How do I backup XCP-ng Configuration to migrate to a SSD?

okynnor

Hi,

I looking to move from spinning hard drives (SAS) to SSD. Because I want to minimize downtime, is there a way to backup the configuration of my XCP-NG host?

I would then install a brand new XCP-ng to SSD and just drop the configuration, power on and Im back in business.

Thanks in advance for your insight and help.

tony

@okynnor if you have XOA then you can use the metadata backup function. You might be able to do the same with xsconsole but I have never tried that.

okynnor

Thanks @Tony.
xsconsole is no go. It backups the VM metadata only though.

May you show me where I can find said metadata backup function in XOA please? I'm running the community edition

tony

@okynnor If you are using XOCE (from the sources) then you should be able to do this https://xen-orchestra.com/docs/metadata_backup.html, but if you are using XOA with free account, you won't have access to this feature.

You can always clone the SAS drive to SSD and perform a reinstall if you can't get backup to work.

Danp

@okynnor said in How do I backup XCP-ng Configuration to migrate to a SSD?:

I would then install a brand new XCP-ng to SSD and just drop the configuration, power on and Im back in business

What about your VMs? Are they stored on your "spinners" or separately?

okynnor

@Danp they are stored in a FreeNAS physical server connected to another physical hardware with xcp-ng. The link via iScsi.

chon

@okynnor Just curious how you ended up doing this in the end...any advice you may have would be helpful. Thanks!

okynnor

@chon It's Jun 3, 2023. After three years, I'm going to finally do the migration to a new Dell server hardware. I'll update this thread for those who are interested. thanks.