Which labels can I apply on a Virtual Machine restore definition in OpenShift Virtualization?

Environment

• Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Issue

• What are the functions of the following labels during a Virtual Machine restore?
  • velero.kubevirt.io/run-strategy
  • velero.kubevirt.io/clear-mac-address
  • velero.kubevirt.io/generate-new-firmware-uuid

Resolution

• velero.kubevirt.io/clear-mac-address: To restore a virtual machine with a new MAC address, use this label in the restore definition to clear the MAC address of the virtual machine. OpenShift Virtualization then assigns a new MAC address to the virtual machine.

  apiVersion: velero.io/v1
  kind: Restore
  metadata:
      name: restore
      labels:
        velero.kubevirt.io/clear-mac-address: "true"
  spec: {}
  

• velero.kubevirt.io/run-strategy: You can change the final power state of the VM by using this label in the restore definition. The possible values for the label are the same as for the .spec.runStrategy parameter of the VirtualMachine resource.

  apiVersion: velero.io/v1
  kind: Restore
  metadata:
      name: restore
      labels:
        velero.kubevirt.io/run-strategy: "Halted"
  spec: {}
  

• velero.kubevirt.io/generate-new-firmware-uuid: You can use this label in the restore definition to generate a new firmware UUID for the VM

  apiVersion: velero.io/v1
  kind: Restore
  metadata:
      name: restore
      labels:
        velero.kubevirt.io/generate-new-firmware-uuid: "true"
  spec: {}
  

• When using the Velero CLI tool to restore a backup, you can use the --labels option to add the label to the restore definition.

• Red Hat is aware that these features are undocumented. It is being tracked in Bug This content is not included.CNV-83751. For more information, please open a This content is not included.new support case with Red Hat Support and refer to this Solution.

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