Migrate a VM from VMware to KubeVirt

There is need to migrate VMs from vmware to Kubevirt environment.

Steps to Migrate a VM from VMware to KubeVirt

  1. Export the VM from VMware:
  • Shut down the VM in VMware.
  • Export the VM to an OVF/OVA file or convert its disk to a compatible format like QCOW2.
  1. Transfer the Disk Image to the Kubernetes Cluster.
  2. Use Containerized Data Importer (CDI) to Import the Disk Image
  3. Create a DataVolume with CDI
  4. Define the VirtualMachineInstance (VMI) in KubeVirt with created datavolume and apply it

Related RFE: sylva!51 (closed)

Edited by manik bindlish