Converting IDE to VIRTIO

[blazestar]

Hi Guys,

I'm really new to PROXMOX

Right now using 3.2-1

I messed up and created a VM using IDE and I would like to "convert" it to VIRTIO.

I was reading this (especially the last message) :
http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/3933-kvm-change-hdd-from-ide-to-virtio

But I'm not sure how to "Use the virtio drivers for scsi controllers".

My virtual machine is the FreePBX distro (running Linux 6.5).

So what I've done up to now:

1. Shutdown the VM
2. Add a VIRTIO disk of 1GB
3. Start the VM
4. (not sure what I should be doing here but then I went on and...)
5. Stopped the VM
6. Deleted all Hard Risks
7. Added a VRITIO disk
8. Restarted

Of course it doesn't work...

I'm missing a step I think

Please help

 

[spirit]

if you don't use UUID for your disk mounts,

check your grub, it should have root=/dev/vda

and also /etc/fstab

 

[m.ardito]

I messed up and created a VM using IDE and I would like to "convert" it to VIRTIO.

if that is you only intent,
1) stop the vm.
2) "remove" the disk. It wll be still there but listed as "unused"
3) re-attach the "unused disk", as VIRTIO
4) check also the boot order.

then, OS support is another thing...

Marco

 

[blazestar]

m.ardito: that's what I was doing but it wouldn't work.

When I was starting the VM, it would boot from the CD.

I figured it had something to do with the boot order and the fact that the "new" VIRTIO HD was not in the boot sequence.

Tried something : I removed the CD/DVD Drive from the hardware list, booted, ALL GOOD

Thanks guys!

 

[spirit]

I figured it had something to do with the boot order and the fact that the "new" VIRTIO HD was not in the boot sequence.
!

yes, you need to go in the options, to choose the boot order, if you change from ide to virtio, virtio is not in boot order by default.