How to run qcow2 file in proxmox

[ameyanetworks]

Hi,

I very new to Proxmox and am trying to create a VM with .qcow2 file. Can anyone suggest how to do this?

 

[oguz]

hi,

create an empty VM and use:

       qm importdisk <vmid> <source> <storage> [OPTIONS]

       Import an external disk image as an unused disk in a VM. The image format has to be supported by qemu-img(1).

       <vmid>: <integer> (1 - N)
           The (unique) ID of the VM.

       <source>: <string>
           Path to the disk image to import

       <storage>: <string>
           Target storage ID

       --format <qcow2 | raw | vmdk>
           Target format

example: qm importdisk 100 /path/to/your/qcow2/file local --format qcow2

 

[ameyanetworks]

this is the output saying that Storage local does not support vm images

 

[ameyanetworks]

Hi Oguz,

Thanks for your support, I have imported the file and can you please suggest what needs to be done next? because when am trying to boot it is saying no boot device found.

Regards,
Ramki (Ameya Networks)

 

[oguz]

in the VM options part of the GUI, there should be "Boot Order". in there select the imported disk as the first boot option and then you should be able to boot it

 

[gunterwa]

https://getlabsdone.com/how-to-import-qcow2-into-proxmox-server-step-by-step/