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

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    • okynnor
      okynnor last edited by

      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.

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        tony last edited by

        @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.

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        • okynnor
          okynnor last edited by

          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

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            tony last edited by

            @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.

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            • Danp
              Danp last edited by

              @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?

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              • okynnor
                okynnor @Danp last edited by

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

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                  chon @okynnor last edited by

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

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