tiCrypt 2.18.1

Libvirt Volumes

Prerequisites

User Role:

Sub-admin, Admin, Super-admin

Permission Requirements

• VM Administration
  • View raw volumes (VM image files)
  • Upload raw volumes (VM image files) (to create a raw volume)

View the Capacity, Allocation, and Realm of Libvirt Volumes

1. Go to the Management icon in the top left taskbar.
2. Navigate to the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Libvirt Volumes in the left panel.
4. View the realm, pool, volume, VM image, capacity, and allocation in the list.

The following table describes the columns of the Libvirt Volumes table.

Column	Content
Realm	The realm of the storage pool that holds the volume.
Pool	The storage pool that holds the volume.
Volume	The file name of the volume.
VM Image	The VM image registered on the volume, with a link to its panel. Empty when no VM image uses the volume.
Capacity	The size of the volume.
Allocated	The space the volume uses on disk.

Rows of volumes that no VM image uses yet are green: these volumes are available to register as a VM image. View appears only for a row linked to a VM image, and opens that VM image's panel.

Create a Raw Volume

A raw volume is a blank disk file in a Libvirt storage pool. Creating one is the first step in building a VM image inside tiCrypt: you then register it as a VM image, attach it to a service VM, and boot the service VM from an ISO to install the operating system. For the full procedure, see Windows Images.

Location: Management > Virtual Machines > Libvirt Volumes

1. Click the Create raw volume button in the top right panel.
2. In the Create raw image pop-up, select the Realm.
3. Enter the Name. .qcow2 is added automatically.
4. Enter the Size. The unit defaults to GB.
5. Click Create.

Result:

The message "Created raw image <file>" appears, and the new volume is added to the table as a green row, ready to register as a VM image.

The following table describes the fields of the Create raw image pop-up.

Field	Description
Realm	Required. Only Libvirt realms are shown.
Name	Required, up to 120 characters, without any of / \ | " : * ? < > { }. It must differ from the other raw images in the realm.
Size	Required. At least 1 byte, and a whole number of bytes.

Refresh Libvirt Volumes Data

bulk-action

1. Go to the Management icon in the top left taskbar.
2. Navigate to the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Libvirt Volumes in the left panel.
4. Click the Refresh button in the top right panel.

Export Libvirt Volumes Data in CSV Format

bulk-action

1. Go to the Management icon in the top left taskbar.
2. Navigate to the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Libvirt Volumes in the left panel.
4. Select the Libvirt volumes to export in CSV format.
5. Click the Export CSV button in the top right panel.
6. Select Selected items.
7. In the local window, click Save.

View Libvirt Volumes Data in JSON Format for Export

bulk-action

1. Go to the Management icon in the top left taskbar.
2. Navigate to the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Libvirt Volumes in the left panel.
4. Select the Libvirt volumes you want to export in JSON format.
5. Click the Export JSON button in the top right panel.
6. Select View selected items.
7. In the pop-up, click the Expand all fields button in the top left panel.
8. View the selected Libvirt volumes by id, realmName, pool, volume, capacity, and allocation.
9. Once done, click Copy to copy the JSON data or click Download to download the JSON data.
10. In the local window, click Save.
11. Once done, click Close.

Export Libvirt Volumes Data in JSON Format

bulk-action

1. Go to the Management icon in the top left taskbar.
2. Navigate to the Virtual Machines section.
3. Click the Libvirt Volumes in the left panel.
4. Select the Libvirt volumes you want to export in JSON format.
5. Click the Export JSON button in the top right panel.
6. Select Export selected items.
7. In the local window, click Save.

note

Click View selected items before exporting to view the Libvirt volumes data as a table in JSON format.