3 ways to migrate your Proxmox VE server to new hardware

I cover 3 methods to migrate a Proxmox VE server from an exiting piece of hardware to new hardware. I cover migrating drives to the new system, using backups to restore data, and using a cluster. I cover the pros and cons of each method and when I would use them.

Let me know if you have any thoughts or video suggestions in the comments below.

00:00 Intro
00:16 Moving drives: Overview + pros and cons
01:17 VZ Dump backups: Overview + pros and cons
01:40 Using clusters for migration: Overview + pros and cons
02:07 Demo: Moving drives
06:12 Demo: VZ Dump backups
12:01 Demo: Using clusters for migration

[rockymarquiss]

You do a great job in communicating the options and the process. Keep up the good work!

[Solar_and_Security]

Great video, I needed this like a month ago when I was trying to figure out how to migrate my VM's to a new cluster. There is so much bad info out there on this... nice job.

[chrisumali]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[ewenchan]

Great video!!!

Thank you for going over this.

[eulate]

another masterpiece, thanks man! keep up the good work!

[BudgeProjects]

Man can I say, big thanks for all the proxmox how to videos you make! I was struggling setting up or figuring out what kind of virtualisation was right for me when setting up a home server. From watching your videos I got proxmox going and its been running steady for months now! Having fun using it for many other things now

[Skyverb]

Video was straight too the point and helpful.
Thanks!

[thesharpshooteru]

You sir, are a true wizard! Thank you for the clear and concise demo. I was having trouble migrating from an old machine to a new one, and this helped me do it flawlessly.

[Coffeefirst]

external usb option was just what the dr ordered...worked great, thanks!

[danielpisarek]

Thanks man for making this video. It is very helpful. Keep doing this job.

[Meerkats]

Thanks so much for your videos!!!
I wasn't sure how to migrate running VM's and found your clear and concise video explaining it.

[ubpmwoy]

Great video! Great review and methods!! Thanks a lot!!!

[Davetrack]

Great video just what I was looking for.

[omarrizo]

Great video again, literally. Your ProxMox videos are really helpful for newcomers. Thanks again!

[adnancudic]

Thanks a lot for the help, I moved my drives to another server without thinking much about it. The network interfaces were all different and after adjusting all that and restarting the networking service it all works perfectly. Definitely subscribing, great work man!

[sethstenzel]

Hey thanks for this, exactly what I was looking for.

[Texacate]

You, my friend, are a genus. I pulled a wifi card out of my proxmox server. The system booted up, but the web interface was unreachable. Now I know how to fix this.

[Darkk]

Great video! Good to see the proper steps of removing the nodes from the cluster and removing the cluster configuration files to avoid issues in the future if you ever decide to create a new cluster. It would be nice if this can be done via the WebGUI but given so many storage options like CEPH, ZFS with replication and etc I can see why command line is the preferred method.

[cpn]

Thanks, great vid as usual. Another potentially sticky point are usually hardware specific configs like PCI passthrough, or different NIC configuration

[TheekshanaAmbepitiya]

Thank you, method 1 of moving drives helped me