When creating a VM with a name different from the hostname, the corresponding pod is created with the label `vm.kubevirt.io/name=<VM_HOSTNAME>` . However, when using virtctl expose vm to create a service, the service uses the selector `vm.kubevirt.io/name=<VM_NAME>` , which does not match the pod label. As a result, the service does not select any pods and is not accessible.

OCP 4.18.18, CNV 4.18.3

1. Create fedora VM
2. Change hostname difference from the VM and restart
3. Check pod label
4. expose vm with virtctl `virtctl expose vmi <VMI_NAME> --port=80 --target-port=80 --name=testxxx`
5. Check service `testxxx` it will not select and pod

The service inaccessible and no pod associated with the service

The service accessible and correct pod selector 

apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
  annotations:
    kubemacpool.io/transaction-timestamp: '2025-07-31T04:42:46.951761204Z'
    kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version: v1
    kubevirt.io/storage-observed-api-version: v1
    vm.kubevirt.io/validations: |
      [
        {
          "name": "minimal-required-memory",
          "path": "jsonpath::.spec.domain.memory.guest",
          "rule": "integer",
          "message": "This VM requires more memory.",
          "min": 2147483648
        }
      ]
  resourceVersion: '8306434'
  name: fedora-harlequin-gull-40
  uid: 02f851fd-28c9-435f-85a5-0db99a3c9d54
  creationTimestamp: '2025-07-30T15:09:24Z'
  generation: 10
  managedFields:
    - apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
      fieldsType: FieldsV1
      fieldsV1:
        'f:metadata':
          'f:annotations':
            'f:kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version': {}
            'f:kubevirt.io/storage-observed-api-version': {}
          'f:finalizers':
            .: {}
            'v:"kubevirt.io/virtualMachineControllerFinalize"': {}
      manager: virt-controller
      operation: Update
      time: '2025-07-30T15:09:24Z'
    - apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
      fieldsType: FieldsV1
      fieldsV1:
        'f:spec':
          'f:template':
            'f:spec':
              'f:subdomain': {}
      manager: kubectl-patch
      operation: Update
      time: '2025-07-31T04:06:24Z'
    - apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
      fieldsType: FieldsV1
      fieldsV1:
        'f:metadata':
          'f:annotations':
            .: {}
            'f:vm.kubevirt.io/validations': {}
          'f:labels':
            .: {}
            'f:app': {}
            'f:kubevirt.io/dynamic-credentials-support': {}
            'f:vm.kubevirt.io/template': {}
            'f:vm.kubevirt.io/template.namespace': {}
            'f:vm.kubevirt.io/template.revision': {}
            'f:vm.kubevirt.io/template.version': {}
        'f:spec':
          .: {}
          'f:dataVolumeTemplates': {}
          'f:runStrategy': {}
          'f:template':
            .: {}
            'f:metadata':
              .: {}
              'f:annotations':
                .: {}
                'f:vm.kubevirt.io/flavor': {}
                'f:vm.kubevirt.io/os': {}
                'f:vm.kubevirt.io/workload': {}
              'f:labels':
                .: {}
                'f:kubevirt.io/domain': {}
                'f:kubevirt.io/size': {}
                'f:network.kubevirt.io/headlessService': {}
            'f:spec':
              .: {}
              'f:architecture': {}
              'f:domain':
                .: {}
                'f:cpu':
                  .: {}
                  'f:cores': {}
                  'f:sockets': {}
                  'f:threads': {}
                'f:devices':
                  .: {}
                  'f:disks': {}
                  'f:interfaces': {}
                  'f:logSerialConsole': {}
                  'f:rng': {}
                'f:features':
                  .: {}
                  'f:smm':
                    .: {}
                    'f:enabled': {}
                'f:firmware':
                  .: {}
                  'f:bootloader':
                    .: {}
                    'f:efi': {}
                'f:memory':
                  .: {}
                  'f:guest': {}
              'f:hostname': {}
              'f:networks': {}
              'f:terminationGracePeriodSeconds': {}
              'f:volumes': {}
      manager: Mozilla
      operation: Update
      time: '2025-07-31T04:42:46Z'
    - apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
      fieldsType: FieldsV1
      fieldsV1:
        'f:status':
          'f:printableStatus': {}
          'f:runStrategy': {}
          'f:conditions': {}
          .: {}
          'f:ready': {}
          'f:volumeSnapshotStatuses': {}
