Move Linode VM to ProxMox

zoltanb

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What is the best way to completely move a Linode VM to a ProxMox node?
I have downloaded via SSH the linode .img file, what is the best way to create a VM that will boot from this .img file?
 
hi,

it's called Proxmox VE :)

I have downloaded via SSH the linode .img file, what is the best way to create a VM that will boot from this .img file?
i'm not sure what kind of image file does linode provide...
if it's a raw disk file most likely you will be able to boot from it, but you'll need to create a VM with the desired settings first,
then add the new disk into the configuration (also set the boot order of the new VM to boot from the disk).
 
OK, ProxMox VE. I have a cluster and I've seen that hosts are called nodes, this is why I used ProxMox node. :)
It's an image file I created via dd. ssh root@myip "dd if=/dev/sda " | dd of=/home/vps.img
Then I created a VM and after that I imported the disk using "qm importdisk 101 /var/lib/vz/images/101/vps.img local-lvm"
After that, I added the disk, but it looks like I can't boot from it.
 
OK, ProxMox VE.
no!!
Proxmox VE ;)
no capital M... (or X, or anything for that matter)

It's an image file I created via dd. ssh root@myip "dd if=/dev/sda " | dd of=/home/vps.img
Then I created a VM and after that I imported the disk using "qm importdisk 101 /var/lib/vz/images/101/vps.img local-lvm"
After that, I added the disk, but it looks like I can't boot from it.
have you changed the boot order for the VM to use the newly imported disk? you can do that in the menu Options -> Boot Order

also is /dev/sda the only disk on your VPS? perhaps you have another bootable disk?
 
no!!
Proxmox VE ;)
no capital M... (or X, or anything for that matter)


have you changed the boot order for the VM to use the newly imported disk? you can do that in the menu Options -> Boot Order

also is /dev/sda the only disk on your VPS? perhaps you have another bootable disk?
I am checking now if I have another bootable device.
I understand now, it's Proxmox. :)
 

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