[SOLVED] KVM snapshot migration to Proxmox

[maunicmer]

Hi guys!

I'm working on a migration project to move VM's from KVM server to Proxmox. The images are working fine but I have a problem with snapshots. The thing is actual snapshots are combined into a standalone file (qcow2) and Proxmox doesn't detect these snapshots. I think this is because Proxmox uses external snapshots as .raw files separated from the qcow2 disk image.

My question is, there's a way to extract these snapshots from the original standalone qcow2 image to .raw images so maybe Proxmox can detect these snapshots?

Based on my research I couldn't find anything like this, so maybe I'm looking for the wrong solution.

Thanks in advance!

 

[mira]

PVE saves its snapshots into the config file. This means when importing you have to manually define them in the config file of that VM.
https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#qm_configuration

 

[maunicmer]

Hi Mira!

Many thanks!!

I manually added the name of my snapshots into server/<VMID>.conf and it works perfectly!

For those who are seeking your snapshot's name. Use " # qemu-img info disk.qcow2 " this displays all the snapshots available.

Thanks!!

 

[maunicmer]

Hi Mira, just one more question...

It's possible to rename the snapshot name? Because my qcow2 disk contains snapshot names with spaces and dots and I understand that proxmox doesn't allow that characters.

Thanks in advance!