Start a VM from another VM

[cablesky]

Is it possible to boot a Linux VM from another Linux VM?
If yes how?

 

[Dunuin]

All you can do using the webUI is also possible though the API. So you could write a script that uses the PVE API from inside a VM to start another VM. See here: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_API
I would also suggest to use tokens for authentification and give that token only the privileges to start/stop a VM to increase security.
Or do you mean nested virtualization?

 

[datschlatscher]

If you mean the latter, here you can find some further reading on the topic of Nested Virtualization.

Though, this is definitely a testing and research concept, and not fit for production.