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Migration via SolusVM interface


Important notes

  • It is not possible to migrate OpenVZ container from SolusVM Master node using SolusVM interface. For such migration - proceed to Manual migration for OpenVZ containers.

  • Due to differences between OpenVZ 6 and OpenVZ 7 - it is not possible to migrate from OpenVZ 7 node to OpenVZ 6 node.


In order to migrate a VPS (does not matter what virtualization) from one SolusVM slave node to other:

1. Open SolusVM > Virtual Servers > VPS_for_migration > Migrate.

2. Select the necessary configuration:
Migration1
Options explanation:

Parameter Description
Destination node The node where VPS should be migrated
Migrate Data
  • "Yes" - the VPS will be migrated to another node and location of the VPS will be changed to the new node in the SolusVM interface
  • "No" - VPS will not be migrated, its' location will be changed to the new node in SolusVM interface only
  • Compression Enables compression for transferring VPS data
    Transfer Speed Limits network speed used for migration
    Transfer over Internal Network Enables transfer between nodes using an internal network. Both nodes have to have an internal IP address configured in node settings
    Automate on Success
  • "disabled" - finalize the migration manually.
  • "delete source VM" - delete the source VPS and boot on the destination if the migration is successful. If the VPS was suspended it will not be booted on destination.
  • "do not delete source VM" - shut down and keep the source VPS. The migrated VPS will be started on the destination if the migration is successful.
  • The default option is "disabled".
    Timeout Allows to automatically cancel the migration in case it's progress has not been changed for the specified amount of time. It can be set either at the configuration step or during the migration process. The default option is "disabled".

    3. Click on Start.

    4. Wait until the migration is finished.

    5. Select what should be done at the end of the migration:
    Migration2


    It is recommended to verify that migration is successful and select the corresponding option before finishing migration.


    6. Click Confirm.

    If there are any errors during migration consider to search for the solution on our Support Portal, as it can be documented already:
    OpenVZ 6 to OpenVZ 7 migration is hung on 0%: Container start in progress, waiting ...
    VPS migration failed: sh: ssh: command not found

    In order to delete the source VPS manually follow the steps:

    Note: replace 101 and yourvg with the actual VPS ID and the volume group name.

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