This was merged in Train: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/request-filter-image-types We need to be able to enable it in director (probably by default) and it needs some easy QE: Set up a deployment with Ceph and ideally one compute node without ceph, force_raw_images=False. Boot qemu image instances and make sure placement and scheduler are always choosing the non-ceph one. Also use osc-placement to validate that QCOW2 is present on non-ceph nodes, and absent on ceph ones.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0283