Copying over from Proxmox 1 to 2

[ukhost4u]

Hello.

We are in the process of upgrading a system from promox version 1 to proxmox version 2. Normally as we have not had much luck with vzmigrate we do it as follows:

1) SCP over the 101.conf file located in /etc/vz/conf from the first server to the same location on the new server
2) We rsync over the /var/lib/vz/private/101 folder into /var/lib/vz/private/

This normally does the job, and we then just start the system. This does not seem to work in proxmox2 though? Is this no longer possible?

Paul Hughes

 

[tom]

see http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Upgrade_from_1.9_to_2.0

 

[ukhost4u]

Your guide says:

If possible, install 2.0 on new servers and move your VM´s step by step via backup/restore. If you choose this method you can do the move step by step and with minimum risk.

But what is does not say is what steps you suggest taking to do it this way? Do you have a guide to doing it this way that you would recommend?

Paul

 

[tom]

just do the normal backup (with vzdump, GUI).

after restore (CLI or GUI), you should review and adapt your CT settings.

 

[dietmar]

This does not seem to work in proxmox2 though? Is this no longer possible?

This should still work (config files are now in /etc/pve/openvz, but /etc/vz/conf is a symlink to that dir).

 

[ukhost4u]

Thanks Dietmar.

When I changed the config path to the above path for my rsync it worked without error.

This is much easier than backup and restore.

Paul