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
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
MTV enables migration of VMs from VMware vSphere or Red Hat Virtualization directly into OpenShift Virtualization. Only needed for TC-MIG-001; requires vSphere or RHV access.
1OpenShift Console → Ecosystem → Software Catalog → Operators → search for
Migration Toolkit for Virtualization → install2Namespace:
openshift-mtv, channel: release-v2.x3Create ForkliftController CR
4Verify:
oc get pods -n openshift-mtv (all Running)5Open MTV UI via Route and configure provider
Install OADP Operator and configure with MinIO (S3)
Install Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) v2.17
Install Kasten K10 (Veeam) Operator and configure with MinIO