Reserving PVC space for file system overhead

When you add a virtual machine disk to a persistent volume claim (PVC) that uses the Filesystem volume mode, you must ensure that there is enough space on the PVC for the VM disk and for file system overhead, such as metadata.

By default, OKD Virtualization reserves 5.5% of the PVC space for overhead, reducing the space available for virtual machine disks by that amount.

You can configure a different overhead value by editing the HCO object. You can change the value globally and you can specify values for specific storage classes.

Overriding the default file system overhead value

Change the amount of persistent volume claim (PVC) space that the OKD Virtualization reserves for file system overhead by editing the spec.filesystemOverhead attribute of the HCO object.

Prerequisites

• Install the OpenShift CLI (oc).

Procedure

1. Open the HCO object for editing by running the following command:

   $ oc edit hyperconverged kubevirt-hyperconverged -n kubevirt-hyperconverged

2. Edit the spec.filesystemOverhead fields, populating them with your chosen values:

   # ...
   spec:
     filesystemOverhead:
       global: "<new_global_value>" (1)
       storageClass:
         <storage_class_name>: "<new_value_for_this_storage_class>" (2)

   1	The default file system overhead percentage used for any storage classes that do not already have a set value. For example, global: “0.07” reserves 7% of the PVC for file system overhead.
   2	The file system overhead percentage for the specified storage class. For example, mystorageclass: “0.04” changes the default overhead value for PVCs in the mystorageclass storage class to 4%.

3. Save and exit the editor to update the HCO object.

Verification

• View the CDIConfig status and verify your changes by running one of the following commands:

  To generally verify changes to CDIConfig:

  $ oc get cdiconfig -o yaml

  To view your specific changes to CDIConfig:

  $ oc get cdiconfig -o jsonpath='{.items..status.filesystemOverhead}'