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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// * virt/virt-architecture.adoc
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= About the Containerized Data Importer (CDI) Operator
[role="_abstract"]
The CDI Operator, `cdi-operator`, manages CDI and its related resources, which imports a virtual machine (VM) image into a persistent volume claim (PVC) by using a data volume.
image::cnv_components_cdi-operator.png[cdi-operator components]
.CDI Operator components
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|===
|*Component* |*Description*
|`deployment/cdi-apiserver`
|Manages the authorization to upload VM disks into PVCs by issuing secure upload tokens.
|`deployment/cdi-uploadproxy`
|Directs external disk upload traffic to the appropriate upload server pod so that it can be written to the correct PVC. Requires a valid upload token.
|`pod/cdi-importer`
|Helper pod that imports a virtual machine image into a PVC when creating a data volume.
|===