Introduction
Hey again! We’re continuing our series on VM conversions with StarWind V2V Converter. So far, we’ve covered conversions to and from Oracle VirtualBox and how to convert VMs to oVirt. Now, we’re stepping into Proxmox VE, a favorite among those looking for an open-source, enterprise-ready virtualization solution.
As always, feel free to download StarWind V2V Converter here to follow along with the step-by-step guide.
Whether you’re migrating to or from Proxmox, StarWind V2V Converter makes the process as painless as possible. Let’s dive in!
Converting to Proxmox
Before we get into the details, you can watch the full process of converting VMs to and from Proxmox by following these links:
The VM conversion to Proxmox is very similar to what we have seen already with VirtualBox and oVirt. We start by making sure that the Proxmox VM is powered off. The current version of the StarWind V2V converter doesn’t support the “Hot” conversion of the VM to Proxmox. Once we made sure that the VM was powered off we perform the following steps:
We open StarWind V2V Converter and select the source system:
The next step is to put the credentials to the source system:
After that, we select the source VM
The following step will be to select the target system – Proxmox server:
The next is to enter the credentials of the Proxmox server:
At the next step, we are specifying all the settings of the new VM:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Selecting the “Use Qcow2 format” setting may result in a longer conversion time due to the much slower processing speed.
The last step is to wait until the conversion is completed:
Converting from Proxmox
Going from Proxmox to another hypervisor? No problem. The process is the same – just choose Proxmox as your source and select the destination hypervisor. StarWind V2V Converter does the rest!
Conclusion
That’s a wrap for Part 3 of our series! Converting VMs in and out of Proxmox is easier than ever with StarWind V2V Converter. In the next article of this series, we’ll cover hot VM migration from Microsoft Hyper-V to VMware ESXi, so don’t miss it!
