By mastering the process outlined in this guide, you ensure that your virtual network functions deploy seamlessly within Korea Telecom’s Service Orchestrator, perform optimally, and maintain security integrity. Whether you are a lab engineer, a VNF developer, or an NFV consultant, repacking remains an indispensable arrow in your quiver. Have you performed a KT SO repack with a unique challenge? Share your experience or ask for troubleshooting tips in the comments below.
virt-customize -a disk.qcow2 \ --hostname kt-so-vnf-01 After modifications, the disk may have free space. Optimize: virtual kt so repack
virt-sparsify --compress disk.qcow2 disk_sparsed.qcow2 This removes zeroed blocks and compresses the image, reducing its footprint for KT SO storage backends. If KT SO requires VMDK (for vSphere environments), convert back: By mastering the process outlined in this guide,