What is this?
- This will explain how to simply move VM from one Proxmox machine to another Proxmox machine.
- This is based on default installation and configuration of Proxmox
- Logon to Proxmox source machine
- Select machine from left menu
- Select Options and set Start at boot = no to not start machine at both Proxmox's at same time after reboot or other actions
- Stop the machine before backup
- Select Backup from menu and Backup now
- Use settings on Backup now like on screenshot
- Backup will be visible - note file name
- Logon through SSH to source Proxmox
- By default local storage (if nothing was changed) is located at /var/lib/vz/dump Move to this directory: cd /var/lib/vz/dump
- Using SCP copy files to target Proxmox Remark: during copy replace extension with , use your user instead of root if you have one, replace ip 10.0.0.1 with yuor Proxmox target machine scp <filename_of_backup> root@10.0.0.1:/var/lib/vz/dump
- Logon to target Proxmox
- Select from left menu position local and then select Backup, you should see backup file which was uploaded few minutes earlier
- Click Restore and modify VM number if you want, if not leave default, it will select first available VM number, Click Restore to start Restoration of machine
- After successfull restore you should see machine in menu
- If required set machine again to start at boot of Proxmox
You're done, machine is transfered to new Proxmox server.