How do you change the VMID of existing VM?

[crewze]

I created and modified a bunch of VMs and found out backup would not work. I have since learned that you cannot backup a VM unless the VMID is > 100. Mine are all less.

I have modified all of my VMs so do not want to recreate them.

I tried just changing them in the /etc/vz/conf but then they would not start.

Can someone point me in the rigth direction?

 

[valshare]

Hi,

you must change the VMID directory names.

As example if you change from 99 to 100 you muste change the dirctory Name from 99 to 100, too for the machine!

Regards, Valle

 

[crewze]

Thanks.

For anyone else that runs into this problem the directories are located in:

/var/lib/vz/private

...George

 

[valshare]

or in /var/lib/images for kvm based machines.

 

[eiger3970]

Hi,
I'm using Proxmox pve-manager/2.1-14/f32f3f46 with Kernel version Linux 2.6.32-14-pve #1 SMP.

I just tried var/lib/images and there's no images folder?
I just tried var/lib/vz/private and there's no vz folder?

I can't change the VMs' ID as there's no option in the GUI neither?

I also can't delete some VMs I don't need.
I also can't migrate to another VM ID. Proxmox only migrates to other nodes and I only have 1.
I also can't backup. (I though I could then copy the backup from the old VM ID and paste into the new VM ID).

Help appreciated.