Windows 11 VM with vTPM was sucessfully Storage Live Migrated 
from hostpath-csi-basic to ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization storage class.

When we try to Compute Live Migrate this VM, 
VMIM gets in Pending state right after creation, with no explanation.

Target virt-launcher pod is not getting created.

CNV v4.20.0, 4.19.0

Could reproduce 2 out of 10 times, but then no repro in the next 15 times

1. Create a Win11 VM with vtpm
2. Storage Live Migrate with MTC
3. Try to compute Live Migrate 

Sometimes, VMIM is Pending with no info of why is that happening

VMIM always succeeds

$ oc get vmim -n storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139 -oyaml
apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachineInstanceMigration
metadata:
  annotations:
    kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version: v1
    kubevirt.io/storage-observed-api-version: v1
  creationTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:42:33Z"
  finalizers:
  - kubevirt.io/migrationJobFinalize
  generation: 1
  labels:
    kubevirt.io/vmi-name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
  name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
  namespace: storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration
  resourceVersion: "22432582"
  uid: 7faf5f80-ae53-41f2-8ec8-125551c22379
spec:
  vmiName: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
status:
  migrationState:
    sourcePod: virt-launcher-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-zgsxb
  phase: Pending
  phaseTransitionTimestamps:
  - phase: Pending
    phaseTransitionTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:42:33Z"

$ oc get pods -n storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration
NAME                                                   READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
virt-launcher-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-zgsxb   2/2     Running   0          2m59s

$ oc get vm -n storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139 -oyaml
apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
  annotations:
    kubemacpool.io/transaction-timestamp: "2025-09-07T11:40:34.864331864Z"
    kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version: v1
    kubevirt.io/storage-observed-api-version: v1
  creationTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:11:53Z"
  finalizers:
  - kubevirt.io/virtualMachineControllerFinalize
  generation: 3
  name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
  namespace: storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration
  resourceVersion: "22499461"
  uid: 77da8433-9d37-47fa-95ea-064d55ad49f8
spec:
  dataVolumeTemplates:
  - metadata:
      creationTimestamp: null
      name: windows-11-dv-mig-l8hs
      namespace: storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration
    spec:
      source:
        http:
          certConfigMap: artifactory-configmap
          secretRef: cnv-tests-artifactory-secret
          url: https://cnv-qe-artifactory.apps.int.prod-stable-spoke1-dc-iad2.itup.redhat.com/artifactory/cnv-qe-server-local/cnv-tests/windows-images/win_11_wsl2.qcow2
      storage:
        resources:
          requests:
            storage: 70Gi
        storageClassName: ocs-storagecluster-ceph-rbd-virtualization
  instancetype:
    kind: VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype
    name: u1.large
  preference:
    kind: VirtualMachineClusterPreference
    name: windows.11
  runStrategy: Always
  template:
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: null
      labels:
        debugLogs: "true"
        kubevirt.io/domain: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
        kubevirt.io/vm: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
    spec:
      architecture: amd64
      domain:
        devices:
          disks:
          - disk:
              bus: virtio
            name: dv-disk
          rng: {}
        firmware:
          uuid: 4d20f349-74ac-4035-99e9-c1be74e5c3a1
        machine:
          type: pc-q35-rhel9.6.0
        resources: {}
      evictionStrategy: None
      volumes:
      - dataVolume:
          name: windows-11-dv-mig-l8hs
        name: dv-disk
  updateVolumesStrategy: Migration
status:
  conditions:
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: "2025-09-07T13:09:23Z"
    status: "True"
    type: Ready
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    message: All of the VMI's DVs are bound and ready
    reason: AllDVsReady
    status: "True"
    type: DataVolumesReady
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: LiveMigratable
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: StorageLiveMigratable
  - lastProbeTime: "2025-09-07T11:39:42Z"
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: AgentConnected
  created: true
  desiredGeneration: 3
  instancetypeRef:
    controllerRevisionRef:
      name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-u1.large-v1beta1-f4b2794e-66bc-4127-b98d-affcee971400-1
    kind: VirtualMachineClusterInstancetype
    name: u1.large
  observedGeneration: 2
  preferenceRef:
    controllerRevisionRef:
      name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-windows.11-v1beta1-8d4bebe2-f9c9-464a-80a5-de7d5da6fabc-1
    kind: VirtualMachineClusterPreference
    name: windows.11
  printableStatus: Running
  ready: true
  runStrategy: Always
  volumeSnapshotStatuses:
  - enabled: true
    name: dv-disk
  volumeUpdateState:
    volumeMigrationState:
      migratedVolumes:
      - destinationPVCInfo:
          claimName: windows-11-dv-mig-l8hs
          volumeMode: Block
        sourcePVCInfo:
          claimName: windows-11-dv
          volumeMode: Filesystem
        volumeName: dv-disk

