=cdi-controller app.kubernetes.io/part-of=hyperconverged-cluster app.kubernetes.io/version=4.17.2 cdi.kubevirt.io= Annotations: <none> API Version: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 Kind: StorageProfile Metadata: Creation Timestamp: 2023-11-13T07:58:02Z Generation: 2 Owner References: API Version: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 Block Owner Deletion: true Controller: true Kind: CDI Name: cdi-kubevirt-hyperconverged UID: 2d6f169a-382c-4caf-b614-a640f2ef8abb Resource Version: 4186799537 UID: 14aef804-6688-4f2e-986b-0297fd3aaa68 Spec: Status: Claim Property Sets: 1 accessModes: ReadWriteMany volumeMode: Block accessModes: ReadWriteOnce volumeMode: Block accessModes: ReadWriteOnce volumeMode: Filesystem Clone Strategy: csi-clone 2 Data Import Cron Source Format: snapshot 3 Provisioner: openshift-storage.rbd.csi.ceph.com Snapshot Class: ocs-storagecluster-rbdplugin-snapclass Storage Class: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization Events: <none>
oc patch hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv --type json -p '[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/featureGates/enableCommonBootImageImport", "value": false}]'
oc patch hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv --type json -p '[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/featureGates/enableCommonBootImageImport", "value": true}]'
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: name: rhel8-image-cron spec: template: spec: storageClassName: <new_storage_class> 1 schedule: "0 */12 * * *" 2 managedDataSource: <data_source> 3
For the custom image to be detected as an available boot source, the value of the `spec.dataVolumeTemplates.spec.sourceRef.name` parameter in the VM template must match this value.
oc get storageclass
NAME PROVISIONER RECLAIMPOLICY VOLUMEBINDINGMODE ALLOWVOLUMEEXPANSION AGE csi-manila-ceph manila.csi.openstack.org Delete Immediate false 11d hostpath-csi-basic (default) kubevirt.io.hostpath-provisioner Delete WaitForFirstConsumer false 11d 1
oc patch storageclass <current_default_storage_class> -p '{"metadata": {"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"false"}}}' 1
oc patch storageclass <new_storage_class> -p '{"metadata":{"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"true"}}}' 1
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: name: centos7-image-cron annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" 1 labels: instancetype.kubevirt.io/default-preference: centos.7 instancetype.kubevirt.io/default-instancetype: u1.medium spec: schedule: "0 */12 * * *" 2 template: spec: source: registry: 3 url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos:7-2009 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: centos7 4
oc edit storageprofile <storage_class>
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: StorageProfile metadata: spec: dataImportCronSourceFormat: snapshot
oc get storageprofile <storage_class> -oyaml
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: annotations: dataimportcrontemplate.kubevirt.io/enable: 'false' name: rhel8-image-cron
oc get hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv -o yaml
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: status: dataImportCronTemplates: - metadata: annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" name: centos-7-image-cron spec: garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: centos7 schedule: 55 8/12 * * * template: metadata: {} spec: source: registry: url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos:7-2009 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi status: {} status: commonTemplate: true 1 - metadata: annotations: cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.bind.immediate.requested: "true" name: user-defined-dic spec: garbageCollect: Outdated managedDataSource: user-defined-centos-stream8 schedule: 55 8/12 * * * template: metadata: {} spec: source: registry: pullMethod: node url: docker://quay.io/containerdisks/centos-stream:8 storage: resources: requests: storage: 30Gi status: {} status: {} 2
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
spec: filesystemOverhead: global: "<new_global_value>" 1 storageClass: <storage_class_name>: "<new_value_for_this_storage_class>" 2
oc get cdiconfig -o yaml
oc get cdiconfig -o jsonpath='{.items..status.filesystemOverhead}'
apiVersion: hostpathprovisioner.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HostPathProvisioner metadata: name: hostpath-provisioner spec: imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent storagePools: 1 - name: any_name path: "/var/myvolumes" 2 workload: nodeSelector: kubernetes.io/os: linux
oc create -f hpp_cr.yaml
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1 kind: StorageClass metadata: name: hostpath-csi provisioner: kubevirt.io.hostpath-provisioner reclaimPolicy: Delete 1 volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer 2 parameters: storagePool: my-storage-pool 3
oc create -f storageclass_csi.yaml
apiVersion: v1 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim metadata: name: iso-pvc spec: volumeMode: Block 1 storageClassName: my-storage-class accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 5Gi
apiVersion: hostpathprovisioner.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HostPathProvisioner metadata: name: hostpath-provisioner spec: imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent storagePools: 1 - name: my-storage-pool path: "/var/myvolumes" 2 pvcTemplate: volumeMode: Block 3 storageClassName: my-storage-class 4 accessModes: - ReadWriteOnce resources: requests: storage: 5Gi 5 workload: nodeSelector: kubernetes.io/os: linux
oc create -f hpp_pvc_template_pool.yaml
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: ClusterRole metadata: name: <datavolume-cloner> 1 rules: - apiGroups: ["cdi.kubevirt.io"] resources: ["datavolumes/source"] verbs: ["*"]
oc create -f <datavolume-cloner.yaml> 1
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1 kind: RoleBinding metadata: name: <allow-clone-to-user> 1 namespace: <Source namespace> 2 subjects: - kind: ServiceAccount name: default namespace: <Destination namespace> 3 roleRef: kind: ClusterRole name: datavolume-cloner 4 apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
oc create -f <datavolume-cloner.yaml> 1
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: resourceRequirements: storageWorkloads: limits: cpu: "500m" memory: "2Gi" requests: cpu: "250m" memory: "1Gi"
oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n openshift-cnv
apiVersion: hco.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: HyperConverged metadata: name: kubevirt-hyperconverged spec: scratchSpaceStorageClass: "<storage_class>" 1
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: DataVolume metadata: name: preallocated-datavolume spec: source: 1 registry: url: <image_url> 2 storage: resources: requests: storage: 1Gi preallocation: true
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1 kind: DataVolume metadata: name: datavolume-example annotations: v1.multus-cni.io/default-network: bridge-network 1