Clarify network topology — I.e. software bridges (variant A)
Prerequisites & cluster preparation(15 of 26)
Verified on SNO (single NIC). Some related tests may be marked not runnable.
Install and verify NMState Operator
Configure Linux bridges via NMState (Hetzner: variant A — software bridges)
Install OpenShift Virtualization Operator
Set up LVM Storage Operator — storage for VMs
Pull secret, import golden image, prepare SSH keys
Create namespace vmtest and NetworkAttachmentDefinitions
All tests run in the vmtest namespace. NetworkAttachmentDefinitions (NADs) define which bridge networks VMs may use — without NADs, VMs cannot attach secondary network interfaces. The NADs reference the bridges from PRE-04. Labels for later MetalLB namespace isolation are also set.
1Create namespace
vmtest (skip if already created in PRE-07)2Set labels for
env=testing and MetalLB pool isolation3Variant A (cloud/Hetzner): create NADs for software bridges (
net1-bridge → br-net1, etc.)4Variant B (on-premises, if NICs and switches are configured): create NADs for VLAN bridges (
vlan10-bridge → br-vlan10, etc.)5Create NADs matching the variant chosen in PRE-04 (Commands/YAML tab)
6Verify:
oc get network-attachment-definitions -n vmtest7For physical LAN access with a busy NIC: see TC-NET-002 (OVN-K localnet) — macvtap is not supported
Install MetalLB Operator and configure IP pools (3 options)
MCE + HyperShift for hosted control planes
Deploy MinIO (S3 object storage)
Install MTV (Migration Toolkit for Virtualization) Operator
Install OADP Operator and configure with MinIO (S3)
Install Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) v2.17
Install Kasten K10 (Veeam) Operator and configure with MinIO