          'f:observedGeneration': {}
          'f:created': {}
          'f:desiredGeneration': {}
      manager: virt-controller
      operation: Update
      subresource: status
      time: '2025-08-01T06:43:03Z'
  namespace: swongpai-virt
  finalizers:
    - kubevirt.io/virtualMachineControllerFinalize
  labels:
    app: myvmi
    kubevirt.io/dynamic-credentials-support: 'true'
    vm.kubevirt.io/template: fedora-server-small
    vm.kubevirt.io/template.namespace: openshift
    vm.kubevirt.io/template.revision: '1'
    vm.kubevirt.io/template.version: v0.32.2
spec:
  dataVolumeTemplates:
    - apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1
      kind: DataVolume
      metadata:
        creationTimestamp: null
        name: fedora-harlequin-gull-40
      spec:
        sourceRef:
          kind: DataSource
          name: fedora
          namespace: openshift-virtualization-os-images
        storage:
          resources:
            requests:
              storage: 30Gi
  runStrategy: RerunOnFailure
  template:
    metadata:
      annotations:
        vm.kubevirt.io/flavor: small
        vm.kubevirt.io/os: fedora
        vm.kubevirt.io/workload: server
      creationTimestamp: null
      labels:
        kubevirt.io/domain: fedora-harlequin-gull-40
        kubevirt.io/size: small
        network.kubevirt.io/headlessService: headless
    spec:
      architecture: amd64
      domain:
        cpu:
          cores: 1
          sockets: 1
          threads: 1
        devices:
          disks:
            - disk:
                bus: virtio
              name: rootdisk
            - disk:
                bus: virtio
              name: cloudinitdisk
          interfaces:
            - macAddress: '02:46:b8:00:00:0a'
              masquerade: {}
              model: virtio
              name: default
          logSerialConsole: false
          rng: {}
        features:
          acpi: {}
          smm:
            enabled: true
        firmware:
          bootloader:
            efi: {}
        machine:
          type: pc-q35-rhel9.4.0
        memory:
          guest: 2Gi
        resources: {}
      hostname: hello2
      networks:
        - name: default
          pod: {}
      subdomain: headless
      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 180
      volumes:
        - dataVolume:
            name: fedora-harlequin-gull-40
          name: rootdisk
        - cloudInitNoCloud:
            userData: |-
              #cloud-config
              user: fedora
              password: 713b-d5pc-ne7j
              chpasswd: { expire: False }
          name: cloudinitdisk
status:
  conditions:
    - lastProbeTime: null
      lastTransitionTime: '2025-08-01T06:43:03Z'
      status: 'True'
      type: Ready
    - lastProbeTime: null
      lastTransitionTime: null
      message: All of the VMI's DVs are bound and not running
      reason: AllDVsReady
      status: 'True'
      type: DataVolumesReady
    - lastProbeTime: null
      lastTransitionTime: null
      status: 'True'
      type: LiveMigratable
    - lastProbeTime: null
      lastTransitionTime: null
      status: 'True'
      type: StorageLiveMigratable
    - lastProbeTime: '2025-07-31T04:43:21Z'
      lastTransitionTime: null
      status: 'True'
      type: AgentConnected
  created: true
  desiredGeneration: 10
  observedGeneration: 10
  printableStatus: Running
  ready: true
  runStrategy: RerunOnFailure
  volumeSnapshotStatuses:
    - enabled: true
      name: rootdisk
    - enabled: false
      name: cloudinitdisk
      reason: 'Snapshot is not supported for this volumeSource type [cloudinitdisk]'
 

kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: testxxx
  namespace: swongpai-virt
  uid: bf87d16e-bdb9-432b-8e30-2eb733682a6c
  resourceVersion: '7028190'
  creationTimestamp: '2025-07-31T04:31:05Z'
  managedFields:
    - manager: virtctl
      operation: Update
      apiVersion: v1
      time: '2025-07-31T04:31:05Z'
      fieldsType: FieldsV1
      fieldsV1:
        'f:spec':
          'f:internalTrafficPolicy': {}
          'f:ports':
            .: {}
            'k:{"port":80,"protocol":"TCP"}':
              .: {}
              'f:port': {}
              'f:protocol': {}
              'f:targetPort': {}
          'f:selector': {}
          'f:sessionAffinity': {}
          'f:type': {}
spec:
  clusterIP: 172.31.151.110
  ipFamilies:
    - IPv4
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 80
      targetPort: 80
  internalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
  clusterIPs:
    - 172.31.151.110
  type: ClusterIP
  ipFamilyPolicy: SingleStack
  sessionAffinity: None
  selector:
    vm.kubevirt.io/name: fedora-harlequin-gull-40
status:
  loadBalancer: {}