$ oc get vmi -n storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139 -oyaml
apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachineInstance
metadata:
  annotations:
    kubevirt.io/cluster-instancetype-name: u1.large
    kubevirt.io/cluster-preference-name: windows.11
    kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version: v1
    kubevirt.io/nonroot: "true"
    kubevirt.io/storage-observed-api-version: v1
    kubevirt.io/vm-generation: "2"
    vm.kubevirt.io/os: windows
  creationTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:11:54Z"
  finalizers:
  - kubevirt.io/virtualMachineControllerFinalize
  - foregroundDeleteVirtualMachine
  generation: 310
  labels:
    debugLogs: "true"
    kubevirt.io/domain: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
    kubevirt.io/nodeName: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    kubevirt.io/vm: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
  name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
  namespace: storage-migration-test-mtc-storage-class-migration
  ownerReferences:
  - apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
    blockOwnerDeletion: true
    controller: true
    kind: VirtualMachine
    name: windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139
    uid: 77da8433-9d37-47fa-95ea-064d55ad49f8
  resourceVersion: "22499468"
  uid: db9602b3-8242-43a4-bb8c-3a065ac10ece
spec:
  architecture: amd64
  domain:
    clock:
      timer:
        hpet:
          present: false
        hyperv:
          present: true
        pit:
          present: true
          tickPolicy: delay
        rtc:
          present: true
          tickPolicy: catchup
      utc: {}
    cpu:
      cores: 1
      maxSockets: 8
      model: host-model
      sockets: 2
      threads: 1
    devices:
      autoattachInputDevice: true
      disks:
      - disk:
          bus: virtio
        name: dv-disk
      inputs:
      - bus: usb
        name: default-0
        type: tablet
      interfaces:
      - masquerade: {}
        model: e1000e
        name: default
      rng: {}
      tpm:
        persistent: true
    features:
      acpi:
        enabled: true
      apic:
        enabled: true
      hyperv:
        frequencies:
          enabled: true
        ipi:
          enabled: true
        reenlightenment:
          enabled: true
        relaxed:
          enabled: true
        reset:
          enabled: true
        runtime:
          enabled: true
        spinlocks:
          enabled: true
          spinlocks: 8191
        synic:
          enabled: true
        synictimer:
          direct:
            enabled: true
          enabled: true
        tlbflush:
          enabled: true
        vapic:
          enabled: true
        vpindex:
          enabled: true
      smm:
        enabled: true
    firmware:
      bootloader:
        efi:
          persistent: true
          secureBoot: true
      uuid: 4d20f349-74ac-4035-99e9-c1be74e5c3a1
    machine:
      type: pc-q35-rhel9.6.0
    memory:
      guest: 8Gi
      maxGuest: 32Gi
    resources:
      requests:
        memory: 8Gi
  evictionStrategy: None
  networks:
  - name: default
    pod: {}
  terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 3600
  volumes:
  - dataVolume:
      name: windows-11-dv-mig-l8hs
    name: dv-disk
status:
  activePods:
    0a7885fc-45d3-4183-b5fb-1240372270b9: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    3a103656-8b4d-4910-af62-c5b8c9188316: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    5d5314bd-69b9-4cb5-8071-c294fcc19911: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    8b20d7be-9f37-43ce-ab8b-7d792c6b3f3f: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    8e82a4d9-dfb2-459c-a85b-68c47167852d: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    9a4d9b40-d085-4985-a339-6376ac818b5d: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    15eb30ee-4479-415d-aed9-6502cb1a720a: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    19c23afb-f7a8-43b4-99dd-91f8a438152e: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    57b89ab5-cd88-48ef-ac0f-814f778802c3: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    75a41eb2-9743-4d29-9ff3-6c506fe958cc: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    85fb818f-f250-40ee-9d84-e037e8b7e971: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    88cac0ad-a345-4045-940e-0455c975d426: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    155e1bd6-b707-4397-b8cc-c722c3910098: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    301daff2-1ac4-47b6-855c-4bbffa3c3b00: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    615ffbb5-8d16-412a-9380-2905ac917498: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    973c224c-e5a7-47cd-bfb3-0981f7ed4aea: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    2294b092-34a7-4312-ab0f-c84628c173a8: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    2647b34f-529b-4223-a13d-be4e404d6935: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    a08fcbd4-ca38-429f-9b00-5f220efc8920: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    ac537eac-e8ba-4778-945d-d464da737c5a: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    b19fe7a7-1faf-4519-a213-bed2221f5671: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    c26c3d74-5c75-4988-b845-9e25091639db: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    dcc7eb72-2ca6-40dc-92e7-01cd91ec3ad9: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    ec680eef-dd4a-4f10-9b5a-618724f3cd20: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    f3ddfaf8-72c0-49d8-9525-e411dd3daca1: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    f23a1b1c-c662-490c-a2df-303ccbb2b5b2: cnvqe-074.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
