Best/Easiest way to move VM between completely separate servers

hendr1x

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Hello, I have two dedicated servers that are running Proxmox CE, completely independent of each other. I would like to move my VMS between the two in the easiest way possible. They are all running Debian 12 web servers. I would appreciate any ideas on how to best do this. My plan was to sftp a backup between the two and then right an ansible script to update all required information. I assume this is limited to just IP address changes but maybe I'm missing something. Thank you for your help.
 
It sounds like you already have the best/easiest method for you. Another approach is to use PVE built-in mechanisms:
https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm... <string> --target-storage <string> [OPTIONS]

You probably know that there is no "best" that suites all purposes. Do you need 100% uptime? Configure Load Balancer, start moving one by one.
Is the dataset 100TB? Buy some carrier pigeons and have them carry USB sticks between locations :-)


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