8.8.3.3. Creating a VM from a cloned PVC by using a data volume template

Procedure

1. Create a VirtualMachine manifest for your VM and save it as a YAML file, for example:

   $ virtctl create vm --name rhel-9-clone --volume-import type:pvc,src:my-project/imported-volume-q5pr9

2. Review the VirtualMachine manifest for your VM:

   apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
   kind: VirtualMachine
   metadata:
     name: rhel-9-clone 

   1

   
   spec:
     dataVolumeTemplates:
     - metadata:
         name: imported-volume-h4qn8
       spec:
         source:
           pvc:
             name: imported-volume-q5pr9 

   2

   
             namespace: my-project 

   3

   
         storage:
           resources: {}
     instancetype:
       inferFromVolume: imported-volume-h4qn8 

   4

   
       inferFromVolumeFailurePolicy: Ignore
     preference:
       inferFromVolume: imported-volume-h4qn8 

   5

   
       inferFromVolumeFailurePolicy: Ignore
     runStrategy: Always
     template:
       spec:
         domain:
           devices: {}
           memory:
             guest: 512Mi
           resources: {}
         terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 180
         volumes:
         - dataVolume:
             name: imported-volume-h4qn8
           name: imported-volume-h4qn8

   1

   The VM name.

   2

   The name of the source PVC.

   3

   The namespace of the source PVC.

   4

   If the PVC source has appropriate labels, the instance type is inferred from the selected DataSource object.

   5

   If the PVC source has appropriate labels, the preference is inferred from the selected DataSource object.

3. Create the virtual machine with the PVC-cloned data volume:

   $ oc create -f <vm_manifest_file>.yaml