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Updating KubeVirt

Zero downtime rolling updates are supported starting with release v0.17.0 onward. Updating from any release prior to the KubeVirt v0.17.0 release is not supported.

Note: Updating is only supported from N-1 to N release.

Updates are triggered one of two ways.

  1. By changing the imageTag value in the KubeVirt CR’s spec.

For example, updating from v0.17.0-alpha.1 to v0.17.0 is as simple as patching the KubeVirt CR with the imageTag: v0.17.0 value. From there the KubeVirt operator will begin the process of rolling out the new version of KubeVirt. Existing VM/VMIs will remain uninterrupted both during and after the update succeeds.

$ kubectl patch kv kubevirt -n kubevirt --type=json -p '[{ "op": "add", "path": "/spec/imageTag", "value": "v0.17.0" }]'
  1. Or, by updating the kubevirt operator if no imageTag value is set.

When no imageTag value is set in the kubevirt CR, the system assumes that the version of KubeVirt is locked to the version of the operator. This means that updating the operator will result in the underlying KubeVirt installation being updated as well.

$ export RELEASE=v0.26.0
$ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/${RELEASE}/kubevirt-operator.yaml

The first way provides a fine granular approach where you have full control over what version of KubeVirt is installed independently of what version of the KubeVirt operator you might be running. The second approach allows you to lock both the operator and operand to the same version.

Newer KubeVirt may require additional or extended RBAC rules. In this case, the #1 update method may fail, because the virt-operator present in the cluster doesn’t have these RBAC rules itself. In this case, you need to update the virt-operator first, and then proceed to update kubevirt. See this issue for more details.

Deleting KubeVirt

To delete the KubeVirt you should first to delete KubeVirt custom resource and then delete the KubeVirt operator.

$ export RELEASE=v0.17.0
$ kubectl delete -n kubevirt kubevirt kubevirt --wait=true # --wait=true should anyway be default
$ kubectl delete apiservices v1alpha3.subresources.kubevirt.io # this needs to be deleted to avoid stuck terminating namespaces
$ kubectl delete mutatingwebhookconfigurations virt-api-mutator # not blocking but would be left over
$ kubectl delete validatingwebhookconfigurations virt-api-validator # not blocking but would be left over
$ kubectl delete -f https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/${RELEASE}/kubevirt-operator.yaml --wait=false

Note: If by mistake you deleted the operator first, the KV custom resource will get stuck in the Terminating state, to fix it, delete manually finalizer from the resource.

Note: The apiservice and the webhookconfigurations need to be deleted manually due to a bug.

$ kubectl -n kubevirt patch kv kubevirt --type=json -p '[{ "op": "remove", "path": "/metadata/finalizers" }]'