# How to create Blank Raw Image User Guide
The purpose of this document is to show how to create a data volume containing a new blank raw image.

## Prerequesites
You have a Kubernetes cluster up and running with CDI installed and at least one PersistentVolume is available or can be created dynamically.

## Create Blank Raw Image with DataVolume manifest

Create the following [DataVolume manifest](../manifests/example/blank-image-datavolume.yaml):

```bash
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1
kind: DataVolume
metadata:
  name: blank-image-datavolume
spec:
  source:
      blank: {}
  storage:
    resources:
      requests:
        storage: 500Mi
```

Deploy the DataVolume manifest:

```bash
kubectl create -f blank-image-datavolume.yaml
```

An importer pod will be spawned and the new image will be created on your PV.