Connect Proxmox 9 to VMFS via iSCSI in read-only mode.

[FBFM]

How can I connect a Proxmox server to VMware and VMFS via iSCSI in read-only mode? I want to transfer data to another iSCSI storage volume that is already assigned to Proxmox. The goal is to replace VMware.

Many thanks for any helpful answers.

 

[bbgeek17]

Hi @FBFM, there is no official PVE method of mounting VMFS on a locally attached SAN LUN.

There are several migration methods described here: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrate_to_Proxmox_VE , including an automatic import from running ESXi:
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Migrate_to_Proxmox_VE#Automatic_Import_of_Full_VM

There are unofficial ways of mounting VMFS that you can find via an Internet search engine:
https://www.nakivo.com/blog/mount-vmfs-datastore-in-linux-windows-esxi/

Other migration methods include backup/restore with an appropriate product

Cheers

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[gurubert]

There is the vmfs-tools package available on Debian. But this is out of the support scope of Proxmox.