Move LXC container to different storage type

[xmftech]

Hello,

I am in the process of migrating some LXC containers from one host to another where I have different types of storage. The source host where the container is located has ZFS storage and the destination host has XFS (LVM). How should I proceed?

I have tried to make a copy of the container but I don't know how to restore it. I tried searching for it before posting but I couldn't find any similar threads.

Thank you

 

[BobhWasatch]

Backup and restore?

 

[xmftech]

Backup and restore?

Yes, but how to move the backup to another storage? I'm still a novice managing Proxmox.

 

[xmftech]

I installed krusader on Ubuntu and connected via GUI to both hosts.

Since in this case I was transferring an LXC container installed from https://community-scripts.github.io/ I reinstalled it on the destination host and it created a new container with a different ID

I then located the backup of the source host in /var/lib/vz/dump and copied it to the same location on the destination host

I renamed the backup file to match the ID of the destination host and restored the backup.

Would this be the correct procedure?

 

[gfngfn256]

Would this be the correct procedure?

You probably did not need to recreate the LXC again with that script on the target node.

You simply copy that backup file to a backup location on the new node, (for example as you did to /var/lib/vz/dump), & then simply restore that backup choosing (in GUI) the new storage location under Storage: & the new CTID you wish under CT:

You may need some tweaking depending on your specific LXC in use. (Such as mountpoint/s etc.).

Good luck.

 

[xmftech]

You probably did not need to recreate the LXC again with that script on the target node.

You simply copy that backup file to a backup location on the new node, (for example as you did to /var/lib/vz/dump), & then simply restore that backup choosing (in GUI) the new storage location under Storage: & the new CTID you wish under CT:

You may need some tweaking depending on your specific LXC in use. (Such as mountpoint/s etc.).

Good luck.

I will try restoring without creating the container with the next container I need to move from source host.