[SOLVED] Point Clean Install at Existing VM

[ams123]

I am new to Proxmox and have used it to set up my home lab. My disk configuration is a single 16 gb SSD for Proxmox and a seperate 64 gb SSD for VM, set up as a separate LV. After a lot of reading and trial and error I have everything working. In general after a project like this I like to restart with a clean install taking only the steps I now know I need to configure for my specific usage, maybe this is a hold over from working with Windows.

So my question is can a do a clean install on and point proxmox at the existing VMs on the other SSD. I know I can backup and restore to accomplish this but just checking if there is a easier way.

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,

at the installation we touch only the device you select in the installation wizard.
All other disks will not touched by the installer.

 

[ams123]

Hi,

at the installation we touch only the device you select in the installation wizard.
All other disks will not touched by the installer.

Sure I understand that part but if I have an undisturbed LV with VM's that worked with an old host how do I tell the clean Proxmox install to host those VM's.

 

[wolfgang]

save the VM.config and restore it on the new host.
But the storage must have the same name on the new host.

path
/etc/pve/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf

 

[ams123]

save the VM.config and restore it on the new host.
But the storage must have the same name on the new host.

path
/etc/pve/qemu-server/<VMID>.conf

Thanks, I have been working with that file and wondered if it was that easy.