Solved - move a VM to different server

[RichardU]

I have two unRaid servers, and I sometimes move a vm from one to the other. Here's how I do it:

 

On the old server: Shutdown the vm. Turn off auto-start if it's on. Edit the configuration to see the name and location of the .qcow2 file (probably in domains). Keep that configuration open.

 

On the new server: Copy the qcow2 file to where you want it (probably in domains). Create a new VM. Fill it out the new configuration exactly the same as the old configuration. Set the Primary vDisk Location to Manual and point it to the new location.

 

Be sure to copy over the Network MAC: address as well. That means your router's DHCP reservation will point to the new location. (You will probably need to reboot your router.) 

 

Cheers, Richard

 

[Geoff Bland]

Thanks for this write up - still works perfectly in 2022. One small difference, I found my VM images had the extension .vdi and not .qcow2 but copying them still works.

Not sure if the different extension is just a later VM engine or just a change in the extension used by UNRAID.

[Arbadacarba]

One other suggestion: Copy the XML text and paste it over rather than recreating the configuration in the GUI

 

[Helmonder]

On 8/18/2022 at 7:58 PM, Arbadacarba said:

One other suggestion: Copy the XML text and paste it over rather than recreating the configuration in the GUI

 

 

Where do you find that XML ?

[SimonF]

20 minutes ago, Helmonder said:

 

Where do you find that XML ?

xml is in /etc/libvirt/qemu

[Arbadacarba]

I was thinking more of editing the VM and switching to XML View from Form View in the top right corner.

 

Then Select ALL, copy and paste into a new one