  conditions:
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: "2025-09-07T13:09:23Z"
    status: "True"
    type: Ready
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    message: All of the VMI's DVs are bound and ready
    reason: AllDVsReady
    status: "True"
    type: DataVolumesReady
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: StorageLiveMigratable
  - lastProbeTime: "2025-09-07T11:39:42Z"
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: AgentConnected
  - lastProbeTime: null
    lastTransitionTime: null
    status: "True"
    type: LiveMigratable
  currentCPUTopology:
    cores: 1
    sockets: 2
    threads: 1
  guestOSInfo:
    id: mswindows
    kernelRelease: "22000"
    kernelVersion: "10.0"
    machine: x86_64
    name: Microsoft Windows
    prettyName: Windows 10 Pro
    version: Microsoft Windows 11
    versionId: "11"
  interfaces:
  - infoSource: domain, guest-agent
    interfaceName: Ethernet Instance 0
    ipAddress: 10.128.1.115
    ipAddresses:
    - 10.128.1.115
    - fd02:0:0:1::4685
    linkState: up
    mac: 0a:58:0a:80:01:51
    name: default
    podInterfaceName: eth0
    queueCount: 1
  - infoSource: guest-agent
    interfaceName: Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
    ipAddress: 127.0.0.1
    ipAddresses:
    - ::1
    - 127.0.0.1
  - infoSource: guest-agent
    interfaceName: vEthernet (WSL)
    ipAddress: 172.27.16.1
    ipAddresses:
    - fe80::cc4e:88a8:7de8:8228%9
    - 172.27.16.1
    mac: 00:15:5d:dc:45:d3
  launcherContainerImageVersion: registry.redhat.io/container-native-virtualization/virt-launcher-rhel9@sha256:3d619787d670d9b026aae66c8ad0b31a87389ee33165e3e189b71a2b62878e3b
  machine:
    type: pc-q35-rhel9.6.0
  memory:
    guestAtBoot: 8Gi
    guestCurrent: 8Gi
    guestRequested: 8Gi
  migrationMethod: LiveMigration
  migrationState:
    completed: true
    endTimestamp: "2025-09-07T13:09:23Z"
    migrationConfiguration:
      allowAutoConverge: false
      allowPostCopy: false
      allowWorkloadDisruption: false
      bandwidthPerMigration: "0"
      completionTimeoutPerGiB: 150
      nodeDrainTaintKey: kubevirt.io/drain
      parallelMigrationsPerCluster: 5
      parallelOutboundMigrationsPerNode: 2
      progressTimeout: 150
      unsafeMigrationOverride: false
    migrationUid: c0823e5f-09e3-443c-bb4b-ada954ebb5d6
    mode: PreCopy
    sourceNode: cnvqe-073.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    sourcePersistentStatePVCName: persistent-state-for-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-pksb6
    sourcePod: virt-launcher-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-qvk8m
    startTimestamp: "2025-09-07T13:09:14Z"
    targetDirectMigrationNodePorts:
      "33123": 0
      "34751": 49152
    targetNode: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
    targetNodeAddress: 10.128.1.69
    targetNodeDomainDetected: true
    targetNodeDomainReadyTimestamp: "2025-09-07T13:09:23Z"
    targetPersistentStatePVCName: persistent-state-for-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-ttqhp
    targetPod: virt-launcher-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-7tb97
  migrationTransport: Unix
  nodeName: cnvqe-075.lab.eng.tlv2.redhat.com
  phase: Running
  phaseTransitionTimestamps:
  - phase: Pending
    phaseTransitionTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:11:54Z"
  - phase: Scheduling
    phaseTransitionTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:11:55Z"
  - phase: Scheduled
    phaseTransitionTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:39:11Z"
  - phase: Running
    phaseTransitionTimestamp: "2025-09-07T11:39:19Z"
  qosClass: Burstable
  runtimeUser: 107
  selinuxContext: system_u:object_r:container_file_t:s0:c551,c736
  topologyHints:
    tscFrequency: 2095077000
  virtualMachineRevisionName: revision-start-vm-77da8433-9d37-47fa-95ea-064d55ad49f8-2
  volumeStatus:
  - name: dv-disk
    persistentVolumeClaimInfo:
      accessModes:
      - ReadWriteMany
      capacity:
        storage: 70Gi
      claimName: windows-11-dv-mig-l8hs
      filesystemOverhead: "0"
      requests:
        storage: "75161927680"
      volumeMode: Block
    target: vda
  - name: persistent-state-for-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-ttqhp
    persistentVolumeClaimInfo:
      accessModes:
      - ReadWriteOnce
      claimName: persistent-state-for-windows-11-vm-1757243511-8243139-ttqhp
    target: ""