Uploading the image to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Transfer the QCOW2 image to the bastion server and upload it to OpenShift Virtualization.

1. Transfer the QCOW2 image from the z/VM management server to the bastion server by running the following command:

   scp image_name.qcow2 user@bastion_host:destination_path

2. Upload the image to OpenShift Virtualization by using virtctl.

   If you are using Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation, the PVC is created automatically during upload:

   virtctl image-upload pvc pvc_name \
     --size=size \
     --image-path=path_to_image \
     --storage-class=storage_class \
     --namespace=namespace \
     --insecure

   Parameters:

   • pvc_name: Name for the new PVC
   • --size: Size of the PVC
   • --image-path: Path to the QCOW2 image file
   • --storage-class: Storage class to use (for example, ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd)
   • --namespace: Namespace where the PVC is created
   • --insecure: Skip TLS certificate verification (use only in trusted environments)
   Important: The size that is specified with --size must be at least as large as the original disk to ensure all data fits in the PVC.
3. Alternatively, manually create a PVC and then upload the image.
   1. Create a YAML file for the PVC:

      apiVersion: v1
      kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
      metadata:
        name: pvc_name
        namespace: namespace
      spec:
        accessModes:
          - ReadWriteOnce
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: size
        storageClassName: storage_class

   2. Apply the YAML file by running the following command:

      oc apply -f pvc-yaml-file

   3. Upload the image to the PVC by running the following command:

      virtctl image-upload pvc pvc_name \
        --image-path=path_to_image \
        --size=size \
        --namespace=namespace