Installation

Procedure

Complete the following steps to install KubeVirt.

1. Upload the KubeVirt system application tarball and check the KubeVirt application status:

   ~(keystone_admin)$ system application-upload /usr/local/share/applications/helm/kubevirt-app-<version>.tgz
   
   ~(keystone_admin)$ system application-list
   

2. Apply the KubeVirt system application and check the KubeVirt and CDI status:

   ~(keystone_admin)$ system application-apply kubevirt-app
   

   Wait for kubevirt-app status to complete.

   $ watch -n 5 system application-list
   
   # Wait for all pods in kubevirt namespace to be Running
   $ watch -n 5 kubectl get pods -n kubevirt
   
   # Wait for all pods in cdi namespace to be Running
   $ watch -n 5 kubectl get pods -n cdi
   

3. Setup ‘virtctl’ client executable to be accessible from sysadmin’s PATH

   # Create /home/sysadmin/bin directory, if it doesn't exist already
   $ mkdir -p /home/sysadmin/bin
   
   # Create symbolic link in /home/sysadmin/bin to virtctl client executable installed on host in step 2)
   $ cd /home/sysadmin/bin
   $ ln -s /var/opt/kubevirt/virtctl-v0.53.1-linux-amd64 virtctl
   
   # Logout and log back in to ensure that /home/sysadmin/bin gets added to your PATH variable.
   $ exit
   
   login: sysadmin
   password:
   
   $ which virtctl
   /home/sysadmin/bin/virtctl
   

Results

KubeVirt has been installed on the system.