how to migrate vms to another pve cluster

julyat

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i need to move several vms from one pve cluster to another , is there any tricks i can use instead of backup and restore?
 
Configure a share storage which is available for the 2 two cluster with same name.

you can do a live migration of the disk to this storage.

you shudown the vm.

copy the config file via ssh to the other cluster, maybe modify it if needed

start the vm on the new cluster .

you can do a live migration to the storage you want.


the down time is low , just the time shutdown and reboot
 
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is this the correct roadmap link ?

it talk about V6
That's the version of the patch set and yes, it's currently the latest one.
do you think we can hope cross clustering feature anywhere between Q1 and Q2 2023 ?
The patch set is likely close to its final state, but I can not give any concrete ETA. It will land when it's ready and working ;)
 
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Hi,
And then it was March of 2024...
it already landed a long time ago. But it is a CLI-only feature for the time being, qm remote-migrate and pct remote-migrate.
 
Indeed. And also to note it is still marked as experimental as well as not being completely documented as yet.

Patiently waiting for further improvements.